St. Mary Catholic High School Annual Robotics Competition

Registration Information:

All participating teams must be registered with the RECF Events website and have an official team number before registering for this event. Tournament fees must be paid before teams are allowed to compete. Registration and payments should be made through the RECFEvents website.

Engineering notebooks:

We will be collecting Physical engineering notebooks at this event for judging.

Lunch and Concessions:

Full concessions will be available from 7 am to 3 pm. Lunch specials will be announced.

Elimination Matches:

Number of elimination alliances (16-23 teams = 8 alliances in finals, 24-31 teams =12 alliances in finals, 32+ teams = 16 alliances in finals)

Competition Preparation

All teams should come prepared for competition. Here are a few steps that every team should take to ensure that they are prepared.

Review all game information: Current Game Webpage

1. Review the rules and run through the inspection checklist about a week before the competition so that there is ample time for adjustments. Please self inspect before arriving at the tournament using the Robot Inspection Checklist.
2. Check the official forums for rule updates and changes at games.recf.org.
3. Carefully read all of the information contained in the tournament posting on https://recfevents.org/Events/Details/260
4. Pack for the event the day before the day of departure. Here are a few items that you don't want to forget.
   • Goggles/Safety Glasses
   • Spare parts & tools
   • Batteries and chargers
   • Power strip and extension cord
   • Laptop computer
   • Programming cable
   • Engineering notebook (Required for judged awards)
   • Banners and other decorations for your team pit table
   • Giveaways if you have them
5. Review the descriptions and criteria for the awards that are being given during the tournament.
6. Prep for your interviews with the judges and read the Judge's Guide. Check the awards tab to see what awards will be given during the tournament.
7. Remember that safety comes first, please don't bring tools that pose a safety risk to your team, or others nearby, as teams are close to each other in the venue pit area. Also, remember no grinding or other actions that create sparks, ask the tournament director for a safe location if grinding is needed.
8. Ensure that you have the latest version of programming software and firmware for your V5 Brain.

Participation and Consent Form

A completed form for all participants must be uploaded prior to the tournament. Team leaders will need to check that all team members attending the event have completed the online consent form prior to the tournament.

Grade Level: High School

Solo Matches Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Grade Level: High School

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

Fees will be refunded if EP cancels the event.

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:

If after your team(s) are registered and plans change that you need to withdraw from our competition, please contact our Event Partner Representative Todd Blahnik at tblahnik@smcatholicschools.org. If you withdraw before our event registration deadline and have paid your registration fee, we will give you a refund(minus a $5 administration fee).  If you withdraw after our event registration deadline, we will give you a refund ONLY if we can fill your slot with another registration fee paid team.