2027 North/Central Florida High School Event Region Championship

Welcome to the 2027 North/Central Florida Robotics Competition High School Event Region Championship!

Congratulations to all the teams that have qualified! We are thrilled to host this year’s Regional Championship at Steinbrenner High School. We hope Tampa, Florida gives you a warm welcome for an exciting Sunday filled with high-energy Robotics Competition matches.

Note: This event will take place on Sunday.

Invitation & Registration

Invitations will be sent to teams qualified through a local tournament. 

• Please register within 16 days of receiving your invitation—after that, the invite will expire.

Logistics

• Parking: Located behind the North Gym (highlighted in yellow on the map).

• Venue Entrance: Highlighted in red on the map.
  
  

Judging

• Engineering Notebooks: Submit remotely before the deadline on 2/5/2027 by 11:59pm.

• Team Interviews: Conducted in person during the event.

Participant Release Form

All participants must complete the participant release form.  This is required once per season and covers all events.

We can’t wait to see your robots in action—good luck to all teams!

7:30 am - Doors open to everyone

7:30 am to 9:00 am – Team Check-in & Inspection

9:00 am – Drivers Meetings, Inspection/Check-in Closes

9:00 am - 10:00 am – Skills on all fields

10:00 am to 12:00 pm – Qualification Matches

12 pm to 1 pm – Lunch Break

1:00 pm to 3:45 pm – Qualification Matches

3:55 pm to 4:20 pm – Alliance Selection

4:30 pm to 5:30 pm - Elimination Matches

5:30 pm - Awards Ceremony

The event wraps up by 6:00pm.

There will be two dedicated solo fields that will be open all day once the drivers meeting has been completed. Once a team has checked in and passed inspection, they will be able to complete their solo matches. There will be solo runs on all five fields from 9 AM to 10 AM. The solo match fields will close once qualification matches have ended. We highly encourage teams to plan to complete solo matches early on, as lines can get busy.

Digital notebook submissions - in-person interviews 

• In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews will be judged in-person the day of the event. 
• Digital engineering notebooks will be submitted electronically on events.vex.com for evaluation, with a submission deadline of 2/5/2027 at 11:59PM

STEINBRENNER HS

5575 W. LUTZ LAKE FERN RD

LUTZ, FL 33558

If the Event Partner cancels the event: If inclement weather or unforeseen circumstances arise, the event may be canceled and teams will be refunded in full minus the $5 for RECF.

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend: Refund will be on a case to case basis. 

After the payment deadline has ended, February 5, 2027 @12pm (noon), no refunds will be issued for any withdrawn teams or teams that do not show the day of the event. Any teams registered who have not paid by 2/5/2027 risks being moved to the wait list. 

 Any team that qualifies with an invite that comes off the solo match rankinng needs to pay within the deadline.