Broward County JROTC Golden Tornadoes Tournament

ACH20268375 RECF Achieve Robotics JROTC Competition Registration opens soon Achieve (Middle/High School Robotics) JROTC Air Force / JROTC Army / JROTC Coast Guard / JROTC Marine / JROTC Navy / JROTC Space Force only

Location

Pompano Beach High School

600 Northeast 13th Avenue, Pompano Beach, Florida, 33060 United States

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General information

Register today for your robot to be named the "Best JROTC Team in South" Florida! 

Pompano Beach High School is delighted to host RECF Achieve robot game:  PINNACLE! 

Check-in will be at 8:00 am when the doors open. Teams that have not checked in 30 minutes prior to the beginning of the qualifying matches will be dropped from the roster so that the match list may be run. Teams running late must contact the event partner prior to this cut off if they do not wish to be dropped.

Participation Legal Release form for all participants must be uploaded prior to the event. Get it here: ➡️digital release form.

Agenda

8:00

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Doors OPEN
Team Check-in & Inspections BEGIN
8:45

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Solo Matches BEGIN
Check-in Desk CLOSES
9:00

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Inspection CLOSES
9:15

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Drivers Meeting
Opening Ceremony

9:45

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Qualification Matches BEGIN
Noon

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Qualifications Paused
Lunch Break for Officials
Solo Matches continue on Main Fields
1:00

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Qualifying Matches Restarted

Skills close at the end of Qualifying Matches

 3: 30 


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Alliance Selection & Elimination Rounds
4:30 

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Awards & Closing Ceremony

Judging format

Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation  via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact. All electronic notebooks must be received before 21 December 2026. 

In Person Team Interviews:  Team judged interviews will be conducted in-person at the Event. Every team gets an interview!  Prepare your team by looking over these: Sample Questions.  All teams will be asked the same (3-5) questions for the initial interview. Interviews will last no more than 12 minutes giving every team equal access to the judges.

Awards

Excellence Award (High School) Tournament Champion Design Award Innovate Award Solo Match Champion Build Award Judges Award Inspire Award

Travel information

Parking will be in the parking lot behind the gym. 

Emergency information

Coaches should ensure that they have emergency contact information for of their team members. In the event of an emergency, 911 will called to render the necessary assistance. POC if an emergency should arrive is MAJ Rodney Hankins at 954-804-7999. In the event of severe weather prior to the reporting time, a decision will be made on whether to proceed with the event and a text will be sent to all coaches.  

Refund policy

If the Event Partner cancels the event:
Refunds will be issued in the case of an event cancellation.

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:
A refund will be granted within three weeks before payment deadline and no refunds will be granted after that time. 

All Payments are due by the payment deadline.

No payment will be accepted on the day of the tournament.

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  • Dates Sat, Jan 9, 2027 EST
  • Registration Oct 12 – Dec 18, 2026
  • Entry fee $70.00
  • Payment due Dec 18, 2026
  • Capacity 0 / 25 teams
  • Program Achieve (Middle/High School Robotics)
  • Grade levels High School
  • Event type Tournament
  • Region Florida
  • Association JROTC Air Force, JROTC Army, JROTC Coast Guard, JROTC Marine, JROTC Navy, JROTC Space Force only
  • Season 2026-2027 Season

Restricted event

Only teams from JROTC Air Force or JROTC Army or JROTC Coast Guard or JROTC Marine or JROTC Navy or JROTC Space Force organizations can register. Your organization's association is set on its Association page.

Contact

MAJ Rodney Hankins Jr. hankins.rodney@gmail.com or cell phone at 954-804-7999
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