General Info
General Info
Welcome to Tech High School's VEX Robotics Tournament. We have a new Tech High School designed perfectly to host amazing tournaments. Please check out all details and contact us with questions.
This event is sure to be a fast-paced and exciting event. All teams should come prepared for competition. Here are a few steps that every team should take to ensure that they are prepared.
1. Review the rules and run through the inspection checklist about a week before the competition so that there is ample time for adjustments. The inspection checklist can be found on the Documents tab.
2. Check the official VEX forums at events.vex.com for rule updates and changes.
3. Carefully read all of the information contained in the tournament posting on events.vex.com
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
Programming cable
Power strip
Laptop computer
Engineering notebook (if you have one, helpful for Judges, Design and
Excellence Awards ). We will be reviewing both hard copy and electronic logbooks
Banners and other decorations for your team pit
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. 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 the venue is a very tight fit. Also, remember no grinding or other actions that create sparks.
8. Understand how the game will be played. VEX participants are more than welcome to watch the referee training videos before they attend a tournament. The referee training videos can be found at www.roboticseducation.org web site, under the Volunteer Resources tab.
9. Read through the Robot troubleshooting guide. The guide can be found here.
10. Ensure your robot brain has the latest version of firmware.
NOTES:
- Alliances will be 2 teams.
Number of elimination alliances (16-23 teams = 8 alliances in finals, 24-31 teams =12 alliances in finals, 32+ teams = 16 alliances in finals)
- If an odd number of teams, the last-ranked team should still attend Alliance Selection in case a team withdraws due to a problem with their robot.
- All finals matches will be one-and-done (no best-of-three matches).
- Ties in finals matches will be replayed until a winner is determined.
Participation and Consent Form
All team members, coaches and adult mentors should fill out the online consent form wich is good all season and for all RECF run events. A link to the instructions for online consent form can be found here. www.roboticseducation.org/documents/2018/03/participant-release-form.pdf
VEX Robotics High School and Middle school teams are welcome to sign up for this event.
The event will be held at:
Tech High School
4200 33rd Street South
Saint Cloud, MN 56301
- Venue
- Tech High School
- Address
- 4200 33rd Street South, St. Cloud, Minnesota 56301, United States
- Dates
- January 23, 2027
- Grade Level
- Middle School
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- All In-Person Judging
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 48
- Spots Open
- 33
- Event Region
- Minnesota
- Max Registrations per Org
- 8
- Priority Registration Opens
- 30-Sep-2026 12:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 28-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 9-Jan-2027 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- January 9, 2027
- Price
- $105.00
Agenda
Tentative Schedule/Agenda:
7:30 AM: Early Bird Check in/inspection; Practice fields open
8:00 AM: Check in/Inspections begin
8:30 AM: All teams need to be checked in or have been in contact with the tournament coordinator in order to compete.
9:00 AM: Check in/Inspections close
9:00 AM: Team Meeting
9:15 AM: Qualification rounds begin; Skills Field opens
12:00 PM: 1/2 hr Lunch break if time allows
3:00 PM: End qualifications; Skills Field closes when final qualification match ends
3:15 PM: Alliance Selection for elimination rounds
3:45 PM: Elimination rounds begin
5:00 PM: Closing and Awards Ceremony
Please note that we are able to provide one hard copy of the qualification round match-ups to each team. The qualification round schedule is continuously running in the pit area.
Stream
https://youtube.com/live/mzvuUH6QtSg?feature=share
Webcast Share and watch our event live by following this link !
Travel Info
Date: 23-Jan-2027 Tech High School 4200 33rd Street South St. Cloud, Minnesota 56301 United States Travel Info Tech High School 4200 33rd Street South Saint Cloud, MN 56301 Drop-off zone is located in front of school. Enter Door 1. Park in front lots.
Judging Format
Judging Format All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. Teams should bring a physical copy of their notebook to submit to the judges.
Volunteer
Volunteer We need over 100 volunteer positions filled to help us host this event. Please follow this link to support our event. We provide a t-shirt to each volunteer to wear that day and we provide food, snacks and drinks for volunteers to enjoy. If you have questions please feel free to give me a call. Thank you for any help you can provide.
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy We will make every effort to not cancel this event for weather. If weather is threatening or hazardous, use your own best judgment as to whether or not you'll travel to the tournament. Put the safety of students, coaches, and spectators first. If the event is cancelled then "Cancelled" will appear in the title of the event on events.vex.com.