General Info
General Info
It's time to RIDE into the 2026-2027 season with Bulldog Bytes Robotics! Join us at Springfield High School for this first tournament of the regular season!
We will judge digital engineering notebooks for this event only. Please make sure your digital engineering notebook is linked by Wednesday, 11/5.
The tournament will be run through smart field control. Please make sure your brain has your team number coded into it.
Parking will be located on the Springfield High Campus. The front of the gym will be a loading/unloading zone only. Buses will have parking in a lot attached to the campus.
Concessions will be sold, including pizza and snacks. We are in a very small town, but we do have one chain sub shop, one chain pizza shop, and a couple local grocery stores who offer plate lunches within a five minute drive.
- Venue
- Springfield High School
- Address
- 27322 Louisiana 42, Springfield, Louisiana 70462, United States
- Dates
- November 7, 2026
- Grade Level
- All
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In-Person Team Interviews
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 24
- Spots Open
- 10
- Event Region
- Louisiana
- Priority Registration Opens
- 2-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 16-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 4-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 11/4/2026
- Price
- $65.00
Agenda
Doors open 7:30 AM
7:30 AM to 8:45 AM - Event Check-In/Registration/Compliance Check
9:00 AM - Opening Ceremonies
9:15 AM to 12:00 PM - Qualification Matches and Skills Challenges
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM - Lunch Break
1:00 PM to 3:30 PM - Qualification Matches and Skills Challenges
3:30 PM - Alliance Selection
3:45 PM to 4:30 PM - Elimination Matches
4:30 PM - Awards Ceremony
Judging Format
Judging Format Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact. Deadline for posting the digital engineering notebook link is November 4.
Volunteer
Volunteer If you would like to volunteer for this event, please contact Yvette Hill at jacqueline.hill@lpsb.org
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy In the event of an emergency or bad weather, the event may be cancelled. In such event, teams will be contacted as soon as possible with the information. The event partner will contact teams if the event must be postponed. Teams should make sure their contact information is up to date and includes both school and non-school phone numbers. Please check your email the day of the tournament.