2018 TEAM INSTRUCTIONS - Capitol BEST · 2018. 10. 17. · 1 . 2018 TEAM INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANT READ THIS DOCUMENT CAREFULLY This handout applies to the local Capitol

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2018 TEAM INSTRUCTIONS

***IMPORTANT*** ****READ THIS DOCUMENT CAREFULLY****

This handout applies to the local Capitol BEST competition. Teams that advance to the Texas BEST Regional Championship or the UIL Robotics State Championship must be aware that the procedures at those competitions may vary slightly with those of the Capitol BEST competition.

CHECK-IN/ COMPLIANCE - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2018

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CHECK-IN & ROBOT COMPLIANCE PROCEDURE Check-in of the robots will take place Friday, 10/19/18, 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm at Liberty Hill High School. What to Bring:

Bring your entire Return Kit (the whole case) with you to machine check-in. You will need access to components in the return kit. Bring your entire Robot (even parts that may detach from the machine during head-to-head competition).

Who to Bring:

You may bring any number of students to robot check-in. However, each team will designate a SINGLE student representative who will communicate with the compliance judges. Do Not send your teacher alone. At least one student must be present. Additional students may be present to confer with the team’s representative. This is only to make check-in go quickly and smoothly. Teacher sponsors and mentors may be present but check-in should be performed by the student(s). The judging may be more critical if any team members other than the designated representative attempts communication with the compliance judge.

What to Expect: The robot compliance procedure will consist of several steps. You should be prepared to complete ALL steps in order. You have not completed the check-in successfully until ALL steps are complete. The diagram indicates the expected order of events.


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I. ATTENDANCE

Let us know you are present.

II. ROL/Consent, Team Demographics & Project Engineering Notebooks

Release of Liability / Consent Forms If you have not turned in ALL Release of Liability forms yet, they MUST be turned in here. All students participating in any Capitol BEST event must return a signed release of liability / consent form. Team Demographics Form MAKE Sure that you bring the completed form or have uploaded the XLS to the Team Dashboard. You will NOT pass compliance until the form is turned in. Don’t just assume that your upload to Team Dashboard was successful without verifying it. Engineering Notebook Your engineering notebooks were due Saturday, Oct 13, 2018. You should have uploaded them to your team dashboard before that time so that they may be fully judged. If you did not turn in a notebook on time, you may still turn your notebook in at compliance check but will be deducted significant points as a result. Do not show up to compliance and say that you uploaded it that morning. If you upload it, MAKE SURE that it is uploaded and you can view it in the Team Dashboard. You risk 0 points for your notebook is not turned in on-time.

III. DRIVER ROSTERS

Driver Roster & Driver Bands Be prepared to verify your driver roster during machine check-in/compliance check. Know who your drivers are! This is the final driver roster that will be used! Drivers should be designated on your online team roster. This driver roster is required to be submitted online by Thursday, Oct 18, 2018, 6pm. You will be given an opportunity to review your Official Drivers Roster during check-in. This list designates which students on your roster will be drivers and in what order they will drive. The only reason for reviewing the Drivers Roster is to designate any student who may be arriving late to the competition or leaving early due to a conflicting school activity (e.g., SAT, band competition, basketball practice, etc.). You will also be asked to identify any students listed on the team roster who will not be present on contest day. The minimum driver requirements will then be confirmed. See


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the general game rules for requirements on the minimum number of drivers a team must have. You will also receive a quantity of numbered driver’s bands equal to the number of drivers on your Drivers Roster.

1. Each driver on the roster must affix the band to his/her right wrist (so that it is not removable).

2. The Official Drivers Roster and corresponding driver’s bands will be used by the Team Staging personnel to verify that the proper student is driving for each match.

3. Drivers’ bands must not be removed throughout the day. 4. You may not move drivers’ bands from one student to another. 5. Your team is responsible for maintaining a copy of your Driver

Roster for your own reference and ensuring that the proper student arrives at the Team Staging area.

The team may designate any student as a Spotter during the match. Spotters will not be checked by the staging crew. There is no rotation of spotters required. Other drivers can also be spotters but they will still drive in the normal rotation from the drivers list. PIT Passes We are not issuing PIT passes this year. Your team is free to enter the PITs as desired. However, please make sure that it is reasonable number of students, mentors, and visitors, so we can keep the congestion down. We reserve the right to ask members to leave should the area become too crowded. There should always be more students than adults in the PITs as a general rule. Be sure to have someone watching your table because there is no additional security for the PITs.

IV. SIZE & WEIGHT COMPLIANCE

Check weight Put the machine and ALL configuration attachments (with 1 battery) on the scale and verify that it is equal to 24 lbs or less. The official scale weight is final and not subject to further interpretation. Should a machine fail the weigh-in, additional weigh-ins will be allowed after machine modifications have been made. These modifications must be complete by 10:00pm. The weight of the machine will be recorded. Random weight checks may be performed on the machine during the competition day to ensure that it does not exceed the 24 lb limit. The machine can change in weight throughout the day but it is subject to further inspection/ explanation at that time, if requested by an official.


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Check Size A compliance rail and caliper will be available to verify size compliance. Once attached to the rail and in its starting configuration, the machine must be no more than 8” above the top surface of the rail and be within a maximum of 24” on a side. The interpretation of the judge will be final and no further interpretation will be accepted. A machine that does not comply with size will require modification prior to the 10:00pm deadline. Remember, no power tools (other than a drill/driver are allowed in the PITs, even during check-in/compliance)!

V. MACHINE PHOTOGRAPH

Your machine may be photographed for the judges. Your TEAM NUMBER must be visible on your machine at this time. Make sure that your team number is clearly visible on your machine prior to coming to machine check-in.

VI. MACHINE COMPLIANCE CHECK

Machine compliance judging will take place back at your PIT table. A compliance judge will also give you a quick tour of the PITs (i.e., where things are located, where to go for help, etc.). The attached PITs layout is tentative. The compliance judge will visually inspect your machine and look for any parts which were not specified on the "official" kit checklists handed out at the kickoff meeting. Any parts which were not obviously specified on the original checklists are subject to question. Also, any machining, heat treating or other modifications which change the appearance of the original parts may make them suspects for question. Team custom parts will need to be explained and you may be asked to demonstrate the size requirement of the part is satisfied. The team’s check-in representative (not the teacher or mentor) will be required to identify how certain parts were acquired or what process was used to modify/create them. The compliance judge may ask where a component came from, how it was manufactured, etc. The team representative may confer with other team members to determine a reasonable and sufficiently detailed explanation. However, the team's check-in representative should be a student well schooled in the construction and processes used to develop the machine in order to speed the check-in procedure. Responses such as “I don't know where this piece came from”, or “I just drive them, I don’t build them”, will not be acceptable.


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Some key violations that will be looked for include:

• Velcro used inappropriately (on battery or any other return kit item). • Tape, rubber bands or other marking on the joystick • Tape or other makings on batteries • No USB cable (without it, you can’t program a machine in the PITs) • Unsoldered motor terminals • Not using the required servo adapters • Use of motor ports 1 and 10 on the Cortex • Unmounted/unsecured battery • More quantity of a part than was provided in your kit • Use of any parts not on the KIT lists • Team number not visible to judges • Cortex controller switch not easily accessible by referee

A machine having non-compliant parts WILL NOT be accepted until it is corrected. Be aware of these rules and do not be surprised if you are asked to make modifications to your machine. Come prepared to make modifications. Have tools handy in case this is required.

VIII. Machine Lockdown

The machine will be left at Liberty Hill High School Friday night after completing check-in/compliance. If compliance has not be satisfied by 10:00pm Friday night, you may continue bringing it into compliance Saturday morning starting at 7am, and continuing no later than 8:30am. Remember, however, that the only power tools allowed in the PIT Area on contest day are a drill/driver and soldering iron. This will be enforced. You may not defer your compliance check until Saturday morning at-will. This is only allowed under special conditions or if you worked Friday evening to fix issues and have not been able to complete. If the machine is still not in compliance by 8:30am Saturday, you may not be allowed to compete in any matches until it passes compliance.

VIII. Team Exhibits

You will be allowed to setup your team exhibits in the designated areas on Friday, Oct 19, 2018, between 6:30pm and 10:00pm. You may also choose to set it up (or complete setup) on Saturday morning, prior to 9:00am. All materials, including tables, extension cords & power strips, must be provided by your team.


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Marketing Presentations – UIL Teams (Friday, October 19, 2018) Most UIL teams will be doing their marketing presentations before a panel of judges on Friday evening from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. If your team is a UIL team and have not selected a time for your marketing presentation on Friday (or made other arrangements), you are at risk of losing all points associated with this judged component and you will not be in the running to advance to the UIL state championship. We plan to have 3 rooms of presentations going on in parallel. Your teams should check-in at the marketing presentation check-in area at least 15 minutes BEFORE your presentation is scheduled to begin. You will then be directed to the room where your presentation will occur. The current Friday schedule is as follows: Time Red Room Green Room Yellow Room 7:00p – 7:30p Hutto HS Liberty Hill HS Bruceville-Eddy HS 7:30p – 8:00p San Marcos HS Wimberley HS Hays HS 8:00p – 8:30p Pflugerville HS Belton Robotics Round Rock HS 8:30p – 9:00p Lampasas HS Luling HS Bryan Collegiate


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General Map to Liberty Hill High School Liberty Hill High School 16500 State Route 29, Liberty Hill, TX 78642

From North: Take IH35 South to TX 29W/State Hwy 29. West on State Hwy 29. ~17.5 miles, Turn right into Liberty Hill HS. or Take US-183 South to TX 29W/State Hwy 29. West on State Hwy 29. ~3miles, Turn right into Liberty Hill HS. From West: Take TX 29W/State Hwy 29 East. Turn left into Liberty Hill HS.

From South: Take IH35 North to TX 29W/State Hwy 29. West on State Hwy 29. ~17.5 miles, Turn right into Liberty Hill HS. or Take US-183 North to TX 29W/State Hwy 29. West on State Hwy 29. ~3miles, Turn right into Liberty Hill HS. From East: Take TX 29W/State Hwy 29 West. Turn left into Liberty Hill HS.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2018

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Parking & Entrance You may park in the lots near the main entrance.

Spectators/Participants may enter and load/unload through the entrances at the front of the building. Participants may also load/unload through the rear entrance near the cafeteria.

The competition will take place in the main gymnasium (Gym 1) at Liberty Hill High School. Team exhibits will be setup in the main foyer and other designated locations. The PITs will be located in the cafeteria, just down the hall from the main gymnasium. Marketing presentations will take place in designated rooms near the cafeteria.


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PIT LAYOUT & RULES General

1. The PIT layout is shown in the following diagram. 2. You will be designated a single table in the PIT AREA that you should

use when performing maintenance on your machine. Look for a sign on the table with your school’s name & team logo.

PIT Access 3. There should never be more than 3 adults per team in the PITs as a

general rule (i.e., more adults than students). 4. Unloading access to the PIT will be through the main entrance (front of

the building) or the rear entrance to cafeteria. 5. Traffic flow to and from the PITs is shown on the diagram.

Drilling/Soldering/Charging 6. All drilling and soldering must be performed at the drilling and soldering

stations respectively. 7. There will be designated battery charging stations where you can setup

your battery charger. Don’t forget to monitor it!!!! 8. Do NOT LEAVE your charger or batteries at the charging table

unattended. 9. DO NOT touch another team’s charger or battery or you will risk

disqualification! 10. Areas of the table will be marked and labeled for each team or your

chargers will be labeled during machine check-in/compliance. DO NOT MARK your chargers or batteries yourself!!

PIT Safety 11. Safety will be first priority and will be enforced. All maintenance (cutting,

drilling, screwing, etc.) should be performed properly and with appropriate safety equipment (glasses/goggles, gloves, etc.).

12. Students (and adults) must wear safety goggles when using power tools (i.e., drilling, soldering).

PIT Tools 13. Except for a power drill/driver and a soldering iron (or soldering gun), no

power tools (including battery operated) will be allowed in the PIT area. Common hand tools are allowed. Please see the posters in the area for what tools are/ are not allowed.

14. The power drill/driver may NOT be used for grinding, sawing, routing, etc. 15. Power tools are to be operated only in the PIT area and in the designated

workstation areas. 16. Take care when working on your machine so that you don’t damage the

tables provided. 17. Use of any other power tools on school property is not allowed.

Programming 18. An area will be provided (with power) specifically for teams to program

their Cortex controllers. You will need to bring your OWN laptop


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computer for this activity. Battery charging, drilling, soldering or other powered applications WILL NOT be allowed at the Cortex PROGRAMMING table.

Scoreboard & Video 19. Score and match information will be available on a projector screen

(scoreboard) in the PITs. This screen will display information about the current team standings/scores, current match, and matches being staged (i.e., getting ready to be played).

20. Live action video of the current match MAY be available in the PITs as well. Do not tamper with any of the projection systems or screens. Event staff will correct any problems that may arise.

FIRST AID 21. First Aid will be located with the PIT Boss or another designated area in

the PITs. Look for the FIRST AID sign. TEAM STAGING

22. A team pre-staging area will be available in the PITS near the exit to the Main Competition Gym. Final Staging area is in the competition gym near the entry. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO GET YOUR DRIVER/SPOTTER TO the Pre-Staging and Staging areas ON-TIME! That means get to pre-staging 2 matches before your scheduled match. You should be at the final staging area 1 match before your scheduled match. If you are not on-time you will risk missing your scheduled match. Watch the Scoring Display in the PITS for information on what the schedule is.

GAME DAY - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2018

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GAME DAY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

October 20, 2018

Time Head 2 Head Marketing Presentations Exhibits 7:00 AM Doors Open

… Compliance Check & Prep 8:15 AM Drivers meeting (in PITs) 9:00 AM Introduction & Opening Ceremonies

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Seeding Phase

9:30 AM 6 matches/team (C-140) (C-143) (C-145)

(total ~44 matches)

10:00 AM And Dripping Springs Moody HS

Spirit Breaks

10:30 AM Columbus HS Stony Point HS

11:00 AM

Holy Family CS Leander HS


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11:30 AM Thorndale HS Rudder HS

12:00 PM

Lunch Break

1:00 PM Jubilee Academy Gateway Prep

1:30 PM

2:00 PM

2:15 PM Wildcard phase

2:30 PM Semifinal phase

2:45 PM (6 matches) teardown

3:00 PM begins

3:15 PM

3:30 PM The Finals

3:45 PM (3 matches)

4:00 PM Tally Final Scores

4:15 PM Awards presentation

4:30 PM

4:45 PM

5:00 PM start breakdown


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IMPORTANT TIMES TO REMEMBER Team Pictures (8:00am) Team pictures will be taken beginning at 8:00am (at the photographer’s discretion) and continuing through 12:00 noon (or until all teams are complete). The photographer will come by your PIT table and arrange a time for your picture. Please try to get these completed early in the morning. PIT Briefing & Drivers Meeting (8:15am) A briefing for all team members who may be entering the PITs will be held in the morning, hosted by the PIT Boss. BE ON TIME! DO NOT BE LATE! This briefing will review the basic PIT setup, PIT rules, and how things will operate. The drivers meeting will be held in the PITs immediately following the PIT briefing. All drivers must attend the drivers meeting. Only drivers (wearing the driver’s wristband!). Critical rules concerning driving and operations on the field will be reviewed. Lunch Break (12:00pm) There will be one hour scheduled for lunch during the Preliminary Competition Seeding Phase. Concessions may have some lunch items. You may leave the site to enjoy lunch; however, you must return on-time! We will not hold up matches waiting on a team to return.


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Wildcard Match After completion of the seeding matches, the Wildcard Match will be held. Regardless of how you fair in the seeding matches, DO NOT TAKE YOUR MACHINE APART until after the wildcard match! The top 7 teams from the seeding phase automatically advance to the semi-finals. The wildcard match determines the 8th team that will advance. The teams participating in the wildcard match are based upon Notebook scores and not on peformance during the seeding phase. So, there is still a chance that your team will play in the wildcard match. DO NOT START TAKING YOUR MACHINE APART! Every year we have teams that miss out on the wildcard match opportunity because they jump the gun and have already started disassembling their machine. Don’t let that be you!! Spirit Breaks (see schedule below) Spirit Breaks will be held near the DJ station. The DJ will call for teams to come down at the designated times. Please keep watch of the match number and BE READY when your team is called. The DJ will coordinate this activity. If your team has not signed up for a Spirit Break time and wishes to, please see the DJ upon arriving. You may only fill in to open spots below. We prefer that you signup online before Oct 18th.

Spirit Break Schedule 2018

When

Team 1

Team 2

Team 3

Team 4

9:30 am Cedar Ridge HS

10:00 am Luling HS Pflugerville HS

10:30 am Bruceville-Eddy HS

Liberty Hill HS Holy Family CS

11:00 am Bryan Collegiate HS

Gateway Prep

11:30 am Rudder HS Lampasas HS

1:00 pm Hutto HS

1:30 pm Columbus HS

2:00 pm Hays HS

2:30 pm Round Rock HS


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MISCELLANEOUS Contestants Dress All contestants for a school should wear similar clothing that will help officials and spectators identify members of the same team. This may also include similar shirts, hats, jerseys, school colors, etc. Remember, that all contestants must wear soft sole shoes on the gymnasium floor. Bands Band members will only be allowed to setup in the bleachers. There is limited space and no room for them to setup on the floor. Electric instruments are not allowed. Bands may not play during the Opening Ceremonies or School Introductions and should only play at times designated by the DJ (you will have plenty of opportunities!). See the DJ upon arrival for instructions. Banners/Posters Your team may affix banners/posters wherever you like, on a first-come first-serve basis, throughout the gymnasium/hallway/outdoors, so long as views and/or paths are not obstructed. You may set these up on Friday night and/or Saturday morning. If they are an obstruction, you will be asked to move them. You will need to remove these at the conclusion of the contest. Access To Playing Field Only current contestants and staff will be allowed on the gymnasium floor near the field. Please seat yourself in the bleachers and do not enter the floor if you are simply watching the match. Do Not stand at the doorways or access to the Game floor and watch. Please do not tamper with any equipment being used for the competition. Photographers should remain behind the roped areas enclosing the field. Concessions Concessions may be available during the competition for spectators and contestants. Concessions will be accessible in the foyer to the gym. You may eat at tables in the foyer and outside the building. Trashcans will be provided in various locations. Please USE THEM to discard your trash. TEAM EXHIBITS Your team exhibit should be setup ONLY in the designated areas. It is first-come first-serve. The allowed spaces will be marked off with tape. Everyone will have access to this area to view your displays. PLEASE DO NOT tamper with the team exhibits of another team! No security will exist within this area, so this will be your team’s responsibility. Even though you are not required to man your


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team exhibit all day, we recommend that you Do Not leave precious items at your exhibit (e.g., computers, etc.) unattended. Plan ahead for your own security. You must bring your own electrical equipment (extension cords and power strips), and table if needed. No table will be provided this year.

COMPETITION SCHEDULE AND RULES Seeding Competition Phase There will be approximately 53 total matches, each consisting of 4-teams competing head-to-head. We are scheduling for every team to play 6 matches; however, this could be limited to as few as 5 if time becomes an issue. Schedule your drivers accordingly. Remember that your drivers list must be completed by Thursday night, Oct 18th and cannot be changed after that time. We do not expect any team to have to participate in back-to-back matches. This should help you in your battery management strategy. The exact seeding phase schedule will be provided Saturday morning. Wildcard Match The top seven teams from the seeding competition will advance to the semi-final competition. The eighth team for the semi-final competition will be selected from the other teams by a single “wild card” game between the four teams with the highest BEST notebook scores. Teams should not disassemble their machines until the teams for the wildcard match have been announced. Do NOT assume that your notebook score is not good enough to get you in the wildcard match. Many teams have made this assumption and missed out on a chance to get to the semi-finals. Semi-Final Competition Phase Eight teams will compete in the Semi-Final Competition. This semi-final consists of six matches. The scoring slate will be wiped clean for this Semi-Final Round Robin. Driver’s for the semi-final competition will be determined from the Driver’s List just as in the preliminary competition. The driver rotation DOES NOT start over. The first driver of the semi-final round will be the next driver on the list. The top 4 teams will advance to the Final Competition. Final Competition Phase The top four teams at the end of the Semi-Final Competition will compete in a Final Round Robin Competition. This competition consists of three matches. The scoring slate will be wiped clean for the Final Round Robin. Driver rotation continues from where it left off at Semi-Finals. The game winner will be the team with the highest cumulative score at the end of the 3 Final matches. Matchups for the finals will be random, not based on any particular seeding order.


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Driver Roster Each team should keep a copy of their Driver Roster in the PITs to know which drivers will report for each match. The team is responsible for ensuring the proper driver is sent to the Staging Area. Teams will not compete in the match if the correct driver is not present. Sufficient copies of the Driver Roster forms will be available so that each team can make a duplicate. If a driver is dropped without leaving for the day (for a good reason), the team will not be able to participate in the match that the driver would have driven in. Staging There will be 2 staging areas:

1. Pre-staging (in the PITs) a. Be at the Pre-staging area at least 10 minutes prior to their match

(2 matches before your scheduled match). Check the schedule….you know when your next match is…be ready.

b. Random checks for compliance may occur here. c. Driver verification may be done at the Pre-staging area. d. Staging personnel will inform you when it is time to move from

Pre-staging to Field-staging e. Students must follow the outlined paths when traveling between

the PITs and the Field Staging. 2. Field staging (in the gymnasium designated area)\

a. Driver verification will be done at the Field staging area. b. Turn your joystick and robot controller on at staging prior to

moving to the field to ensure wifi communication is established and your machine is functioning properly.

c. Do not leave the Field staging area until the head referee signals you to “setup” your machines.

d. At conclusion of your match, exit through the same path that you entered.

On The Field Only three team members may be on the field during match setup time, driver and spotter. This time is limited to 1 minute. Be AWARE and careful around the game pieces! Do Not walk on any game field parts or game pieces. After setup, each team may have only three team members on the field (student team members only). One student driver, one field engineer and one field scientist should be in their respective areas. The areas are designated on the field drawing in your kickoff rules packet. The platforms are color coded. Teams will be instructed at the staging area which colored areas they will use for their match.


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Teams Not Ready We are on a very tight schedule and must stick to it. Any team that is not ready at match start time (i.e., machine in proper position on the playing field when the whistle blows), will be assessed a 20-second penalty and will not be allowed to begin match play until 20-seconds has expired. If the incorrect driver shows up for a match, the team will not be allowed to compete in that match. Match Play When the head referee signals for you to begin setup, your team will have approximately 1-minute to setup your machine into the playing field starting position. The referee will have the rail lowered already. The referee will aid your team in raising the rail after successful attachment of your robot. Raising the rail should occur within the 1 minute allotted time. The referee will remove the starting pin from the rail. The head referee will blow the whistle to begin match play. During match play, a referee will indicate any rules violations and instruct you on corrections and/or assess any penalties. The buzzer will sound after 3:00 minutes to end the match at which time drivers should stop all current activities. All teams should stop play whenever the head referee whistle blows or the buzzer sounds. This means hands off of your controllers. Following Match Play After the match completes, follow these simple rules.

1. Machines must remain on the field (untouched) until scoring has been completed.

2. Do not enter the playing field or touch any machine until the head referee signals for the teams to remove their machines.

3. The driver, spotter may enter the playing field to remove their team’s machine, only after the head referee indicates to proceed with removal.

4. Do not remove any of the game pieces from the playing field; the referees will return the game pieces to their appropriate start position after the machines have been removed from the field.

5. Remove the machine as quickly as possible and return to the PITS through the designated path.

6. Be very careful around the playing pieces within the field. DO NOT walk on them, trip over them or damage them in any way. This will only hurt you since these are the only game pieces we have!

The designated driver for the match should remain in the drivers box until the head referee comes by with your team’s scorecard. The designated driver must initial the scorecard prior to leaving the drivers box. DO NOT LEAVE without


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initialing the scorecard or you risk losing the points you won for that match. By initialing the scorecard, your team is agreeing with the score accomplished. Protests No protests will be allowed. KIT SUPPORT If you need kit support during the day, a dedicated Kit Support table will exist in the PITs. You may ask for help with a damaged or part not working, programming or wifi connection issue, etc. We have limited stock of spare parts so it is best to take good care of what you have.

KIT RETURN At completion of the Wildcard Match, teams that are not advancing may return their RK equipment (RETURN KIT) in the PIT area. Please follow these rules:

1. DO NOT attempt to return anything until AFTER the Wildcard Match. 2. Remove and clean all of your RETURN KIT parts (BRAIN, motors,

servos, wires, etc.). 3. Return it to the BEST Representative at the KIT RETURN Tables. 4. DO NOT return any kit components to anyone other than the

representatives at the KIT RETURN tables. 5. Return all pieces including cut servo horns and belt stock. 6. Please do not include anything that is NOT on the Return Kit List. 7. Pack the Return Kit (silver) case neatly BEFORE you return it. 8. Remember to return your battery chargers and battery charger adapters. 9. Be prepared to pay cash for missing/damaged parts or be invoiced after

the event. 10. After ALL of the equipment has been returned, you are free to leave.

Teachers/team sponsors…..DO NOT allow your students to leave until the Return Kit has been returned in compliance with the standards. We will not accept a Return Kit that is not disassembled and packaged properly in the case.

Thanks and Have a Great Competition!

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