Tentative Schedule

8:00 AM                       Venue Setup Begins (Team 2992 ONLY)

2:00 PM                        Early Team Load-In

2:00PM – 5:00PM       Calibration

5:15PM – 8:45PM        Test matches interleaved with field/robot calibration (10 min for                                         

                                      pit admin for robot kiosk location)  

7:00 AM                         Volunteer Arrival 

7:00 AM                         Team Arrival and Load-In 

8:00 AM – 8:50AM       Last call for team Load-In/Calibrations (no matches) and Field connection 

                                        testing (all robots must connect at least once before 9am)

8:30AM – 8:45AM        Driver Meeting

8:45AM – 9:00AM        Doors Open 

9:00AM – 9:15 AM        Opening Ceremony

9:15AM – 12:45AM        Qualification Matches 

12:45AM – 1:00PM        Alliance Selections

1:00PM – 2:00PM          Lunch

2:00PM – 5:00PM         Elimination Rounds 

5:00PM – 5:30PM        Closing Ceremony and Awards 

5:30PM -                       Event Ends, Cleanup and Field Teardown Begins

•  Country Inn & Suites by Radisson/Address: 130 Holiday Blvd, Covington, 70433
• Comfort Inn & Suites Covington/Address: 30 Louis Prima Drive, Covington, LA 70433
• Hampton Inn Covington/Address: 68700 U.S. 190 Service Rd, Covington, LA 70433
• Holiday Inn Express Covington (IHG)/Address: 45 Louis Prima Drive, Covington, LA 70433
• Holiday Inn Express Covington-Madisonville (IHG)/Address: 69354 Stirling Blvd, Covington, Louisiana, 70433
• Courtyard by Marriott New Orleans Covington/Mandeville/Address: 101 Northpark Boulevard, Covington, LA 70433
• Southern Hotel (Boutique)/Address: 428 E. Boston St Covington, LA 70433

• Pre-order dinner meal option will be provided for Friday night. 
• Food trucks will be available on-site and include:

                   Izzy’s Sno Shack, 

                   Sticki Situationz,

                   The Smokin Buddha BBQ 

                   Campbells Coffee

• A concession stand (selling snacks and drinks) will also be      available during the event. Concessions will be CASH ONLY. We will have $5.00 punch card available for pre-sale online. 

•  Registration ($300) & additional BOT ($75) payments may be made through Cheddar up 
• Northshore Knockout t-shirts may be purchased at $20 each.
• Punch Cards may be purchased at $5.00 for concessions (does not include food-trucks).

•  We will be playing by the standard 2025 REEFSCAPE rules for Regional and District-level events.
• We will not be conducting robot inspection, and the honor system will be in effect. However, we do reserve the right to subject any robot  to a weigh-in inspection in the interest of safety on the day of the  event.

• Safety glasses must be worn at all times in the pit area and on the field, no exceptions.
• Team 2992 does not require individual photo release forms from participants. Instead, the following policy will be clearly posted at the event registration table and pit administration area:

 By attending the Northshore Knockout Competition, visitors—and the parent or guardian of any visitor under 18 years of age—acknowledge that photographs, videos, and other recordings may be taken of event participants and spectators. Attendance constitutes consent to the use of these images and recordings for documentation of the event and for the promotion of Robotics Team 2992 and the Northshore Knockout Competition.