The SSLR Signature
(Southern Signature at Little Rock) VEX Signature event
Idea let’s take 5 states smaller RC (regional championship) and putting them together in the Little Rock convention center and making the 2nd largest signature event; With a total of 584 team across 4 levels of vex robotics. (VIQRC ES & MS / VRC MS & HS) it will work the same as the RC’s it will replace, that the winners of regional events will qualify to this signature event.
States list
- Arkansas
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Missouri
- Oklahoma
This is the brake down of the 5 states RCs this past 23-24 season.
Key: level: # of teams to RC - slots to worlds
Arkansas state BD
VIQRC ES: 44 - 5
VIQRC MS: 42 - 5
VRC MS: 24 - 5
VRC HS: 46 - 10 (all but: judges, create, build)
Mississippi state BD
VIQRC ES: 24 - 3
VIQRC MS: 24 - 3
VRC MS: 24 - 7
VRC HS: 24 - 5
Louisiana state BD
VIQRC ES: 40 - 3
VIQRC MS: 40 - 3
VRC MS: 40 - 6 (not skills)
VRC HS: 40 - 6 (not skills)
Missouri state BD
VIQRC ES: 18 - 3
VIQRC MS: 18 - 1 (excellence only)
VRC MS: 25 - 5
VRC HS: 24 - 5
Oklahoma state BD
VIQRC ES: 26 - 3
VIQRC MS: 26 - 4
VRC MS: 24 - 5
VRC HS: 24 - 5
SSLR Total
VIQRC ES: 152 - 17
VIQRC MS: 150 - 16
VRC MS: 114 - 28
VRC HS: 158 - 31
Total teams: 584
VIQRC: 302
VRC: 272
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Potential SSLR Division assignments / # of teams
VIQRC ES:
Arts 76
Sprit 76
VIQRC MS
Research 75
Design 75
VRC MS
Math 57
Science 57
VRC HS
Engineering 79
Technology 79
20 World qualifying awards
- Division 1 Excellence
- Division 2 Excellence
- SSLR Champion 1
- SSLR Champion 2
- SSLR Finalist 1
- SSLR Finalist 2
- Robot Skills Champion
- Robot Skills Finalists
- Robot Skills 3rd place (Not for VIQC)
- Amaze Award
- Build Award
- Create Award
- Design Award
- Innovate Award
- Inspire Award
- Judges Award (not for VIQC)
- Sportsmanship Award
- Think award
- Energy Award
- Networking award (potential)
This would help shine a light on 5 smaller states and give them a voice per-say with a large signature event on their soil. Additionally this is a great way of exposing kids to what’s out there, and giving kids that would either: not make it to worlds, or wants something bigger and that’s closer to home for that dream to come true.
To anyone at vex or the vex community please reach out and I would love to get a signature event for my southern community and to give back to the them like they have given me for the past 5 years.
Thanks