Football

AGE  CATEGORY

KIDS (10 to12 years old)

SENIOR (13 to 18 years old )

GOAL

The goal of the Robot Football Players of an alliance (3-in-1 alliance, 3×3 football), which consists of 3 robots is to score as many goals as possible for the opposing team.

For 2025 the alliance should be from the same school or institution. A school must have 3 teams and each team must have its own Robot Football Player to form an alliance so be able to participate in this sport.

 

TEAMS – COACHES

1. Teams and not individuals participate in the Games.

2. Each team can consist of two (2) – three (3) members.

3. Each team should nominate up to 1 Robot Football Player Technician. Only the Robot Football Player Technician is allowed in the waiting area or play area. The rest of the team will remain in the team area or watch the game from the audience. If a team does not adhere to the above rule and its members roam the field then the team will be disqualified.

4. The team is allowed to change technicians in each match in order for all members of the team to engage in the sport without this being mandatory. A team cannot change its Technician during a match.

5. Team members must be 10 years old (4th grade) and older.

6. The team coach must be at least 20 years old.

7. For smooth participation in the competition, the coach must necessarily have 1 assistant for each of his 3 teams that will participate in the competition.

8. Each team is allowed to have only one robot. It is strictly forbidden to change robots during the competition.

9. Teams are not allowed to share the same robot.

10. If a team has a serious problem with their robot they are only allowed to change the microprocessor or a faulty motor only after permission from the Headjudges.

11. It is forbidden during repairs of the Robot Football Players for a team to vary its original construction.

ROBOT FOOTBALL PLAYER CATEGORY

 

The Competition is for Robot Soccer Players regardless of the robotic package or hardware used.

All Robot Soccer Players compete together in each age category.

 

  1. The Robot Football Player must be remote-controlled with a program made on a Computer – Laptop.

  2. The use of a remote control is only allowed if it is programmed to connect to the Robot Soccer Player.

  3. Off-the-shelf remote control apps that were not programmed by the team to operate the Robot Soccer Player are prohibited.

  4. If your remote control is connected via wifi to your Robot Football Player you should consider that during the competition the stadium network is not available for the teams and visitors, but only for the needs of the Referees and the Organization Team.

  5. The maximum dimensions of the Robot Football Player must be 20cm Width x 20cm Length.

  6. To confirm the specifications listed above, the Robot Football Player will be weighed and must comfortably fit in a control box.

  7. The control box measures 20 x 20 cm plus two (2) mm tolerance.

  8. The Robot Football Player should be placed in the control box without applying pressure.

  9. The Robot Football Player must not wear or damage the pitch or pose a threat to spectators in any way.

  10. The Robot Football Player should have a shooting mechanism.

  11. Each Robot Football Player is allowed a maximum of 4 motors and 1 single microprocessor.

  12. The Robot Football Player must have a start and stop button.

  13. The maximum weight of the robot must be 700 grams.

  14. For Football ball will be used LEGO Mindstorms ball – Part Number 41250 (diameter 52mm) red or blue color

  15. The Robot Football Players of an alliance should bring in a visible place of their construction some « signature » that the alliance should have agreed on in advance, for example a flag, label, color combination, etc., so that one is immediately recognized by the referee in which alliance belongs.

WINNERS

 

At the end of the competition, the first 3 alliances for each age category are announced as winners.