Registering Your Team for BEST Robotics and UIL

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Hello {First Name},

You told us earlier this year that you and your team want to compete in the pilot UIL Robotics Competition – BEST Robotics Division! Here is some information you will need to do that.

About BEST Robotics

Local BEST Robotics programs, called hubs, host and conduct the annual robotics season. Hubs hold the season Kickoff on one of the first three weekends in September. Six weeks later, hubs hold the Game Day competition. The Game Day competition is the qualification event for the UIL State Championship – BEST Robotics Division. Top teams from each hub qualify to advance to a championship competition.

BEST and UIL Robotics

This year, there are two championship competitions..

Texas BEST Regional Robotics Championship

Texas BEST is our traditional regional championship. All BEST teams in Texas and New Mexico are eligible to qualify to advance to this championship.
The University of Texas at Dallas hosts the annual Texas BEST event.
Texas BEST is scheduled for December 10-11, 2016 at the Dr Pepper Arena in Frisco, Texas.

UIL State Championship – BEST Robotics Division

With the partnership between BEST Robotics and UIL, there is now a new championship. This is in addition to, not in place of, Texas BEST.
BEST of Texas Robotics (BTR) (a not-for-profit corporation) hosts the UIL State Championship event.
The UIL State Championship – BEST Robotics Division is scheduled for December 8-9, 2016 at the Dr Pepper Arena in Frisco, Texas.

There are restrictions on which schools/teams are eligible to compete in the UIL portion of BEST.

The school must be a member of UIL.
The school must be a high school. In this pilot year, middle schools/junior high schools are not eligible.
There is a registration fee for UIL.
The school/team must compete in the BEST Award.

Your team may qualify to advance to both championships!

How to Register for BEST Robotics

The first thing you will need to do is contact a hub close to you and work with them to get your team registered for their upcoming BEST season. If you have already registered with a hub, congratulations and welcome aboard! If not, the link below lists all BEST Robotics hubs. Please limit your search to hubs located in Texas or New Mexico. Contact the hub to register with them for the upcoming season.

Find the Hub Closest to You

If the hub closest to you has no more openings, you should contact the next closest hub to see if there is space available for your team. If a hub has space available, they will send you to EventBrite to register your team with their hub. As always, there is no fee to compete in the regular BEST Robotics season.

How to Register for UIL Robotics

When you register with a hub on EventBrite, there are a couple of questions specifically for participation in UIL. You will indicate if your team will compete in UIL in addition to the regular BEST season. Unlike our traditional BEST Robotics, there IS a fee for the UIL portion ($525). The registration will tell you that there is a fee and ask you to confirm you understand and agree. Simply complete the registration with the hub, say “Yes” to UIL, and that’s it! You are signed up for BEST and for UIL!

What Happens Next

Once you are registered with a hub and have indicated UIL participation, you will receive a follow-up email with further details. If at any time you and your team change your mind about participating in the UIL portion of BEST, just send an email to

[email protected]

asking us to remove your team from UIL robotics participation. We will be sorry if you do, but we understand you have competing priorities!

If you have any further questions, please use the email above and ask away!

BEST of Texas Robotics | www.BESTofTexasRobotics.org | [email protected]

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