{"id":309,"date":"2023-06-03T17:14:43","date_gmt":"2023-06-04T00:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/?page_id=309"},"modified":"2025-06-14T18:38:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T01:38:55","slug":"session-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/session-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Session 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"309\" class=\"elementor elementor-309\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96522fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96522fc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-afce26f\" data-id=\"afce26f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c40992d elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"c40992d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-navigation.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__prev elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__next elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/sesson-2\/\" rel=\"next\"><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__next\"><span class=\"post-navigation__next--title\">Session 2<\/span><\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-next\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Next<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-372a522 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"372a522\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3f8b34\" data-id=\"a3f8b34\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78b4324 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78b4324\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Session 1: \"PUSH BACK\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2800ca0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2800ca0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5c2edd\" data-id=\"d5c2edd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f7c098 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f7c098\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Push Back<\/b>\u00a0is the VEX Competition Game for the 2025-2026 season.\u00a0 In this camp, you will:<\/p><ul><li>learn about the game<\/li><li>build the hero bot (Dex)<\/li><li>practice driving<\/li><li>develop game strategies<\/li><li>discover ways to improve your robot design<\/li><li>learn about the VRC Drive Team Certification<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4dc07c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4dc07c3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7359b38\" data-id=\"7359b38\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e028b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e028b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Watch this video to learn about this year&#8217;s game.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6eab63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"d6eab63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=ocmONiVun9M&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ff3e0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ff3e0d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-012499e\" data-id=\"012499e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-329b7e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"329b7e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be5f935 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be5f935\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The game manual explains the rules of the game.\u00a0 You should read through it and understand all parts of the game rules, robot design requirements, and penalties.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-560d497 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-embedpress_pdf\" data-id=\"560d497\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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embedpress-pdf-560d497\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"width: 750px!important;height: 1000px;; max-width:100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/link.vex.com\/docs\/25-26\/v5rc-pushback-manual\" class=\"embedpress-embed-document-pdf embedpress-pdf-560d497\" data-emid=\"embedpress-pdf-560d497\" data-embed-type=\"PDF\"><\/iframe><\/div>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                   \n                <\/div>\n            \n    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42da442 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42da442\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f726564\" data-id=\"f726564\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c18787e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c18787e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The game manual will have a series of &#8220;major&#8221; and &#8220;minor&#8221; updates over the course of the season.\u00a0 Rule changes become effective after a 7\u2011day grace period from the release date.\u00a0 Expect releases on June 26, 2025 (version 1.0), August 7<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight 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Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">, 2026<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"> (Version 3.0), and April 2<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">, 2026<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">\u00a0(Version 4.0).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">There is also a Q&amp;A system found at\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robotevents.com\/V5RC\/2025-2026\/QA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.robotevents.com\/V5RC\/2025-2026\/QA<\/a> where teams can get clarification on rules from the game committee.\u00a0 These answers become a part of the official rules for the game.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc32288 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc32288\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-10d0daa\" data-id=\"10d0daa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b1e143 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b1e143\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"254\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pushbacksideview-1024x325.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1913\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pushbacksideview-1024x325.png 1024w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pushbacksideview-300x95.png 300w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pushbacksideview-768x244.png 768w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pushbacksideview-1536x487.png 1536w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pushbacksideview.png 1910w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ddc8bb\" data-id=\"7ddc8bb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64a21f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64a21f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A VEX VRC match is played with four teams (with four robots).\u00a0 Two robots will be on the red alliance and two on the blue alliance.\u00a0 In this year&#8217;s game, the goal is to score as many points as you can by placing blocks in goals, controlling zones within those goals, and parking in the defined zones at the end of the match.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5caf12c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5caf12c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c3e3b7\" data-id=\"3c3e3b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae7a73e elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"ae7a73e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-navigation.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__prev elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__next elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/sesson-2\/\" rel=\"next\"><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__next\"><span class=\"post-navigation__next--title\">Session 2<\/span><\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-next\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Next<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Session 1: &#8220;PUSH BACK&#8221; Push Back\u00a0is the VEX Competition Game for the 2025-2026 season.\u00a0 In this camp, you will: learn about the game build the hero bot (Dex) practice driving develop game strategies discover ways to improve your robot design learn about the VRC Drive Team Certification Watch this video to learn about this year&#8217;s 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