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Academic competitions templates

Competitions judged on knowledge or built work — robotics, math, debate, science fair.

Pick one from New event → Start from a template. Everything below is a starting point — you can change the schedule and scoring after the event is created.

Robotics competition (general)

  • Schedule: Round robin, then a bracket from the standings
  • Scoring: Judged against a rubric Tracked as judged against a rubric; record placements (1st, 2nd, 3rd…) in your own notes.

FIRST LEGO League event

  • Schedule: Heats
  • Scoring: Judged against a rubric

VEX / VEX IQ tournament

  • Schedule: Qualifying round, then eliminations
  • Scoring: Points

Math contest (timed)

  • Schedule: Fixed time blocks
  • Scoring: Points

Math Olympiad / team round

  • Schedule: Groups rotate between stations
  • Scoring: Points

Coding hackathon

  • Schedule: No fixed schedule — runs as an open session
  • Scoring: Judged against a rubric

Science fair

  • Schedule: No fixed schedule — runs as an open session
  • Scoring: Judged against a rubric

Spelling bee

  • Schedule: Round robin — everyone plays everyone
  • Scoring: Placements (1st, 2nd, 3rd…)

Geography bee

  • Schedule: Round robin — everyone plays everyone
  • Scoring: Points

Debate tournament

  • Schedule: Round robin, then a bracket from the standings
  • Scoring: Judged against a rubric

Chess tournament

  • Schedule: Swiss rounds — paired by running score, no elimination
  • Scoring: Placements (1st, 2nd, 3rd…)

Quiz bowl / academic decathlon

  • Schedule: Round robin, then a bracket from the standings
  • Scoring: Points

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Award setup is not configurable yet — see Choosing a template.

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