Online Documentation Submissions

Throughout the Botball season, your team will use the Team Home Base to post documentation activities detailing your progress. Botball Online Project Documentation (BOPD) activities are a required element of the Botball program and factor into each team’s overall score at their regional tournament. Additionally, awards recognizing excellent documentation will be given out in each region.

Note: All submissions are due by 11:59 PM CST on the deadline.
Oklahoma

Documentation 1: 2/21/2025

Documentation 2: 3/7/2025

Documentation 3: 3/28/2025

On-Site: 4/5/2025

Idaho

Documentation 1: 2/21/2025

Documentation 2: 3/21/2025

Documentation 3: 4/4/2025

On-Site: 4/12/2025

Texas

Documentation 1: 2/28/2025

Documentation 2: 3/21/2025

Documentation 3: 4/4/2025

On-Site: 4/12/2025

Greater DC

Documentation 1: 3/14/2025

Documentation 2: 4/4/2025

Documentation 3: 4/18/2025

On-Site: 4/26/2025

New Mexico

Documentation 1: 2/28/2025

Documentation 2: 3/14/2025

Documentation 3: 4/18/2025

On-Site: 4/26/2025

New England

Documentation 1: 2/28/2025

Documentation 2: 3/28/2025

Documentation 3: 4/25/2025

On-Site: 5/3/2025

Greater San Diego

Documentation 1: 2/28/2025

Documentation 2: 4/4/2025

Documentation 3: 4/25/2025

On-Site: 5/3/2025

Greater Palm Desert

Documentation 1: 2/28/2025

Documentation 2: 4/4/2025

Documentation 3: 5/2/2025

On-Site: 5/10/2025

Northern California

Documentation 1: 3/14/2025

Documentation 2: 4/18/2025

Documentation 3: 5/9/2025

On-Site: 5/17/2025

New York / New Jersey

Documentation 1: 3/14/2025

Documentation 2: 4/11/2025

Documentation 3: 5/9/2025

On-Site: 5/17/2025

ECER

Documentation 1: 2/21/2025

Documentation 2: 3/14/2025

Documentation 3: 3/28/2025

On-Site: 4/7/2025 – 4/11/2025

📃 Period 1: Project Plan and Quiz

The Period 1 Documentation Rubric covers all items that are needed in your submission for documentation.   Period 1 Documentation Rubric
The Explanation of Period 1 Documentation explain what is being asked for, for different parts of the rubric to clarify as best as possible what teams should include.   Explanation of Period 1 Documentation

This is the practice quiz for period 1!

 

You can take this practice quiz as many times as you would like to try and get that perfect score. The questions on this practice quiz are exactly the same as the final quiz.

 

Click here to take the practice quiz.

This is the final quiz for period 1.

 

Each team should only submit a quiz one time. All submissions are final!

 

Click here to take the final period 1 quiz.

📃 Period 2: Mechanical Video and Code Review

The Period 2 Documentation Rubric covers all items that are needed in your submission for documentation.   Period 2 Documentation Rubric

📃 Period 3: Lessons Learned and Survey

Any STL files for use on your robot submitted after the deadline for your region WILL NOT be accepted. Please make sure that if you are submitting an STL that your 3rd period documentation is not late.
The Period 3 Documentation Rubric covers all items that are needed in your submission for documentation. This period also includes the 3D part submission. Failing to submit a 3D printed part during this period will result in that part not being usable at the competition.   Period 3 Documentation Rubric
Team Survey – https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Botball25

📃 On-Site

The 2025 GCER Botball Onsite Presentation Rubric covers all items that are needed in your onsite presentation.

 

2025 GCER Botball Onsite Presentation Rubric

The Onsite Documentation Rubric covers all items that are needed in your onsite presentation.   Onsite Documentation Rubric

Every Botball team will give an on-site presentation at the regional tournament. We will have volunteers judging the presentations during the regional tournament. A schedule will be given out ahead of the tournament so you know what time you will be presenting.

 

We encourage all teams to prepare for their presentation by reviewing the guidelines below as well as the On-site Presentation Rubric.

 

Presentation Guidelines:

  1. Each team should prepare a virtual presentation or any other virtual aids they wish to use. We recommend including items listed in the rubric in the slides. Teams should have it up and running and ready to go as the 10 minute time limit applies.
  2. Teams are responsible for being ready to present at their appointed time online. Presentations should be given by a maximum of two students. Teams will have no more than 6 minutes to make their presentation and 4 minutes for the Q&A portion.
  3. The onsite judge will expect you to cover the items and topics listed in the rubric.
  4. Your onsite presentation will account for 40% of your documentation score. Documentation accounts for 1/3 of your overall score in the tournament. (At GCER it is 100% of your documentation score.)