BEST Hub Timeline Every Year
The BEST competition occurs during the fall, but Brazos BEST and other BEST hubs operate on a year-round schedule.
- Fund-raising: Ongoing
- Ordering Kit Supplies: March to April
- Developing Prototypes: June to July
- All Functions: August to November
- Kickoff: Early September
- Practice Day: Mid October
- Game Day: Late October
- Texas BEST Championship: Early December
During the six week period between kickoff and competition day in the fall, teams can expect the following time expenditures:
| Week |
Activity |
Days/Hours |
| 1 |
Kickoff Meeting/Brainstorming |
3 days 3hr/day |
| 2 |
Brainstorming/Prototyping |
3 days 3hr/day |
| 3 |
Prototyping/Start Machine Building |
4-5 days 3-4hr/day |
| 4 |
Machine Building |
4-5 days 3-4hr/day |
| 5 |
Machine Building/Practice Day |
4-5 days 4-6 hr/day |
| 6 |
Refinement/Driving Practice |
4-5 days 4-6 hr/day |
| End of Week 6 |
Local Hub Competition |
Friday Night & Saturday |
Kickoff
Kickoff is the starting day of the competition process. Teams gather at a central location to hear about the game task and rules (held secret until this day), and receive the same kits of odd parts to use in building their robots.
Practice Day
Five weeks after the kickoff, teams at each local site have an opportunity to test their robots on the playing field in a mock competition.
Competition Day
Six weeks after the kickoff, teams compete in local contests for awards. Top-placing teams advance to the Texas BEST Championship a few weeks later at the University of North Texas.
It takes a lot of people to make this organization work.
General Dates to Remember for a Season
Brazos BEST Kickoff- Early September
Brazos BEST Practice Day- 5 weeks after kickoff
Brazos BEST Competition Day- 6 weeks after kickoff
Texas BEST Championship- Beginning of December
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