This article explains how to renew an existing team for the current season using events.vex.com, including selecting the teams to renew, reviewing and updating your organization and team information, team contacts, and team profile, and paying the team registration fee. Renewing keeps your team number, competition history, rankings, and awards. It is written for coaches, organization administrators, and district administrators renewing teams that competed in a previous season. Renew early in the season so your team is ready before event registration opens.
Definitions of the terms used here are maintained in the central glossary.
To register a team for the first time, see Registering a New Team.
Log In
On events.vex.com select Login in the top-right of the page.
Enter your login credentials and select Login.
Select the Team to Renew
From your dashboard, select Renew Teams to carry an existing team into the current season.
Note: If your team has never been registered before, register it as a new team instead. See Registering a New Team.
You can also scroll down to immediately select which team to renew from the dashboard.
The page lists the available competition programs. Select the program that matches your team, then select Next.
Your existing teams are listed for you to select from. Select the team you want to renew by selecting the Renew button by the team's number.
All information from the previous registration carries over. Review each screen and update anything that has changed since last season.
Review Team Information
Review your organization type and the requirements, then select the checkboxes to confirm your organization still meets the criteria for that type. Select Next.
Review the organization address and update it if your organization has moved or the team now performs most of its work at a different location. Select Next.
Review the following team information and update anything that has changed since last season:
- Team Base Number – Carried over automatically from your team's previous registration.
- Event Day Emergency Phone Number – A contact that can be reached during competition events.
- Grade Level – The grade range that matches your team. Update this if your team members have moved up a grade range.
If your team is part of a program run by one of the listed organizations, review the selected checkboxes and update them if your team's affiliations have changed. This step is optional. If none apply, you can leave them unselected.
Select Next.
Your team's contacts are carried over from the previous season. Review each contact and update anyone whose role, email, or details have changed. Double-check each contact's email before continuing.
| Contact | Required | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Organization/Administrative/District Contact | Required | Oversees the organization or manages multiple teams. Does not have to serve as the Primary Coach. |
| Primary Coach | Required | Maintains team information and manages the team on events.vex.com. |
| Secondary Coach | Optional | An additional adult who may assist with team management. |
| Financial Contact | Required | Processes payments and invoices. May also serve as the Primary Coach. |
Contact Requirements:
- All contacts must be 18 or older and may not be current student team members in that program. VEX U student team members may serve as contacts in any role.
- Each contact must be an individual person with their own email address. Shared or generic email addresses are not permitted.
Review the Team Name and Robot Name and update any of the optional public-facing details about your team, such as the About Team and About Season descriptions and your team's social media links.
You can also select the Publish content to team profile page checkbox to publish your team's profile with the information on this screen.
Once the team profile is complete, choose one of the following options:
- Add Another Team – Continue renewing or registering additional teams for your organization.
- Finish – Proceed to checkout.
Complete Payment
Your cart will show all teams that have been added for renewal. Select Begin Checkout to begin the checkout process.
Enter your name, phone number, and billing address on the Billing Information page, then select Next Step.
- Address Book – Fills the form with a previously saved address.
- Save to Address Book – Saves this address for future checkouts.
Select the checkbox to acknowledge that registration fees are non-refundable and non-transferable, then choose an option from the Payment Method dropdown. For details about each payment method, see Payment Methods.
- Credit Card – Pay immediately by card.
- PO Net 30 Days – Pay by purchase order with net 30 terms.
- Pay Later – Completes checkout now so you can submit payment afterward.
- Hold Registration – Holds your team number without completing checkout.
Notes about registration and payment:
- Beginning with the 2026–2027 season, team registration fees are payable to VEX Robotics.
- Team registration fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.
- Team renewal is not complete until checkout has been completed.
- Keep copies of invoices and confirmations for your records.
- For the VEX W-9 form, visit forms.vex.com.
- Organizations registering more than six teams may qualify for fee waivers. See Waiving Registration Fees for 7+ Teams.
After You Renew
After checkout, a confirmation appears in the Notifications tab of your events.vex.com account, and each team in your account displays a payment status.
- Paid – Credit card payments are processed immediately, and the team is marked paid right away.
- Processing – All other payment methods must be processed by accounting before the team is marked paid.
While a team's payment is processing, the team can do everything except register for events. Teams cannot register for events until the team is marked paid.
Additional Guidance
Frequently Asked Questions
Will my team keep its team number?
Yes. Renewing carries your team's number, competition history, rankings, and awards into the current season.
Can I renew multiple teams?
Yes. Organizations may renew multiple teams.
Can I change information after renewing?
Yes. Most team information can be updated after renewal.
Contact Support
If you need additional assistance, please contact the Global Robotics and Science Foundation Support Team.