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

The top-right corner of the events.vex.com page, zoomed in to show the VEX Robotics logo and the Login button highlighted beneath it.

On events.vex.com select Login in the top-right of the page.

The login screen with a text box in the center to enter your email address, the password field directly below it, and a Login button beneath.

Enter your login credentials and select Login.

Select the Team to Renew

The VEX Events website showing the Register a Team and Renew Teams button at the top right of the dashboard.

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.

The events.vex.com account dashboard, showing the Renewable Teams table, with the Renew buttons by each team being highlighted.

You can also scroll down to immediately select which team to renew from the dashboard.

The events.vex.com Team Registration Wizard, showing 4 selectable options beneath "VEX Programs" for choosing which competition to register a team for. These options are, in order: VEX IQ, VEX V5, VEX U, and VEX AI.

The page lists the available competition programs. Select the program that matches your team, then select Next.

The Team Registration Wizard showing a list of the account's existing teams, each with a Renew button beside the team's number.

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

The Team Registration Wizard's organization type screen in the renewal flow, showing the organization type and the checkboxes confirming the organization meets the criteria for that type.

Review your organization type and the requirements, then select the checkboxes to confirm your organization still meets the criteria for that type. Select Next.

The Team Registration Wizard's organization address screen in the renewal flow, showing the organization's address carried over from the previous season.

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.

The Team Registration Wizard's team information screen in the renewal flow, showing the carried-over Team Base Number, Event Day Emergency Phone Number, and Grade Level.

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.

The Team Registration Wizard's affiliated organizations screen in the renewal flow, showing the checkboxes for organizations the team may be affiliated with.

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.

The same team information screen with the Next button highlighted.

Select Next.

The Team Registration Wizard screen where a team enters the contact information for their Organization, Administrative, or District Contact.

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.

The Team Registration Wizard's Team Profile screen in the renewal flow, showing the carried-over Team Name, Robot Name, and optional profile fields.

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.

The bottom-right corner of the same Team Profile screen, zoomed in to show the Add Another Team and Finish buttons.

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

The events.vex.com checkout cart with a VIQRC Team Registration in the cart. The Begin Checkout button is highlighted.

Your cart will show all teams that have been added for renewal. Select Begin Checkout to begin the checkout process.

The Checkout - Billing Information window, showing the text fields for inputting one's billing address.

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.

The Checkout - Payment Information screen, showing everything currently in the cart and a breakdown of the fees to the total price. The Payment method box is highlighted in the bottom left.

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

The events.vex.com Account Dashboard, showing a team's Order number and their status showing as "Paid".

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.

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