SCHEDULE UPDATED ON 09/24/2021
TRAINING EVENTS
EVENT | DATES AND TIMES (EASTERN TIME)
| DESCRIPTION |
Exhibition Round 1
| May 19 - June 18, 2021
Start: May 19 @ 5:00 PM ET
End: June 18 @ 11:59 PM ET
| Practice and Recruiting. Images and download instructions emailed to coaches of registered teams at 5:00 PM ET on the round start date. |
| Exhibition Round 2 | August 4 - 29, 2021
Start: August 4 @ 5:00 PM ET
End: August 29 @ 11:59 PM ET | Practice and Recruiting. Images and download instructions emailed to coaches of registered teams at 5:00 PM ET on the round start date.
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Training Round
| September 8 - 30, 2021
Start: September 9 @ 5:00 PM ET
End: September 30 @ 11:59 PM ET
| Training images with answer keys available. |
| Sneak Preview | September 30th
Start: 9:00 AM ET
End: 5:00 PM ET
| Practice/Test New Software
One Day - No Alternate Dates
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Practice Round
| October 5 - 17, 2021
Start: October 5 @ 5:00 PM ET
End: October 17 @ 11:59 PM ET | Re-release of training images with answer keys available. |
Competition Dates and times
(dates are Tentative - May be subject to change)
Teams may compete during the following times on competition weekends. All times are US Eastern Time.
Friday, 9:00 AM - Saturday, 3:00 AM ET
Saturday, 8:00 AM - Saturday, 11:59 PM ET
Sunday, 10:00 AM - Sunday, 10:00 PM ET
Please refer to Chapter 4 of the CYBERPATRIOT RULES BOOK for procedures concerning severe weather and emergencies.
(NOTE: Scheduling conflicts are not considered emergencies)
ROUND | Dates | Description |
Round 1
(All teams participate) | October 22-24, 2021
Image download instructions and links are sent to Coaches at 5 PM ET, on or before the Monday prior to the competition round. The StartEx email with the password to the images is sent to teams at 9 AM ET the Friday of the competition round.
| All teams may compete. Tests basic of cybersecurity skills. |
Round 2
(All teams participate) | November 12-14, 2021
Image download instructions and links are sent to Coaches at 5 PM Eastern, on or before the Monday prior to the competition round. The StartEx email with the password to the images is sent to teams at 9 AM Eastern the Friday of the competition round.
| All teams may compete even if they did not compete in Round 1 or had a low score. More difficult than Round 1, to allow teams to be divided into skill-level tiers for the State Round. |
State Round
(All teams participate) | December 10-12, 2021
Image download instructions and links are sent to Coaches at 5 PM Eastern, on or before the Monday prior to the competition round. The StartEx email with the password to the images is sent to teams at 9 AM Eastern the Friday of the competition round.
| All teams may compete with a clean slate. Past performance or participation in Rounds 1 and 2 do not count toward placement. Teams compete against other teams based on skill level for State Awards and Tier Awards. |
Semifinals
| January 21-22, 2022
(Two Days only)
Image download instructions and links are sent to Coaches at 5 PM Eastern, on or before the Monday prior to the competition round. The StartEx email with the password to the images is sent to teams at 9 AM Eastern the Friday of the competition round. | |