TRAINING EVENTS
EVENT | DATES AND TIMES (EASTERN TIME)
| DESCRIPTION |
Exhibition Round 1
| June 2-30, 2020
Start: June 2 @ 5:00 PM ET
End: June 30 @ 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 | July 7 - August 7, 2020
Start: July 7 @ 5:00 PM ET
End: August 7 @ 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 9 - October 5, 2020
Start: September 9 @ 5:00 PM ET
End: October 5 @ 11:59 PM ET
| Training images with answer keys available. |
| Sneak Preview | Date TBD
Start: 12:00 PM ET
End: 4:00 PM ET
| Practice/Test New Software
One Day - No Alternate Dates
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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) | November 13-15, 2020
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) | December 11-13, 2020
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. |
Round 3
(All teams participate) | January 22-23, 2021
(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.
| 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. |