2026 WESO Event General Coaching Meeting
We will address the common questions we hear for all events, provide some logistical guidance and some general coaching tips.
– General Coaching Meeting Presentation Slides (Added 01/16/2026)
– General Coaching Meeting Q&A (Added 01/16/2026)
– General Coaching Meeting Recording (Added 1/27/2026)
Event Q&A – How to join the WESO Discord Server
We will be using the WESO Discord server to facilitate individual event Q&A. Please click here to learn how to join the server and the guidelines for its use.
Click here for the 2026 WESO event list with BRIEF event descriptions.
2026 WESO Events:
Detailed Event Descriptions and supporting documents will be updated throughout the month of January.
- Aerodynamics – All grades; 1-2 participants each grade
- Circuit Wizardry – Grades 4-5; 1-3 participants each grade
- Codebusters – Grades 4-5; 1-2 participants each grade
- Feathered Friends – All grades; 1-2 participants each grade
- Geology Rocks – Grades 4-5; 1-2 participants each grade
- iCompute – Grades 4-5; 1-2 participants each grade
- iRobot– Grades 2-3; 1-2 participants each grade
- Mystery Architecture – All grades; 1-2 participants each grade
- On Target – All grades; 1-3 participants each grade
- Pasta Bridges – Grades 2-3; 1-2 participants each grade
- Pentathlon – All grades; 5 participants each grade
- Photon Phun – Grades 4-5; 2-3 participants each grade
- Potions – Grades 4-5; 1-2 participants each grade
- Read It; Build It – Grades 2-3; 1-2 participants each grade
- The Human Machine – All grades; 1-2 participants each grade
- Zip-It – All grades; 1-3 participants each grade
- What Went By – Grades 2-3; 1-2 participants each grade
Equipment Supplied to Schools
Click here for a list of all the materials WESO supplies for schools along with links on where additional items may be purchased. If you have are unable to locate an item WESO has supplied to your school, please reach out to us for assistance.
WESO Policy on Gifts to Schools
WESO is committed to supporting all participating schools. Part of this support comes in the form of equipment, supplies and/or study materials needed to prepare for some of the events. These items are gifted to the schools when a new event is introduced that requires such materials. Some materials are consumables and are given to the schools each year. Other items are replaced periodically in order to provide schools with new equipment.
WESO keeps a record of the materials given to each school. Once these items have been gifted to the school, it is the responsibility of the school (Head Coach, PTO or school administration) to ensure that these items remain in the schools possession and are maintained appropriately. If a school misplaces WESO equipment or materials and needs those items replaced, they may purchase these items from WESO or WESO will direct the school to the appropriate vendor for which they can directly purchase a replacement if available. School Head Coaches should contact WESO for further assistance if replacements are needed.
We encourage schools to maintain an inventory of WESO supplies and develop a system for tracking these items each year. WESO operates with a limited budget and we are unable to replace equipment and supplies beyond what we have budgeted to distribute in a given year.