My post
here has a break down of costs associated with starting a Vex team based on this year's experiences. I tried to cover every expense I could think of. This should be a decent budget starting point. Good Luck and hopefully we'll see your team at an FVC event this coming year.
KathieK is correct, the
FIRST website should still have instruction that were used for registering team for this past year. Hopefully, this process won't change much. The biggest change will probably be in the location and number of FVC events. We'll have to wait and see how the regional events begin to develop. Hopefully, local colleges will sponsor and host regional events. If
FIRST can organize a few more events than last year, the 300 mile limit should be dropped.
Also remember, there's nothing stopping you from creating your own game and holding your own competition intramurally or with other local school systems.