E V E N T S DATE Saturday, December 2 – Sunday, December 3 SITES The Long Center 1501 N. Belcher Road, Clearwater, FL 33765 SCHEDULE Schedules will be available online at floridaseniorgames.com by November 27, 2017, or can be obtained by calling toll-free 866-FLGAMES. All teams should be prepared to play Saturday and Sunday, but every reasonable effort will be made to finish each division in one of the days. There will be a mandatory captains meeting the morning of competition. All teams should be prepared to play starting at 9 a.m. or earlier depending on number of teams. STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFYING RULES OPEN – no qualification is necessary ENTRY REGULATIONS 1. Team entry fee is $170 per team per division, and includes an event T-shirt for each player / coach on the roster. T-shirts for all team players and coaches must be picked up by a team representative at the Mandatory Captains Meeting. A short survey will be required to be completed at check-in. This survey can be found online at floridaseniorgames.com, and can be completed in advance and brought to check-in. 2. All entries must be received by November 17, 2017, or register online by November 19, 2017, at floridaseniorgames.com. Late entries may be accepted at the discretion of the Event Director. Teams registering after November 17, 2017, will not be guaranteed T-shirts and may be subject to a $50 late fee. 3. Team entry form and entry fees should be made payable to the Florida Sports Foundation (FSF). Save a stamp and beat the deadline! Register online at floridaseniorgames.com. 4. Team waiver forms are not due until the Mandatory Captains Meeting. All team captains must submit a team waiver form signed by all players / coaches on the roster. 5. Team coach/manager completes and submits the team entry application. 6. Teams must be all one gender. 7. Team roster shall be limited to 15 persons, including nonplaying 44 coaches, non-playing captains and non-playing bench personnel. 8. All registration and team rules apply to non-playing coaches, non-playing captains and non-playing bench personnel. See Rule F for exceptions for non-playing personnel. 9. Athletes may compete with up to two teams per sport providing that the teams are in different age divisions and are scheduled to play at different times. 10. Age divisions for all team competition will be determined by the age of the youngest team member. FORMAT 1. If numbers are conducive, teams will be divided into pools within their age divisions. Within each pool a single roundrobin tournament will be played. At the conclusion of the round-robin tournament or play, winners will advance and play a single-elimination tournament. If pools are equal, the top two teams will advance to a single elimination tournament. If entries are not conducive, a doubleelimination tournament will be played within the age division. 2. Net height will be in accordance with USA Volleyball rules. 3. Fourth place ribbons will be awarded in addition to Gold, Silver and Bronze medals for Florida teams. Gold, Silver and Bronze medals will be awarded to top overall teams if nonresidents are in contention for medals. SPORT RULES 1. All matches will be conducted in accordance with USA Volleyball (USAV) rules, except as modified herein. 2. Team clothing should be of like design and color. The player’s jerseys must be numbered in a permanent manner from 1 to 99 using Arabic numerals. Duplicate numbers are not allowed. The numbers must be placed on the jersey at the center of the front and of the back. Minimum 4 inches on the chest and minimum 6 inches on the back. Sponsors may be added to the jersey but cannot interfere with number placement. Uniforms shall be free of inappropriate symbols or wording. 3. A team must have at least five players present to start a game; otherwise, the game is forfeited. Teams will be allowed a five-minute grace period to assemble a minimum of five players. The sixth player may enter upon arrival. In the event of injury, a team may continue/finish with a minimum of four players on the floor. 4. Teams competing with only five players shall always have three players on the front row. No service rotation penalty shall be assessed for not having six players. 5. To win the match, a team must win two out of three games. 6. In round robin play, USA Volleyball rules governing tiebreakers will be used. 7. Two Liberos are permitted and may be changed from set to set and not have to be designated for their match. NATIONAL SENIOR GAMES QUALIFYING RULES 2017 is not a qualifying year for the National Senior Games. FSF STAFF CONTACT: 1-866-FLGAMES (354-2637) or games@flasports.com EVENT DIRECTOR: Gayle Collins, (386) 341-1376 or gcollins4@msn.com VOLLEYBALL EVENTS / EVENT CODES Men 50+ VB550 Men 55+ VB555 Men 60+ VB560 Men 65+ VB565 Men 70+ VB570 Men 75+ VB575 Women 50+ VB650 Women 55+ VB655 Women 60+ VB660 Women 65+ VB665 Women 70+ VB670 Women 75+ VB675
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