E V E N T S General Rules The Florida Senior Games rulebook can be found online at floridaseniorgames.com. It is the responsibility of the participant to familiarize him/herself with the rules and requirements of the Florida Senior Games. Most sport specific competition rules and qualifying standards have been provided on the following pages. Age Divisions Age divisions for singles competition will be determined by the athlete’s age as of December 31, 2017. Age divisions for all relay, doubles and mixed doubles competition will be determined by the younger age of the two players as of December 31, 2017. Age divisions for all team competition will be determined by the age of the youngest team player as of December 31, 2017. For example, a team consisting of eight players 65 or over and one player age 63 will compete in the 60+ age division. The following age categories will apply to both men and women for individual, doubles and relay competition, except Powerlifting: 50-54; 55-59; 60-64; 65-69; 70-74; 75-79; 80- 84; 85-89; 90-94; 95-99; and 100+ All team sports, except Team Bowling, are divided into the following categories for both men and women: 50+; 55+; 60+; 65+; 70+ and 75+; 80+ division will be available for Basketball 3 on 3 Team Bowling will offer 10-year age divisions. Powerlifting will offer a combination of age and weight classes. Some sports reserve the right to combine age groups. It is the responsibility of the athlete to provide appropriate photo identification proving age and residency upon request. Qualification Many sports require Floridians to qualify at one of the Florida Senior Games Series Qualifiers. Please see the sport specific pages for qualifying rules. The Florida Sports Foundation defines an “OPEN” event as one in which a resident athlete is not required to participate in a Florida Senior Games Series Qualifier. Archery, Bag Toss, Basketball 3 on 3, Billiards, Lawn Bowls, Powerlifting, Race Walk, Racquetball, Road Race, Tai Chi and Volleyball are considered “OPEN” events. In addition, the non-ambulatory divisions of Bowling, Horseshoes and Shuffleboard are considered “OPEN” events. The Florida Sports Foundation defines a “LIMITED” event as one in which an athlete may not find suitable opportunities for qualification at a Florida Senior Games Series Qualifier. Javelin and Pole Vault are considered to be a “LIMITED” event. In order to qualify in a “LIMITED” event, one must register for that event at a Florida Senior Games Series Qualifier or show evidence that the event was not offered at any Florida Senior Games Series Qualifiers. If competition is not available, an athlete may request to be included as qualified by the Florida Senior Games Series Qualifier for which they registered. Florida Track & Field and Swimming athletes wishing to compete in relay events must qualify in an event of their sport. Non-resident athletes are not required to qualify at a Florida Senior Games Series Qualifier for any sport. 6 Residency The Florida Sports Foundation’s definition of an athlete’s state residence is that state in which the person resides for at least six months out of the year. The Florida Senior Games are open to out-of-state athletes. Out-of-state athletes are not required to qualify, but will not take a medal from an in-state athlete nor prevent them from qualifying for Nationals…here is how it works: Awards Structure Divisions with no out-of-state athletes: One set of awards will be awarded, since only in-state athletes are competing in that division. Divisions with in-state and out-of-state athletes: In the event that out of state athlete(s) are competing in a division and finish in the top three, then two sets of medals will be awarded; 1) Overall – which is the top three athletes overall, and 2) State Championships – which is the top three Floridians. If a division has out of state athlete(s) that do not finish in the top three, then only one set of medals will be awarded, since the out of state athlete did not affect the instate athlete from placing. Doubles Partners Teams for doubles/mixed doubles events must consist of two Florida residents in order to be considered an in-state doubles team. Teams consisting of one in-state player and one out of state player will be considered a non-resident doubles team. Doubles partners who qualify together do not have to play together at the Florida Senior Games. Each Florida resident partner must have qualified at a Florida Senior Games Series Qualifier in order to compete at the State Championships. Billiards, Bowling, Pickleball, Racquetball, Table Tennis and Tennis doubles partners must be of the same gender. Note: These events also have a separate mixed doubles except for Billiards. Shuffleboard doubles may be of mixed gender. All doubles and mixed doubles pairs must compete in the age division of the younger partner as of December 31, 2017. Athletes may compete with only one partner per event. Teams All registration and team rules apply to non-playing coaches, non-playing captains and non-playing bench personnel with the following exceptions: Non-playing coaches, non-playing captains or non-playing bench personnel may represent more than one team in the same sport, each of which must be in different age divisions. Non-playing coaches, non-playing captains or non-playing bench personnel are not subject to age and gender requirements. Athletes may compete with up to two teams per sport providing that the teams are in different age divisions that are not scheduled to play at the same time. Athletes who compete in a team sport may serve as a non-playing coach, non-playing captain or non-playing bench representative for additional teams in the same sport, provided the teams are in different age divisions. Non-playing coaches, non-playing captains or non-playing bench personnel are not required to meet qualifying standards for their sport.
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