E V E N T S 7 Rosters will be limited to 10 for Basketball, 5 for Team Bowling and 15 for Volleyball. Please see Rule H for residency definition. In-state teams are no longer limited to the number of out-of-state players permitted. Team residency must be declared by the team captain at the time of registration, and is subject to approval by the Florida Sports Foundation. Teams may not change residency designation once the final schedule has been published. Final rosters must be submitted at the designated check-in time for that sport. Once final rosters have been submitted, no roster changes will be permitted. Age divisions for all team competition will be determined by the age of the youngest team player as of December 31, 2017. Default Athletes/Teams that default during pool play for reasons other than verifiable medical reasons shall not be permitted to advance to the championship or consolation brackets. Athletes/Teams that default during championship play shall not be eligible to receive awards except where such forfeit is the result of a verified medical reason. In the event of such a default, the award spot will be left open and subsequent places will not be moved up. Professional Athletes Professional athletes shall not be eligible to compete in the Florida Senior Games in the sport in which they are or were a professional until 20 years after the date they last competed as a professional. They may compete in other sports in which they have not competed professionally. A professional is someone who competes in a sport for money as a primary source of personal revenue. People who compete in a sport in which minor amounts of money are given as prizes are not deemed professionals. Individuals whose primary activity is teaching a sport but who occasionally play for a minor amount of money are also not deemed professionals. The Florida Sports Foundation defines a professional athlete based upon NSGA rules governing professional athletes and reserves the right to determine professional status based on established NGB standards and professional competition history. Uniforms Individuals: All athletes must wear athletic-type clothing and shoes that are usual and customary for the sport in which they are competing. Street-type clothing and shoes that are inappropriate may cause disqualification. Event Directors have been given authorization by the Florida Sports Foundation to make this determination. Team Uniforms: Team clothing (shirts, pants, shorts) must be of like design and color. Teams must have both “home” and “away” uniforms with permanently attached numbers on front and back. Sponsors may be added to the jersey but cannot interfere with number placement. Refer to each sport for specific placement of numbers. Uniforms shall be free of inappropriate symbols or wording. Protest Policy Any person desiring to make a protest with regard to any aspect of a sport competition must do so within the guidelines outlined by each sport’s governing body. If the governing body does not address policies for protest, then the following policy will be implemented. Any person desiring to make a protest with regard to any aspect of a sport competition at the Florida Senior Games shall make such protest to the Event Director of the sport in question. Initial protests may be oral or written. If an oral protest is denied, a written protest may subsequently be submitted to the Event Director provided it is done within thirty (30) minutes of the conclusion of the game, match, heat or event under protest. If a written protest is submitted, the Event Director will evaluate the protest and render a decision. If the Event Director’s response to a written protest is such that a further hearing is desired, a protest may be made to the Florida Sports Foundation’s Games Director. This may be done only after the Event Director denies a written protest. All decisions by the Florida Sports Foundation are final and not subject to further appeal. Credentials Any player unable to provide the required credentials on the playing field shall be declared ineligible to compete until he/ she can produce them. A manager may request verification of a player’s eligibility. Should a player play and fail to furnish satisfactory proof prior to the end of the tournament, his/ her team will forfeit all games in the event in which the player participated. A valid and official picture ID will serve as acceptable credentials. Code of Conduct Participation in the Florida Senior Games as a player, coach or spectator is a privilege to be attained by meeting the standards of good sportsmanship and appropriate conduct as defined in this rule and in the rules governing each individual sport. The Florida Sports Foundation reserves the right to disqualify any player, coach or spectator from further participation or attendance in the Florida Senior Games for inappropriate conduct including but not limited to the following: • Physical or verbal assaults or threats • Unsportsmanlike or disorderly behavior • Improper use of alcohol and/or drugs • Destruction of property • False representation of age, residency or eligibility Athletes and coaches are responsible for knowing, understanding and following the rules, policies and code of conduct for their sport. Any player, coach or team ejected from a sporting contest shall, as a minimum, be ineligible to participate or attend the next contest for that sport. Violent acts may result in charges being brought against the individual(s). A complaint by a Games athlete, coach, volunteer or official must be addressed to the Director of that particular sport. Appeals may be made to the Florida Sports Foundation Games Director. The decision of the Games Director is final. Qualifying for the National Senior Games 2017 is not a qualifying year for the National Senior Games. Rules of Competition A complete set of 2017 Florida Senior Games Rules of Competition can be found online at floridaseniorgames.com.
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