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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, 2018.
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 Vice President of Amateur Sports &
Events. 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
Vice President of Amateur Sports & Events. The decision of
the Vice President is final.
Qualifying for the
National Senior Games
2018 is a qualifying year for the 2019 National Senior Games,
to be held June 14-25, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Rules of Competition
A complete set of 2018 Florida Senior Games Rules of
Competition can be found online at floridaseniorgames.com.
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