TENNESSEE
 SENIOR OLYMPICS
February 2013

The Tennessee Senior Olympics is gearing up for another great year! Here is
information that you might find helpful from recent board decisions:

Gold Medal
NEW QUALIFYING SYSTEM
State Finals
 
As mentioned in last summer's state finals news and the December 2012 e-mail newsletter, the Tennessee Senior Olympics is undergoing an exciting change in 2013. We are embarking on a new qualifying system. 

Our annual state finals will move to the month of June. This year the event will  be June 21-27, 2013 in Williamson County. The move is necessary as Battle Ground Academy and other venues can only be secured during the high school athletic dead period for the foreseeable future.
 
Over the past twenty years, the state finals has doubled in size to approximately 2,000 athletes.  To properly plan for such a large event it is necessary to move the registration deadline to late March.  As a result, our board of directors is revamping our system.

The district competitions have been moved to the fall of each year.  Each fall, athletes will have the opportunity to qualify at one of our ten district events for the next summer's state finals. 
This will work as detailed below for 2013 and 2014:

2013 STATE FINALS  - (JUNE 21-27, 2013) 
- NO district qualification required.  FOR THIS YEAR ONLY.  For more information, please read FAQ section below. 

FALL 2013
-  Athletes must participate in one of Tennessee's ten districts in order to qualify for the 2014 State Finals.

JUNE 2014
-  Qualified athletes will participate for a chance to move on to the 2015 Nationals in Minneapolis, MN.

We are excited about the opportunities that a new system will allow. Our mission
is to promote healthy lifestyles for seniors through sports and fitness.  With the
ability to spread out events, it offers more of a year-round approach.  In the spring,
many districts plan to offer clinics or mini-tournaments to prepare athletes for
the state finals.

Contact us at info@tnseniorolympics.com or (615) 200-8760.

 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Regarding NEW Qualifying System

The Tennessee Senior Olympics State Finals are scheduled for June 21-27 in Williamson County.  For this year ONLY, athletes may register directly for the state finals as we switch to the new system.  Qualification is not necessary. All sports are open. State entry forms will be mailed to last year's state finals participants. 
  • Online registration will be available starting on March 9th
  • Early Bird Deadline: March 30, 2013
  • Final Deadline: April 13, 2013
 
What if my age changes from fall 2013 to summer 2014?
Athletes will be placed in age groups depending on their age on December 31 of the current year.  If an athlete ages to a different age group for the state finals, he or she will be placed
in the new group.  For example, imagine a scenario whereby an athlete is 59 in the fall of 2013 but turns 60 in the year 2014.  That athlete will compete in the 55-59 age group in 2013 and 60-64 in 2014.

Will all sports require qualification at a district?
No.  We plan to keep some sports "open."  A list will be provided in the fall of 2013.

  


More IMPORTANT State Finals News!!
Online Registration

Online registration will be available again this year beginning March 9, 2013. More information to follow in our March Email News Blast.  Good news - we will be accepting credit cards this year. 

 

STATE FINALS SCHEDULE and VENUE CHANGES

 

Please click here to view the state finals schedule for June 21-27:

Changes from last year include:

 
BASKETBALL

We are excited to move back to A Game for this year's basketball tournament and skill competitions.

 

PICKLEBALL

Pickleball will be moved to Battle Ground Academy where there will be more room for spectators and check-in.   If necessary, some matches may still be played at the Franklin Rec Center.

 

TRACK and FIELD

The 100m run will be moved to 5:00pm on Saturday, June 22. The power walk and fitness walk will follow at 6:45pm.

The long jump, high jump, and pole vault will be moved to late afternoon on Friday, June 21.  We realize that these jumps at the very end of our previous track meets have made for a very tiring experience.  We would like to try this change.

 


2013 DISTRICT DATES

District Dates Chart - please click on link and see page two.

2013 National Horizontal
NATIONALS 2013
The NSGA understands that participants are learning to navigate through the new website and utilize a new online registration system, and have lots of questions regarding this new process. With this in mind, they have extended the early registration deadline to Thursday, February 28, 2013 at Midnight Eastern Standard Time.

Regular Registration begins Friday, March 1, 2013 and must be completed online or postmarked by Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at Midnight Eastern Time.

Register now by going to www.nsga.com.  All Tennessee athletes who qualified for the 2013 Nationals should have received an e-mail or postcard from the NSGA.  If you feel that you have qualified and not received notice please contact us at info@tnseniorolympics.com or 615-200-8760.

 

 

We encourage you to join us on Facebook by "liking" our TSO page!  

(https://www.facebook.com/TNSeniorOlympics)   

We are using social media as another way to keep our athletes, volunteers and sponsors up-to-date on all TSO activities. One of the most popular features of Facebook is the ability to view photos from previous competitions.  Athletes may also upload photographs to the site.

Looking forward to seeing you in cyberspace!!

 

MASTER CALENDAR - NEW!  
Dates and Activities posted


We have created a Master Calendar - posting everything in one place for the following:  

  • State Finals - dates and deadlines 
  • Districts' dates 
  • Various District sporting activities that are being offered
  • National Senior Games - dates and deadlines 

We encourage you to take a look.  The link is http://tnseniorolympics.com/calendar_91.html   

 

Also, there are several "views" to choose from when viewing the calendar.  These are shown in the upper right hand corner of the calendar.  We personally like the Monthly and the Agenda view.   

 

We hope you will find this beneficial.  We feel it will be a great place for athletes looking for places to participate in activities across the state in keeping with our mission of

promoting healthy lifestyles for seniors through fitness and sports.

 


A BIG THANKS TO OUR MAJOR SPONSORS:

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Thank you for your support of the Tennessee Senior Olympics!

 

TENNESSEE SENIOR OLYMPICS, INC
615-200-8760
info@tnseniorolympics.com

Our mission is to promote healthy lifestyles for seniors through sports, fitness, and an active involvement in life


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