Dear Team Captain,
Team sports are a highlight of the state finals! We look forward to the basketball, softball, and volleyball competition this year.
The state final's entry deadlines are approaching and we have an abundance of information to share with you. Please read through this newsletter thoroughly.
We have sent e-mail blasts and a newsletter by mail to all athletes about our new qualifying system. Hopefully you are familiar with this news. For this summer ONLY, the state finals do not require district qualification. Your team may come straight to the state finals scheduled for June 21-27, 2013 in Williamson County. The districts will now be held in the fall of each year. Please click here to review this information:
2013 February New Blast
Registration Information
Mail and Online Available
If you or your players participated in the state finals last year an entry form will automatically be mailed to you. If this is not the case, please click here for entry forms and a blank roster:
2013 State Finals Athlete Information Brochure
2013 State Finals Entry Registration Form
Team Roster Form
These may also be downloaded from our website at www.tnseniorolympics.com.
You have two options for registering:
1. Online registration: Beginning March 9, online registration will be available. Each team member must completely register with name, address, date of birth, payment etc. or you may do this for them. If you do allow players to go in and register for themselves please make them aware of your exact team name. There is a drop down box that can be clicked which lists all past team names. There is also a text box but only type in a team name if it is a NEW name. You as captain need to click the "I am captain" button when registering. An online roster will come up and you will need to record the names and ages of your players. Your team will not be officially registered without a roster. Payment must be made online for each player with a VISA, MasterCard, or Discover card.
2. OR Via mail : Team captains need to mail all team members' entry forms in together along with a roster. Please do not allow your teammates to mail their form separately. In most cases, the team name is either missing or a wrong team name is submitted. If a team member is submitting their roster with another team, you may indicate this by placing a check mark in the appropriate column on the roster. Your team will not be entered into our system until a roster is received.
Again, teams will not be officially registered without either an online or paper roster. We expect over 100 teams between the 3 team sports and it is very confusing for the staff to make sure all teams are in the proper age group and sport without a roster. Thanks so much for helping us out on all of these matters.
Deadlines
Team rosters and entry forms must be submitted on time.
After the final deadline date , there will be an additional $100 fee per player (plus entry fee), to add players to the roster of a team that exceeds the minimum to take the floor/field plus one.
Absolutely NO new players regardless of circumstances may be added 10 days prior to the start of the Games.
Early bird Deadline: March 30, 2013
Final Deadline: April 13, 2013
Team Composition Rule
Remember that teams must comply with the team composition rule:
Three grand divisions are set up. These include West (the districts of Memphis, Northwest, and Southwest), Middle (the districts of Greater Nashville, South Central, and Upper Cumberland), and East (the districts of Chattanooga, Southeast, East, and First). Teams must be comprised of players from their division with one wild card allowed from any area. For example, a team from Greater Nashville may pick up any players from South Central and/or Upper Cumberland and also one player from East or West. If unsure which counties comprise which districts please visit our website at www.tnseniorolympics.com
Teams 75+ will not have restrictions. Teams may be comprised of any player regardless of district.
Important Note: The Board of Directors would like for all exceptions to be determined by committees comprised of athletes. If you have an extraordinary request for an exemption to this rule, please e-mail tnseniorolympics@comcast.net. Team captains from the same sport but different age groups will be asked to serve on a committee to consider the request.
If your team has a new captain would you pass this information to that person?
Team Finder
Captains- we have a number of athletes who have registered through our team finder in hopes of locating a team that needs players. Please click here to take a look and if you are interested the contact information for each athlete is displayed. You may also post a need for players on this website. (please note: the spreadsheet is very large and you may need to use the scroll bar at the bottom of screen to move page over to the right)
We look forward to your participation. Please let us know if you have questions (615-200-8760 or info@tnseniorolympics.com). Additional e-mails and newsletters will be forthcoming as we get closer.
Sincerely,
Tennessee Senior Olympics Staff
