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Thursday, December 16, 2010

Tuscon Senior Olympic Festival

The following was written by Priscilla Scott, Tournament Director for Voyager RV Resort.
The tournament team worked diligently with the Senior Olympics, to schedule events for players, so that they could also play at Happy Trails. 

Tucson Senior Olympic Festival, Jan 21-25
New for 2011:

The tournament will run from Friday - Tuesday. Meet & Greet will be on Thursday, Jan 20 at 6:00 pm.
Men's and Women's Skill Level events are on Monday and Tuesday. These replace the Masters and Legends events that were held in the past. Note: There are no mixed doubles or men's/women's singles in skill level, only age-based.

You get two t-shirts with each Doubles Entry Form submitted this year, so remember to include the sizes on your entry form(s). If you enter multiple events on one Doubles Entry Form you will still only get two t-shirts. You can send in multiple entry forms, using one for each event, if desired.
We are asking everyone to also enter their events on the USAPA website. This is in addition to the Senior Olympics Festival paper entry form. It will help us get the registration information more quickly and completely. Click on this link or paste it into your browser to get to the USAPA software: http://www.usapa.org/tourney/signup.php?tname=tso11&admin=tso11 .

Corrections:
The information on the website, http://www.tucsonseniorgames.org/ , is correct. You can get to the Pickleball information by selecting Event Briefs on the left side of the home page or clicking on this link: http://www.tucsonseniorgames.org/event_briefs.html#pickleball .

There is an error in the dates listed for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday's events in the Senior Olympic Festival booklet. The days of the week are correct, but the dates are wrong. The schedule should read:

Fri, Jan 21 Women's doubles, Men's singles (age-based)
Sat, Jan 22 Mixed doubles (age-based)
Sun, Jan 23 Men's doubles, Women's singles (age-based)
Mon, Jan 24 Men's doubles (skill level)
Tue, Jan 25 Women's doubles (skill level)
Wed, Jan 26 Rain Makeup Day

Entry Form Hints:
Doubles entries must use the Doubles Entry Form. Click this link for the Doubles Entry Form: http://www.tucsonseniorgames.org/PDFs/DblsEntryForm_2011.pdf

Singles entries must use the Individual Entry Form. We recommend that you skip the online registration since it is only available for singles events. Click this link for the Individual Entry Form: http://www.tucsonseniorgames.org/PDFs/Individual_Entry_Form2011.pdf

The mixed doubles course codes are listed under "Coed". There are different course codes for the men’s & women’s age-based and skill level events. Click this link for the Course Code Index:
http://www.tucsonseniorgames.org/PDFs/sof_courses_2011.pdf

Your age is based on your age as of December 31, 2011. You cannot play down in singles (i.e you must play in your age bracket) but you can play down to your partner’s age bracket in age-based doubles.
You must in the skill level bracket of the highest rated partner.

More than one event can be put on the Doubles Entry Form but you will need to collect waiver signatures from all your partners and submit all the money together. Remember, you only get two t-shirts per entry form, even if you enter multiple events on the one form.
Registration deadline is January 1, or January 11 with a $3 late fee.

If you have questions please contact Priscilla Scott, 520-574-1203 or pscottpball@gmail.com , or call the Senior Olympic registration office, 520-791-4877. The main Senior Olympic office line is 520-791-3244.

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