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SPORTS AND GAMES

Each spring, the Cherokee/Clay County Senior Games & SilverArts conducts its Senior Games and Sports competitions.  Competitions are broken down by Gender and Age categories.

 

To be eligible to participate, you must be 50 years of age or better on or before December 31 of the current year and be a resident of Cherokee, Clay and Graham counties for three (3) consecutive months each year. 

Your age as of as of December 31st of the current year determines in which of the 5 year age divisions you participate -     50-54,  55-59,  60-64,  65-69,  70-74,  75-79,  80-84,  85-89 or 90+.

Qualifying info for North Carolina State Finals which are held in September each year.

  • The top three male and female qualifiers in each official North Carolina Senior Games sport/event in each age category will be eligible to participate in State Finals.

  • Golfers must meet a minimum performance score (MPS) and finish 1, 2 or 3 to qualify.

  • All participants who complete a Local Games Fun Walk, Football Throw, Softball Throw and Basketball Shooting event will qualify.

Medals or not, GET UP, GET OUT and GET GOING!  Come and join us for some fun, meet some new friends and enjoy a little recreation.

The following is a list of games and sporting events held each year:

TOURNAMENT EVENTS Badminton (Sgl/Dbl/MxDbl)

Bocce ball (Sgl/Dbl/MxDbl)

Bowling (Sgl/Dbl/MxDbl)

Corhole (Sgl/Dbl/MxDbl)

Pickleball (Sgl/Dbl/MxDbl)

Table tennis (Sgl/Db/MxDb)

INDIVIDUAL EVENTS

Air Rifle Target Shooting

Basketball shooting

Billiards

Chess

Cornhole

Football throw

Golf

Horseshoes

Mini-Golf

Shuffleboard

Softball throw

 

SWIMMING (Choose 6 only)

50M Breaststroke

100M Breaststroke

200M Breaststroke

50M Backstroke

100M Backstroke

200M Backstroke

50M Butterfly

100M Butterfly

200M Butterfly

50M Freestyle

100M Freestyle

200M Freestyle

500M Freestyle

100M Medley

200M Medley

400M Medley

TRACK & FIELD

Discus

Shot putt

Running long jump

Standing long jump

50m dash

100m dash

200M dash

400M run

800M run

1500M Power walk

5K Power walk

5K Road race

10K Road race

The following are some of the main criteria for the Sports events:

The safety and sportsmanlike conduct of everyone is of paramount concern.  We want everyone to have fun and enjoy the games.  Senior Games Officials have the authority to disqualify, and/or remove, from current and future NCSG programs, anyone who exhibits inappropriate behavior or a condition of medical concern. Falsifying information in the registration process will not be permitted and may result in disqualification from current and future Senior Games activities.

Who is eligible?

To be eligible to participate, you must be 50 years of age or better on or before December 31 of the current year and be a resident of Cherokee, Clay and Graham counties for three (3) consecutive months each year.

Age Groups

Individual Sports

Participants will compete in age groups based on 5-year increments.   The age of the participants as of December 31st of the current year determines in which of the 5 year age divisions they participate.

These are:            50 - 54, 55 - 59, 60 - 64, 65 - 69, 70 - 74, 75 - 79, 80 - 84, 85 - 89, 90 - 94, 95+

 

Doubles Sports

The age of the youngest player will determine the age group.

A player may compete in only one age group per event category. The age groups are the same as in individual sports.

Doubles Partners – If an individual’s partner cannot come to State Finals, that person may select another partner who qualified in that Sport at a Local Games. For example, a participant that qualified in Bowling Doubles may select another partner who qualified in Bowling Singles, Doubles or Mixed Doubles. All changes must be made in writing and meet the published deadline stated in the Entry Packet.

To view the complete NCSG Rules book, click the button below:

  CONTACT

  Terence Faries, Coordinator

  cherokeeclaycosrgames@gmail.com

MAILING ADDRESS

Cherokee/Clay County Senior Games & SilverArts

PO Box 1062

Murphy, NC  28906

 

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BOARD MEMBERS
Terence Faries, Coordinator
Chris Faries, Co-Coordinator,
                       SilverArts Event Manager
Linda May, Treasurer

 COORDINATING PARTNERS
Denise Cross, Director of Senior Services
Phillip Davis, Director of Parks and Recreation

MEMBERS-AT-LARGE
Bill Battle
Gary Preisser
Pam Wilkins

AMBASSADORS       
                                Janet Paul,          Ruth Harrell,           Linda May,           Mike Kelischek,            Bill Battle

SPORTS EVENT MANAGER

                                Michael Kelischek

"This program is sanctioned by North Carolina Senior Games, Inc.

NCSG, Inc. is sponsored statewide by the North Carolina Division of Aging and Adult Services."

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