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District Games,
State Games, National Games
What's the Difference? |
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The State
Office often receives calls from people who are confused about
the differences between the District Games, the State Games
and the National Games. We thought this would be a good
opportunity to shed some light on the differences. |
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District
Games
All of the District Games take place across the state from
February - June. Not all districts offer the same sports.
For example: Some districts might offer Archery or
Weightlifting while other districts don’t offer those events.
At the District Games you can participate and have a good time
or compete to qualify for the State Games.
There are 12 sports offered in the District Games that require
meeting certain qualifications in order to advance to the
State Games in those sports. If you don’t qualify in
any of those 12 sports in the District Games, you can still
participate in the State Games in 72 of the other
sports/events.
The 12 State
Qualifying Sports offered at the district games are 1)
Bowling Singles (you can still play doubles and mixed
doubles at the State Games without qualifying); 2)
Horseshoes - Advanced (you can still play recreational
horseshoes at the State Games without qualifying); 3 - 4)
Shuffleboard - Advanced and Doubles (you can still play
recreational shuffleboard at the State Games without
qualifying); and 5 - 9) Discus, Javelin, Shot Put, Weight
and Hammer (you can still pole vault, high jump, long jump
or run in any race at the State Games without qualifying); 10)
Table Tennis Singles (you can still play table tennis
doubles or mixed doubles at the State Games without
qualifying); Numbers 11 - 12 are a bit different: For Dance
Teams you need only participate in a District Game in
order to participate in the State Games. For Golf you
must shoot a certain score based on your age group. If you
qualify in one of those 12 sports your district games
coordinator will forward your name to the State Office.
For more
information about the District Games please visit the
following links:
District Schedules:
http://www.lsog.net/District%20Games.htm
District Coordinators:
http://www.lsog.net/DistContacts.htm |
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State Games
The State Games ALWAYS take place in the early Fall, from
September through October. They are held in Baton Rouge and
are sometimes confused with the Greater Baton Rouge District
Games that are held in April and May. The State Games offer
more than 30 Sports and 84 Events. You only have to
qualify at district games in 12 of the sports mentioned
above. The other 72 events are open to everyone who registers
for the State Games. Once you get to the State Games,
there are 18 sports you can qualify in to advance to the
National Games. If you qualify in one of those 18 sports your
name will be forwarded to the National Senior Games in
November.
For more information about the State Games please visit the
following links:
State Games:
http://www.lsog.net/StateGames.htm
Minimum Qualifying Standards:
Minimum Qualification Standards
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National
Games
The National Senior Games - The Senior Olympics take place
every other year, in an odd year - 07, 09, 11. The qualifying
State Games always take place in the even year - 06, 08, 10.
Athletes can qualify at the 2010 State Games in order to
advance to the 2011 National Games. Once you participate in
the State Games in one of the 18 qualifying sports and meet
the national standards, your name will be submitted to the
National Games. They will then send you an entry form in
January 2011 for the National Senior Games to be held in Houston , TX 2011.
For more
information about the National Senior Games – The Senior
Olympics, visit the following link: http://www.2009seniorgames.org/
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QUESTIONS?
We will respond to you as soon as possible.
Email us at
lsog@lsog.net
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