21st Annual CENTRE COUNTY SENIOR GAMES June 1 - 24, 2009 (Updated 3 Apr 09)

For Adults 50 +

• Basketball Hot Shot • Bowling • Golf • Scrabble • Rummikub
• Softball Throw • Water Volleyball • 1 Mile Walk • Football Throw
• Table Tennis • Bocce • Chess

REGISTRATION DEADLINE MAY 22, 2009
Late registrations may be accepted, but t-shirts may not be available.

COORDINATED BY
Centre Region Parks & Recreation
Centre Region Senior Center
For more information call 231-3076

The purpose of the Centre County Senior Games is to encourage older adults of all abilities to engage in health promoting sports activities and to promote the pleasures of being physically active. $5 Registration fee includes T-shirt, any events & luncheon.

Tue JUNE 2 12:30 PM: 
• BOWLING Bellefonte Lanes

Tue JUNE 2 10 AM (raindate June 9)
• BOCCE Holmes Foster Park

Thur JUNE 4 10 AM
• CHESS Centre Region Senior Center

Mon JUNE 8 12:30 PM:
•BOWLING Moshannon Valley

Tue JUNE 9 7 PM:
• TABLE TENNIS White Bldg., PSU

Wed JUNE 10 12:30 PM: 
• BOWLING Northland Lanes

Wed JUNE 10 10 AM - Noon:
• WATER VOLLEYBALL Bellefonte YMCA

Wed JUNE 10 10 AM:
• SCRABBLE S.C. (1ST ROUND) Centre Region Senior Center

Mon JUNE 15 7:30 AM:
• GOLF 9 & 18 hole  Toftrees Golf Course

Tues JUNE 16 10 AM:
• RUMMIKUB Centre Hall Senior Center

Wed JUNE 17 9 AM or 12:30 PM: 
• BOWLING Millheim Lanes

Wed JUNE 17 10 AM:
• SCRABBLE (FINAL ROUND) Centre Region Senior Center 

Wed JUNE 24 at MT. NITTANY MIDDLE SCHOOL in Boalsburg:
• 1 MILE WALK 10 AM (INDOOR & OUT) (Registration at 9:30 AM)
• BASKETBALL 10 - 11 AM HOTSHOT, SOFTBALL & FOOTBALL THROW
• MENTAL AEROBICS 10 - 11 AM
• DANCE BAND 11:15 AM
• AWARDS 11:45 AM
• LUNCH & DANCE BAND 12:15M

RULES FOR EVENTS

Call 231-3076 for details on rules for the following events. Where applicable, the following age categories will be used: 50-59, 60-64, 65-69,70-74,75-79, 80-84, 85-89, 90+

❒            BASKETBALL HOTSHOT         #53912

The most points scored in 1 minute wins. 1 pt for layups, 2 pts for shots outside the foul lanes, 3pts for foul shots.

❒            BOCCE                                           #53940

❒            BOWLING #53913, 53914, 53915, 53916

$1.00 per game, individuals bowl three games, singles only. Sign -in at 12:00, bowling begins at 12:30. Total pinfall determines winners. No limit on number of houses you can bowl at, but each player must indicate at registration the site where the scores will count.

❒ CHESS    (bring a chess set)             #53932

❒            FOOTBALL THROW                  #53931

Same as softball throw.

❒            GOLF 9 HOLE                 #53917
❒            GOLF 18 HOLE                    #53918

Davies Bahr, Chairperson, 466-7409. Men & Women 18 and 9 Hole Championships (pending sufficient registration ) at TOFTREES GOLF COURSE. Tee times will start at 7:30 am and are assigned prior to the event (notification by phone). All area clubs and independent golfers are welcome. Certified handicaps will be used. Fees include cart and green fees: $25 for 9 holes; $40 for 18 holes (payable at the course on the day of the event). Special requests for player partners will be honored where possible.

❒            RUMMIKUB                                  #53933

❒            SCRABBLE                                    #53934

❒            SOFTBALL THROW                   #53928

A maximum of three throws will be allowed with the best two throws being recorded. Distance will be measured from the center point on the throwing line to the point of impact. Regulation softballs provided.

❒           TABLE TENNIS                            #53919

❒           WALK - 1 MILE                            #53920

Participants will be timed for 1 mile walk. Individual times will be used to determine places. Judges will enforce the rule that one foot shall be in contact with the ground at all times. Running will disqualify an entrant. This is the traditional outdoor event.

❒            WALK - INDOOR                         #53930

This is a non-competitive, non-award event in which participants walk laps in the school hallway. It is intended for people who need an easier format and an air-conditioned environment.

❒            WATER VOLLEYBALL          #53921

PLEASE NOTE:

• T-shirts & awards unclaimed after the June 24 luncheon may be picked up at the Centre Region Senior Center, 131 S. Fraser Street.

• CRPR or other organizations may take photographs and/or other moving or still images of these events, and may use those images in promotional and informational materials.

• A special thanks to the these bowling lanes for providing participant discounts: Bellefonte Lanes, Millheim Lanes, Moshannon Valley Super Bowl, Northland Lanes

29^th ANNUAL PA. SENIOR GAMES
 July 20-26, 2009 in York
www.keystonegames.com

The luncheon for each Senior Game participant is included with the $5 Entry Fee. Please include an additional $1.00 for each luncheon guest, along with your registration fee.   Make check payable to CRSC and mail it to the Centre Region Senior Center at 131 S. Fraser St. #1, State College, PA 16801. 

THE CENTRE COUNTY SENIOR GAMES COMMITTEE STRONGLY RECOMMENDS THAT EACH PARTICIPANT CONSULT A DOCTOR IN REGARD TO PRACTICE, PREPARATION AND COMPETITION IN THIS PROGRAM OR SIMILAR ACTIVITIES.

CLICK HERE FOR THE 2009 REGISTRATION FORM

Click to view the entire flyer in PDF format (requires Adobe Reader)

This event could not take place without the community-minded spirit of our sponsors:

Centre Region Parks & Recreation
Centre County Office of Aging
Bellefonte Family YMCA
and these other fine sponsors: