Downloadable 2008 Tennessee Senior Olympics Rules Manual
Tennessee Senior Olympics
Rule Changes/Clarifications
2008
Home District
Athletes are encouraged to participate in their home district. Home districts are defined by the county of residence. For a list of counties and district assignments check www.tnseniorolympics.com. District assignments for out of state residents no further than 30 miles from the Tennessee border are defined by those Tennessee counties closest to the athlete’s city.
If it is not possible to participate in one’s home district, athletes may choose to compete in another district.
The following rules apply to district participation:
All individual sports must be completed in one district. Play may not be spread out over multiple districts. Example: athlete may not compete in Greater Nashville and South Central in individual sports.
However, team players may compete in team sports (3 x3 basketball, softball, and volleyball) at any district. Multiple districts may be included. Example: an athlete completes individual sports in Upper Cumberland but participates in basketball in East TN and volleyball in Southeast.
Professional Athletes
Professional athletes shall not be eligible to compete in the Tennessee Senior Olympics in the sport in which they are a professional until 20 years after the date they last competed as a professional. They may compete in other sports in which they have not competed professionally.
A professional is someone who competes in a sport for money as a primary source of personal revenue. People who compete in a sport in which minor amounts of money are given as prizes are not deemed professionals. Individuals whose primary activity is teaching a sport but who occasionally play for a minor amount of money are also not deemed professionals.
