I recently learned about the organization for senior games and competition. Events are varied and may competitive activities may include tennis, archery, swimming, golf, bocce, bowling, basketball, volleyball, shuffleboard, dominoes as well as track and field and there probably are more.
The Florida Sport Foundation www.flasports.com works with cities and recreation departments to host events that are sanctioned. Local events are a qualifying event for the Florida Senior Games State Championships in Dec. and winners from that event can compete in the 2013 National Senior GAmes scheduled for Cleveland.
People participating are of all ages and we had the opportunity to meet one of Florida's notable winners, Essie Faria who at age 77 is a 20 time gold medal winner.
This is a great opportunity for senior communities to launch their own competition and send winners to compete. The registration fees are nominal and can you imagine the publicity and goodwill a commuity's team could garner.
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