Sarasota News Leader
January 17, 2014
Page 78
REGISTRATION UNDER WAY FOR GULF COAST SENIOR GAMES
Registration for the 25th Annual Gulf Coast
Senior Games will continue through Friday,
Jan. 31, Sarasota County is reminding the
public.
To become a Gulf Coast Senior Games competitor, register online at www.mymanatee.
org/parks or fill out and send in the official
entry form to Gulf Coast Senior Games, 5502
The games will take place Feb. 18-23 at venues 33rd Ave. Drive West, Bradenton, FL 34209.
throughout Sarasota and Manatee counties, Registration booklets are available at any
which partner yearly to host the event, a news Sarasota County recreation center or library,
the release notes.
release says.
The games are designed to promote and
maintain health and wellness and to enhance
the quality of life for the counties' residents
who are over 50 years old, said Scott Jalwan,
Sarasota County Parks and Recreation
Department event coordinator, in the release.
The $12 entry fee entitles each participant to
a T-shirt. An additional fee of $3 per event is
required to compete, the release adds. Some
events such as archery, bowling, golf, swimming and tennis necessitate payment of a
facility fee as well.
Among the competition offered at this year's
Senior Games will be archery, basketball
shooting, bocce, bowling, cribbage, cycling,
golf, horseshoes, pickleball, racquetball, a
5-kilometer road race, shuffleboard, swimming, table tennis, tennis and track and field.
For a complete listing of events and times,
visit www.scgov.net/parksandrecreation.
The Gulf Coast Senior Games is a local qualifier for the 2014 Florida Senior Games State
Championships, which will be held in Lee
County Dec. 6-14, 2014.
For more information, contact the Sarasota
County Call Center at 861-5000 and ask about
the Gulf Coast Senior Games.
Table tennis is just one of the many events of the Gulf Coast Senior Games that are scheduled for Feb.
18-23. Photo courtesy Sarasota County
