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How to Become a Florida Senior Athlete and Live Life to the Fullest
Presented by: Nick GandyFlorida Sports Foundation
101 North Monroe Street, Suite 1000, Tallahassee, FL, 32301
850-322-3404 or [email protected]
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The Florida Senior Games allows participants, age 50 and over, the opportunity to become a more fit and healthy person
through athletic competition.
Besides the fitness opportunity, senior athletes are able to spend time with others on the field of play and create a new
social network and friends.
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Archery
Badminton
Bag Toss
Basketball 3-on-3
Basketball Shooting
Bid Whist
Bowling
Cycling
Dominos
Golf
Pickleball
Powerlifting
Power Walk
Race Walk
Racquetball
Road Race – 5K
Shuffleboard
Softball
Swimming
Table Tennis
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball
The Florida Senior Games offers 22 sports and events with a wide range of talents and skills.
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Focus and AccuracyArchery, Bag Toss, Basketball Shooting, Bid Whist, Bowling,
Dominos, Golf, Shuffleboard
StaminaCycling, Power Walk, Race Walk, Road Race, Swimming, Track and
Field
Racquet SportsBadminton, Pickleball, Racquetball, Table Tennis, Tennis
StrengthPowerlifting, Track and Field
Team Sports3-on-3 Basketball, Team Bowling, Softball, Volleyball
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Be a more fit and healthy person through athletic competition.
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How prospective senior athletes can find one of the 21 local senior games in their area and try something new that will
lead to a rewarding experience.
January – AprilGulf Coast Games for LifeSarasota
Heartland Senior GamesAvon Park
Lee County Senior GamesFt. Myers
Good Life Games of Pinellas County, Clearwater
Delray Beach Senior Games
Polk Senior GamesBartow
Charlotte County Fit For Life Senior GamesEnglewood
Capital City Senior GamesTallahassee, FL 32301
Port Orange Senior GamesPort Orange, FL 32129
Lake Senior GamesClermont, FL 34712
The Villages Senior GamesThe Villages, FL 32159
September – NovemberPensacola Senior Games
Gainesville Senior Games
Palm Coast & the Flagler Beaches Senior Games
Jacksonville Senior Games
Broward Senior GamesFort Lauderdale
Tampa Bay Active Life GamesTampa
Ormond Beach Senior Games
Martin County Senior GamesStuart
Cutler Bay Senior Games
Village of Pinecrest Senior Games
Golden Age GamesSanford
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1992-94 Bradenton
1995-96 /1999-2000 Kissimmee/St. Cloud
1997-98 Sarasota
2001-02 / 2011-12 Polk County
2003-05 The Villages
2006-10 / 2013-14 Lee County
2015-18 Clearwater/Pinellas County
2019-20 Greater Fort Lauderdale Area.
over 50,000 athletes since 1992
Florida Senior Games Locations 1992-2020
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2019 Albuquerque, New Mexico
2017 Birmingham, Alabama
2015 Minneapolis, Minnesota
2013 Cleveland, Ohio
2011 Houston, Texas
2009 San Francisco Bay Area
2007 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2005 Louisville, Kentucky
2003 Hampton Roads, Virginia
2001 Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Recent National Senior Games Locations
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Connect with others socially on the field of play.
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Have the opportunity to travel to other sites and compete with friends and
make new friends.
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Athletes of the Year
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The Florida Senior Games events are always in need of volunteers.
That opportunity provides the same experience which may lead to eventual
competition.
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For more information
www.floridaseniorgames.com
850-577-7200
Nick [email protected]
