Location and Schedule
August 25, 2024
Hard Rock Stadium
Daily Schedule
Sunday, August 25
Men’s & Women’s Doubles
8:00 a.m.: Men’s Doubles 3.0 & 3.5
Women’s Doubles 3.0 & 3.5
10:30 a.m.: Men’s Doubles 4.0
11:00 a.m.: Women’s Doubles 4.0
12:30 p.m.: Men’s Doubles 4.5
Women’s Doubles 4.5
All players need to check in at the desk 40 minutes before start time.
The format is 2/3 sets for all matches in winners bracket and games to 15 for consolation bracket.
If your group is playing a Round Robin, all games will be 2/3 sets.
Entrant Divisions
Men’s and Women’s Doubles (Age/Skill Groups)
3.0: 19+, 35+, 50+, 60+
3.5: 19+, 35+, 50+, 60+
4.0: 19+, 35+, 50+, 60+
4.5: 19+, 35+, 50+, 60+
Florida Senior Games Qualifying Rules
This event is a qualifier for the Florida Senior Games. Please visit FloridaSeniorGames.com for more information. The top five finishers in each age group qualify for the 2024 Florida Senior Games, in December, in Florida’s Sports Coast/Pasco County. Athletes who qualify in one event can compete in all three Florida Senior Games events.
Entry Requirements and Fees
1. Pickleball entry fee is $70 per team.
2. All entries must be received by Monday, August 19. Late entries may be accepted at the discretion of the Event Director. Athletes registering after the registration deadline may be subject to a $15 late fee. NO REFUNDS
3. The age division of competition for doubles will be determined by the younger age of the two partners as of December 31 of the competition year.
4. Competitors must bring their own paddles. Pickleballs will be provided.
5. Franklin X balls will be used during competition.
Sport Rules
1. All matches will be conducted in accordance with USA Pickleball Association (USAPA)/International Federation of Pickleball (IFP) rules found online at www.usapa.org, except as modified.
2. A coin flip will determine first choice of service or side. If the winner chooses to serve or receive, the loser picks starting side. If the winner chooses starting side, the loser chooses to serve or receive. Sides and initial service will be switched upon completion of each game. Sides will be switched in a third game (if the match is 2 out of 3 games) after the first team reaches a score of 6 points. Serve remains with the player holding serve.
3. All questionable calls must be resolved in favor of the opponent.
4. Served balls clearing the non-volley zone and landing on any service court line except the non-volley zone line are good.
5. Balls in play landing on any side or back court line are good.
6. All serves must be made underhand at or below the servers waist (i.e. contact with the ball must be made at or below the server’s waist). Underhand is defined as the paddle head shall be below the hand when striking the ball.
7. Players will be responsible for calling their own lines up until at least the final match in each age class. Line officials may be provided for the final match in each age class at the discretion of the Event Director.
8. When net systems have a horizontal bar that may include a center base: If the ball hits the horizontal bar or the center base before going over the net, it is a fault. If the ball goes over the net and then hits the horizontal bar, IT IS A LET AND MUST BE REPLAYED. If the ball goes over the net and then hits center base or the ball gets caught between the net and the horizontal bar before touching the court, it is a let and must be replayed.
9. All matches will be played outdoors.
10. Format changes are at the discretion of the Event Director.
Hotel Information
Registration
CLICK HERE to Register.
FSF Staff Contact
OJ Hill
State Director
Andy Rubenstein
(954) 439-2900 or andyacr@aol.com