Information

An athlete’s competition age is based on his or her age on December 31st of the  year in which they compete. Please see minimum age for each sport in our state games, in the AGE CATEGORIES section below.

Only athletes age 50+ may qualify for the National Senior Games.  Last year's games served as the qualifier for the 2023 National Senior Games to be held July 7^th - 18^th in Pittsburg, PA.

The first four place finishers in each age group of all individual sports (except Tennis, which is only top three) qualify for the National Games. Since New Hampshire is an Open State allowing out of state athletes to participate, in addition to the top four place, the top four in-state athletes also qualify, even if they were not in the top four overall places.

For team sport Basketball, the top three places in each age group qualify.

REGISTRATION FEES

Fees for individual and team sports are the following:

There is a separate single fee for each sport.

We are pleased to partner with the Maine Senior Games to offer Cycling and Road Races.  Please check our Cycling and Road Races  on our sport pages for details and registration information.

Also, Vermont Senior Games is partnering with us for Racquetball. VT athletes please register for our NH Senior Games, and your results will be given to the VTSG organization.

Registration and sport fees must be paid in full at the time of online registration through a credit card.  Team captains are responsible to pay the team fee at the time of online registration.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE

The deadline to register online for most sports is one (1) week prior to the event. Some sports and events offer same day registration. Please check their sport pages for details.

AGE DIVISION

Age division is determined by your age as of December 31st of the year of competition. Partner age groups will be determined by the age of the youngest partner. Team age group is determined by the age of the youngest team member.

The following age divisions will apply to both men and women for all individual, doubles and relay competitions: 50- 54; 55-59; 60-64; 65-69; 70-74; 75-79; 80-84; 85-89; 90-94; 95-99; and 100+.

All team sports are divided into the following divisions for both men and women: 50+; 55+; 60+; 65+, 70+, and 75+. In addition, 3-on-3 Basketball shall have an 80+ and 85+ age division, and Volleyball (indoor) shall have an 80+ age division.

If age brackets are combined, qualification will still be by five-year age brackets. Medals will only be awarded to the combined age group.

35+ Cornhole, Power Walk 1500, Race Walk 1500, and Track & Field  have a minimum age of 35yrs.

40+ Archery, Badminton, Bowling 10-Pin, Disc Golf, Powerlifting, Racquetball, and Swimming have a minimum age of 40yrs.

45+ Cycling, Road Race, and Table Tennis have a minimum age of 45yrs.

50+ Basketball, Candlepin Bowling, Golf, Pickleball, Shuffleboard, and Tennis have a minimum age of 50yrs.

Note: You might qualify in state games in one age group, but the following year competing in the national games, you could be in the next age group. It's your age as of December 31st of the year in which you're currently competing, that applies to that competition.

PROOF OF AGE

All athletes may be required to show proof of age during the New Hampshire Senior Games. Any athlete unable to prove of age will be disqualified. Any team with a rostered individual who is not of minimum age, or whose age as listed on the roster is incorrect and causes the team to play in the wrong age division, will be disqualified.

QUALIFICATION

In most sports, the top four places in each age divisions qualify. In Golf, only the first place finisher qualifies, or if you achieve the minimum performance standard.

In Basketball, top three teams qualify but everyone in the 80+ and 85+ age divisions qualify.

New Hampshire an open state, meaning out-of-state athletes can compete and qualify in the New Hampshire Senior Games.

RULES and DECISIONS

All events will be conducted in accordance with both the NH Senior Games Official Rules and the 2021 National Senior Games Association (NSGA) Rules. Sanctioned events will be conducted in accordance with the rules of that sanctioning body, except where superseded by NHSG or NSGA rules. The tournament director/match director/meet director is the final authority for rules and interpretations.

CONFIRMATION OF ENTRY

For registration received online through Fusesport, the official registration for NHSG, a confirmation will be emailed to you. If you have not received your confirmation within 1 hour of registration, please contact us at registration@nhseniorgames.org. Paper entries will not receive a confirmation; your only confirmation will be your cancelled check.

SPORTS EQUIPMENT

Participants are required to provide their own equipment, except as specified per their sport.

INCLEMENT WEATHER/UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES

The NH Senior Games reserves the right to cancel any event due to insufficient registration, weather, or events beyond their control. In the event of venue change or event cancellation, the information will be posted online and every effort will be made to contact registrants prior to the start of the games. Outdoor sports will have a required safety delay if lightning or thunder occurs.

PHYSICAL CONDITION

It is recommended that participants confer with their personal physician prior to this competition. It is also recommended that participants prepare for competition and train accordingly.

NUMBER OF SPORTS/EVENTS ALLOWED

As long as events are not held at conflicting times, you may enter as many events as you desire. Scheduling cannot always be done to accommodate other events. You must be a member of a team to enter the team events. Swimming has a limit of six (5) events.

DOUBLES EVENTS

Participants must have a partner to enter doubles events. Athletes may compete with only one partner per event. Doubles teams with one New Hampshire resident and one-out-of-state resident will be considered an out-of-state team. When registering online, you must spell your partner’s name and email correctly. If this is not done correctly the system will not match you with your partner or send them an email inviting them to be your partner.

TEAM SPORTS

Team Captains are responsible for submitting the team roster and team fee of $250 for Basketball.

The team captain will need to input email addresses for all team members so they will receive an invitation from the Fusesport registration system.

Each player must visit the Fusesport registration system to complete their personal registration. There is no additional registration fee for team players unless they decide to compete in another sport in which they will pay an sport fee.

Basketball team rosters shall be limited to ten (10) persons, including non-playing coaches, non-playing captains, and non-playing bench personnel. Athletes may compete with only one team per sport.

Teams with at least 51% of their members not residing in the State of New Hampshire will be considered an out-of-state team for qualifying purposes. Teams must comply with the NHSG rules for maximum number of out-of-state players.

The captain will declare the state represented for teams with players from multiple states. If the captain does not declare, the captain's state of residence will be used as the represented state, unless the team does not qualify to be representative of the captain’s state, in which case the state first represented by the majority of other players will be the designated state.

ADDITIONAL REGISTRATIONS

You may register more than one athlete during a single Fusesport login session. Once you have registered, you may update your registration by adding more sports or events. You may not delete any sports or events or change your partner’s name.

If you update or want to review your registration, you will only need your registration confirmation number from Fusesport and your last name; you will not need your email address to login.

If you need registration assistance, please email registration@nhseniorgames.org.

New Hampshire Senior Games Contact Information

Phone: 603-488-0229

Email: info@nhseniorgames.org

Mailing Address:
    Granite State Senior Games, Inc.
    497 Hooksett Road, Unit 252
    Manchester, NH 03104-2632

FEES

REGISTRATION AND SPORT FEES must be paid in full at the time of online registration using a credit card. It is the responsibility of the team captain to pay the team registration fee at the time of the online registration of that team. Individual team members will then subsequently register for that team, and will not pay a fee for that team sport.

The Team registration fee covers all those participating on that team in Basketball and Volleyball. The team captain pays the single Team registration fee. Team members registering ONLY for that team sport do not pay any additional fee. However, team members who participate in ANY additional sports, must pay the individual registration fees for those sports.

REFUNDS

Sorry, no refunds, period. If you have questions, please email us at registration@nhseniorgames.org.

MEDALS

Medals will be awarded to first, second, and third place finalists at the end of each event, each day. If age groups are combined, a single set of three medals will be awarded to the combined group. Medals will not be mailed.

RESULTS

Results will be posted at each sport location. Results will be posted online at the conclusion of the games.