Do you love sports, fitness and an active lifestyle? Want to be challenged and inspired by friends and neighbors who are committed to staying healthy and strong as they age?
Then "Find Your Game" as a participant in the fifth annual Palm Coast & the Flagler Beaches Senior Games. The title sponsor for this year's Senior Games is Florida Hospital Flagler.
Adults age 50 and over can sign up now for the 2018 Palm Coast & the Flagler Beaches Senior Games — offering competition in 11 sports and activities — scheduled for Sept. 7 through 23, according to a city media release.
“The games are meant for all athletes of every skill level, whether you were an athlete growing up in high school or college or if you became an athlete after,” Alex Boyer, the city's parks and recreation director, said in the release. “We want to empower your inner athlete and create a fun, social, competitive environment.”
This year’s sanctioned events include archery, horseshoes, pickleball, tennis, golf and tai chi. Non-sanctioned events include ballroom dancing, sailboat racing, cornhole, bridge and cribbage.
Men and women compete against other athletes and participants of the same gender and age group. Registration is $15 and includes a T-shirt and participation in one sports event; participation in each additional sports event is $15. Competition is offered in 11 different age categories for sanctioned events and three different age categories for non-sanctioned events.
More information is available at palmcoastgov.com/seniorgames or register directly at palmcoastgov.com/register. Athletes may also register in person at the Palm Coast Community Center, 305 Palm Coast Parkway NE.
The Palm Coast & the Flagler Beaches Senior Games are sanctioned by the Florida Sports Foundation and serve as a local qualifying event for the Florida Senior Games State Championships in six sanctioned sports: archery, horseshoes, pickleball, tennis, golf and tai chi.
For more information, call 386-986-2323.