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Email *

First Name *

Last Name *

Phone *

please provide mobile phone, if available

Name of proposed sport *

Would this be in the Winter Games or Summer Games? *

Winter

Summer

Either

Brief description of proposed sport *

What is the current status of your sport in Massachusetts (health of sport, growth/decline, popular trends, etc.) *

Estimated number of athletes participating in Massachusetts *

Estimated number of teams (if applicable) competing in Massachusetts

Does your sport have a season? (mark all that apply) *

Spring

Summer

Fall

Winter

Year round

Is participation evenly distributed throughout Massachusetts or are there certain regions with greater participation in state than others? List areas. *

Does this sport have a national governing body? *

Yes

No

If yes, please list contact information *

Are there major organizations in this sport in Massachusetts? If so, list organizations and contacts *

Please note the strongest participation age groups for your sport (mark all that apply) *

Middle School

High School

College

Open (adult)

Masters

Proposed competition format and rules (attach materials if necessary)

Please enter potential divisions & age groups *

What is an average entry fee cost for your sport? *

For this fee what is the customary number of events an athlete can compete in? *

For this fee what do athletes customarily receive (t-shirts, awards, uniforms, etc.)? *

Sanctioning Questions

Is membership to an NGB or affiliated organization required in order to compete in this event? *

Yes

No

Could both sanctioned and open competition be offered? *

Yes

No

Cost to sanction event *

Can the sanction fee be waived? *

Yes

No

Unsure

N/A

Please list the sanctioning requirements *

Advantages to sanctioning event (ex. Athletes earn points, inclusion in calendar of events, etc.): *

Facility Questions

Facility requirements to host event (size, space/court/field requirements) *

Recommended facilities in Massachusetts to host event *

Equipment required to host event *

Estimated equipment costs *

Does event host provide all equipment or do competitors provide their own equipment *

If applicable how and where will equipment be obtained and returned? *

Every sport included in the bay state games is governed by volunteer officials. No referee, judge or officials is paid in any bay state games sport to work a game. Sports whose officials are not willing to volunteer cannot be included in the bay state games.

Based on the proposed event how many officials would be needed? *

How many games/contests are normally done by an official in one day? *

Who are the key officials contacts for your sport in Massachusetts? *

What is an estimated number of officials available in Massachusetts to officiate the competition outlined in this proposal *

In addition to game officials, what volunteers are needed for your sport? *

Please list resources for volunteers for your sport *

List dates and sites of well-established state, regional and national events that should be avoided when scheduling for your sport *

Please list resources available to the Bay State Games through state or national organizations (ex. Sport coordinators, officials, volunteers, equipment, venues, promotion in newsletters, inclusion of state games materials in mailings, web site, email, etc.). *

Please list common methods of informing athletes in your sport about upcoming events (list websites, publications, mailing lists, other events, etc.) *