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South Carolina Senior Sports Classic 2014

South Carolina Senior Sports Classic 2014. Promoting healthy, active, lifestyles for ages 50 and up across South Carolina!. SCSSC is 29 years old ! 501c3 non profit organization Sanctioned through the National Senior Games Association. Mission :

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South Carolina Senior Sports Classic 2014

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  1. South CarolinaSenior Sports Classic2014 Promoting healthy, active, lifestyles for ages 50 and up across South Carolina!

  2. SCSSC is 29 years old! 501c3 non profit organization Sanctioned through the National Senior Games Association. Mission: To provide a quality recreation experience for adults ages 50 years and up and encourage a healthy lifestyle, to maintain and improve health, wellness and fitness. To provide competitive athletic and recreational experiences that focus attention on regular exercise. To provide social activities for 50+ adults across South Carolina. Vision: It is the vision of the SCSSC to have every S.C. senior embrace the opportunity to create and maintain a physically, emotionally and spiritually healthy lifestyle. The Purpose of the SCSSC are: To maintain and improve the health and wellness of S.C.’s older adults. To provide competitive athletic experiences that focus attention on the importance of regular exercise in every individual’s personal plan of health. To provide an opportunity for socializing for older adults across the state. To improve the quality and quantity of senior programs at the local level by providing an opportunity for community groups to work toward a common goal. To enhance the quality of life for South Carolina’s Senior Adults. FACT: There are 77 million U.S. citizens over the age of 50 in America. Someone will turn 50 every 7 seconds for the next 6 years!

  3. SCSSC History The Seniors Games in South Carolina began in 1985. Fulton Hines, former Harlem Globetrotter and current lifetime member of the SCSSC (deceased) walked into the Recreation Department of the City of Florence to inquire about Senior Athletic Programming in the area. He had just returned from an invitational sports festival in St. Louis and he wanted to know if S.C. had a similar event. The Recreation Director at that time, Debbie Wall researched senior athletics around the state and had to tell Mr. Hines that there were no similar programs. But right then and there the seed was planted for a program that would become one of the best in the country. What started as a one day event for 50, 60 and 70 year olds in the Florence area has blossomed into over 3,000, 50-100 year olds enjoying 20 Local Games and a 4 day State Games Celebration in May. For the past two decades, the State Games have been held on the beautiful campus of Francis Marion University. In addition to local and state events, SCSSC is the official representative of the NSGA (National Senior Games Association) which is an affiliate of the US Olympic Committee. Every other year, South Carolina qualifies 200-300 elite athletes for National Senior Games where 12,000-15,000 competitors from across the USA go for the gold. The next NSGA will be held July, 2015 in Minneapolis/St. Paul. “Aging is not lost youth, but a new stage of strength and opportunity” ……….Betty Friedan

  4. “No matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everybody on the couch.” “None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.” Henry David Thoreau “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream another dream.” C.S. Lewis “I am gonna make the rest of my life the best of my life.”

  5. The SCSSC offers the following official events. You must offer at least 9 of these events in order to be sanctioned through the SCSSC at your local games. • Golf • Tennis (Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles) • Bowling (Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles) Bocce Ball • Triathlon • Racquetball (Singles, Doubles) • 5-K Run • Horseshoes • Table Tennis 1 Mile Cycling • 5-K Cycling • Badminton (Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles) • Team Softball • 10-K Cycling • Pickleball(Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles) • Archery • Swimming 50, 100, 200, 500 Freestyle 50, 100 Butterfly 50, 100, 200 Breaststroke 50, 100, 200 Backstroke 100, 200 Individual Medley • 5-K Racewalk • 1500M Racewalk • Track & Field Discus, Javelin, Shot Put, Long Jump, High Jump, Triple Jump, 50M Dash, 100M Dash, 200M Dash, 400M Dash, 800M Dash, 1500M Run Basketball Free Throw Spot Shooting • 3 on 3 Basketball • Volleyball Disc Golf Softball Throw Spin Casting Pocket Billiards Bulleted events are National Senior Games events.

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