1. Teams:
Once the Celebration Community Games
staff has established teams, those teams are final.
Requests made in a timely fashion prior to the
registration deadline will be considered during team
selection process. Every effort will be made by the
event directors to ensure balanced teams. Entrants
must be of the age of 14 years or older.
2. Residency:
Participants must be able to provide
proof of residency in Celebration in order to
compete in the Celebration Community Games.
3. Professional Athletes:
Professional athletes shall not be
able to compete in the Celebration Community Games
in the sport in which they are or were a
professional until 10 years after the date they last
competed as a professional. They may compete in
other sports in which they have not competed
professionally.
4. Uniforms:
Team shirts will be provided at
registration and are to be worn as uniforms for the
entirety of the competition. Captains will be
pre-selecting the color of the shirt prior to the
event to represent the different villages.
Proper sporting attire is required
for the events in which you enter; participants not
in proper uniform shirt and attire can be
disqualified from the competition by the event
chair. Special circumstances should be taken up with
the event chair prior to registration and will be
considered on a case-bycase basis.
5. Protest Policy:
Any person desiring to make a
protest with regard to any aspect of a sport
competition at the Celebration Community Games shall
make a protest to the Event Director of the sport in
question. Initial protests may be oral or written.
If an oral protest is denied, a written protest may
be subsequently be submitted to the Event Director
provided it is done within thirty (30) minutes of
the conclusion of the game, match, heat or event
under protest. If a written protest is submitted,
the Event Director will evaluate the protest and
render a decision. All decisions by the Event
Director are final.
6. Required Credentials:
Any player unable to provide the
required credentials on the playing field shall be
declared ineligible to compete until he/she can
produce them. A manager may request verification of
a player’s eligibility. Should a player play and
fail to furnish satisfactory proof prior to the end
of the tournament, his/her team will forfeit all
games in the event in which the player participated.
A valid and official picture ID will serve as
acceptable credentials.
7. Code of Conduct:
Participation in the Celebration
Community Games as a player, coach or spectator is a
privilege to be attained by meeting the standards of
good sportsmanship and appropriate conduct in this
rule and in the rules governing each individual
sport.
The Celebration Community Games
staff reserves the right to disqualify any player,
coach or spectator from further participation or
attendance in the Celebration Community Games for
inappropriate conduct including but not limited to
the following:
• Physical or verbal assaults or
threats
• Unsportsmanlike or disorderly behavior
• Improper use of alcohol and/or drugs
• Destruction of property
• False representation of age, residency or
eligibility
Athletes and coaches are responsible
for knowing, understanding and following the rules,
policies, and code of conduct for their sport. Any
player, coach, or team ejected from a sporting
contest shall, as a minimum, be ineligible to
participate or attend the next contest for that
sport. Violent acts may result in charges being
brought against the individual(s). A complaint by a
games athlete, coach, volunteer or official must be
addressed to the Event Director of that particular
sport.
