What is Granite State Senior Games (GSSG)?
Founded in 1988, GSSG is a not-for-profit (501c-3) all volunteer sports and fitness organization governed by a Board of Directors.
Granite State Senior Games, Inc. is the only organization in the State of New Hampshire to qualify Senior Athletes in the National Senior Games.
Our Mission
The mission of GSSG is to promote, organize & effectively develop physical challenges, as they relate to the 50+ population of the State of New Hampshire, undertake related activities benefiting the well being of senior adults as appropriate, and focusing on the development of active & healthy lifestyles.
The mission is accomplished by encouraging fitness and by providing athletic competition in a variety of sports, clinics and creative pursuits.
What Does GSSG Do?
GSSG holds annual State Games for athletes of all abilities, usually in August and over a two-week day period. There are 16 different competitive sports with over 50 events held at various venues in a central location.
2008 Scheduled Events
Archery - Sunday August 3, 2008
(10 am Richard Hanson Park, Albin Rd. Bow, NH)
- Compound Finger
- Compound Release
- Recurve
- Barebow Recurve
- Barebow Compound
Badminton - Sunday August 10
(10 am Concord Racquet Club, Concord, NH)
- Singles
- Doubles
- Mixed Doubles
Basketball - Saturday August 2
(9 am Community Center 140 Wakefield Street, Rochester, NH)
Bowling
- Ten-Pin Thu Aug 7 (3:30 pm Stadium Lanes, 216 Maple Street, Manchester, NH)
- Candlepin Fri Aug 8(1:30 pm Lakeside Lanes, 2171 Candia Road, Manchester, NH)
- Candlepin Fri Aug 8(1:30 pm Boutwell's Lanes, 152 North State Street
Concord, NH 03301)
Cycling - Sunday August 10
(9 am 5K/10KTime Trials & 10 am 20K/40K - East Industrial Park Dr, Manchester, NH)
- 5K Time Trial
- 10k Time Trial
- 20K Road Race
- 40K Road Race
Golf - Wednesday July 30
(9:00 am Shotgun Start @ Candia Woods Country Club, Candia, NH)
Horseshoes - Saturday August 9
(9 am Cercle National Club - 550 Rockland Ave, Manchester, NH)
Bullseye Pistols - Saturday August 2
(11 am Pioneer Sportsmen - Dunbarton, NH)
- Ninety Shot Match at 25 yard targets, .22 caliber only. Match consists of 9 stages
of 10 shots each. Participants should be familar with one handed target shooting. Proficiency
in safe handling and function of a conventional .22 rimfire target pistol or revolver is
essential.
Participants provide firearm, ammunition (minimum 100 rounds, standard velocity), safety glasses, and hearing
protection. Targets will be provided. NRA rules will govern. Range Safety Officer to determine eligibility
of firearms and participants.
Relay start time: 11 AM. Additional relays ( 1:00 PM & 3:00 PM) may be required dependent upon number of entries.
Notification will be provided only if your relay starts later than 11:00 AM. Rules will be explained prior to
each relay.
Contact: Richard Brown (603) 485-3945
RCBrown4@comcast.net
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Race Walk
- 5000 meters - Sunday August 3 (10:00 am Industrial Park Drive, Manchester, NH)
- 1500 meters - Sunday August 17 (11:30 am Livingston Park, Manchester, NH)
Racquetball - Saturday August 2
(9 am Executive Health and Sports Center - 1 Highlander Way, Manchester, NH)
Road Race (5K/10K) Sunday August 3
(9:00 am Industrial Park Drive, Manchester, NH)
Shuffleboard Thursday August 7
(8:30 am JFK Coliseum, Manchester, NH)
Swimming Saturday August 9
(1:30 pm Goffstown YMCA - 116 Goffstown Back Road, Goffstown, NH)
- Freestyle
- 50 yard
- 100 yard
- 200 yard
- 500 yard
- Backstroke
- 50 yard
- 100 yard
- 200 yard
- Breastroke
- Butterfly
- Individual Medley
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Table Tennis - Sunday August 10
(9 am Boys/Girls Club, Manchester, NH)
- Singles
- Doubles
- Mixed Doubles
Tennis
- Singles - Saturday August 2(8:30 am at the YMCA Allard Center, Goffstown, NH)
- Doubles - Sunday August 3 (8:30 am at the YMCA Allard Center, Goffstown, NH)
- Mixed Doubles - Saturday August 2 (12:30 pm at the YMCA Allard Center, Goffstown, NH)
- Track & Field - Sunday August 17
(Throwing
implements (shots, discus, javelin) will be certified prior to the start
of the meet)
(9 am Field Events, 10:30 am Track Events, Livingston Park, Manchester, NH)
- 50 meter
- 100 meter
- 200 meter
- 400 meter
- 800 meter
- 1500 meter
- Discus
- Shot Put
- Javelin
- Long Jump
- High Jump
- Pole Vault
- Triple Jump
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Who is Eligible to Participate in GSSG?
We are an "open state". All residents of New Hampshire plus residents of any other state are eligible to compete in the annual games. All sport competition is held separately for men and women in five-year age groups, starting at 50-54, 55-59, etc. up to 100+. To be eligible to compete in the Games you must be 50 by the end of the calendar year. This means you are eligible to participate in the GSSG if you are age 49, providing you turn 50 on or before December 31st.
What Does it Cost to Participate in GSSG?
There is a basic entry fee to compete in GSSG, one for NH residents and one slightly higher for out of state entrants. There is a separate fee for Golf.
What Else Should I Know About GSSG?
Anyone can become a Member or Partner with GSSG. A $20 Member will earn either a GSSG lapel pin or an attractive iron-on patch featuring the Old Man of the Mountain. A $40 partner will earn both of these.
How Does One Get Involved in GSSG?
For more information, and to have your name placed on the GSSG Newsletter mailing list, simply Email:
NHGSSG or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the address found on the top of the home page.
Why Should I Participate in GSSG?
For Fitness - be healthier and enjoy a high quality of life; look better, feel better, and live longer.
For Fellowship - meet new people, make new friends; do things with others who have similar interests.
For Fun - participate in organized fitness and competitive activities; fulfill the desire to renew participation in your favorite sports.
How Does GSSG Recognize Achievement?
Receive Awards - Gold, Silver, Bronze medals for lst, 2nd, & 3rd places
in each age bracket.
Who Qualifies for National Senior Games?
GSSG is a member of the National Senior Games Association, Baton Rouge, LA, which holds national competition every two years in the odd-numbered years. Each state's even-numbered year's games are qualifying events for the next year's nationals. In recent years an average of 40 NH athletes qualified
to compete in the national games - along with 12,000 other seniors from all 50 states, D.C., Canada and other countries. Sites of recent & future national games: '95 San Antonio, TX; '97 Tucson, AZ; '99 Orlando, FL; '01 Baton Rouge, LA; '03 Virginia Beach, VA; '05 Pittsburgh, PA.
'07 Louisville, KY. 2009 Games will be in the San Francisco Bay area, and 2011 games in Houston, TX.
Click on the National Senior Games Association logo for the NSGA web site.
GSSG’s games are a qualifying event for the National Senior Games. All first, second and third finishers in each age bracket will qualify for that event,
except: tennis & cycling only 1st & 2nd will qualify; golfers must qualify by score; horseshoe doubles is not a qualifying event; in basketball
only top 2 teams qualify. Pistols is not a qualifying event. Since NH is an “open state” the “Qualifying Down” rules comes into play; if any of the top 3
spots are taken by a non-NH resident, the top 3 NH residents will qualify.
Directions
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For ALL events check-in at the event site.
Archery - Richard Hanson Park, Albin Rd, Bow, NH. Take I-93 to I-89N. Take exit 2, Clinton St. At end of ramp, turn
left. At top of hill, take first left onto Silk Farm Rd. This road becomes Albin Rd. Richard Hanson Park is on your right once you enter Bow town line.
Go to 2nd entrance (do not enter where sign is, continue on Albin Rd to next entrance on your right).
Badminton - Concord Racquet Club, Concord, NH. - From I-93 North or South, exit at Exit 13. Travel South on Rte 3 approximately
1 mile. Turn right at "Dunkin Donuts" to the venue.
Chateau Restaurant 201 Hanover St, Manchester, 03104 - (603) 627-2677 - I-93N take Exit 6 Candia St. Hanover St.
exit. At end of ramp go straight threw light.
At next light turn left onto Hanover St. Approx. a mile and a half, Chateau Restaurant will be on left just after Union St.
I-93S take exit 9 Hanover St. At the end of the ramp turn right onto Hanover St. Approx. a mile and a half, the Chateau
Restaurant will be on your left after Union St.
Road Race, Cycling, and 5K Race Walk - Industrial Park Drive, Manchester - From I-93 North or South, exit at Exit 6 and head East on Candia Road for about 1/4 mile. Turn right onto Industrial Park Drive and follow GSSG signs.
Basketball - Community Center 140 Wakefield Street, Rochester NH - SPAULDING TURNPIKE: Take exit 12 onto Rt. 125 North into Rochester. At 8th traffic light (after passing Cleary Cleaners and KFC along the way) at the end of Rt. 125 turn right onto Wakefield St.. (Spaulding High School in front). After McDonald’s take next left onto Community Center St..
The Rochester Community Center will be on your right. Parking is available all around the Community Center.
Note to Team Captains - Call 603-622-9041 for Roster Sheet.
Bowling - Lakeside Lanes 2171 Candia Road Manchester, NH 03109 (603)627-7722 Click here for
Lakeside Lanes directions.
Bowling - Stadium Lanes - Take Route 293N and Exit 4.
Turn RIGHT onto DANIEL WEBSTER HWY/QUEEN CITY AVE/NH-3A. Continue to follow
QUEEN CITY AVE. straight through onto CILLEY RD. Turn LEFT onto
MAPLE ST/NH-28 N. Stadium Lanes is six blocks up at 216 Maple Street,
Manchester, NH.
Bowling - Boutwell's Lanes 152 North State Street Concord, NH 03301 (603)224-0941 Click here for
Boutwell's Lanes directions.
Golf - Candia Woods Country Club, Candia, NH. www.candiawoods.com.
From Interstate 93 (north or south):
Take exit 7 - 101 east. Follow Route 101 to exit 3, the Candia/Deerfield exit.
Proceed to end of ramp to a 'Stop' sign. Go straight at 'Stop' sign. Drive 1/4
of a mile to another 'Stop' sign. Turn right onto South Road. Candia Woods will
be approximately 1/2 mile on the left. From the Seacoast: Take
Route 101 West. Follow Route 101 to exit 3, the Candia/Deerfield exit. Proceed
to end of ramp to 'Stop' sign. You must turn right. Go to three way
intersection. Go straight at 'Stop' sign. Drive 1/4 of a mile to another 'Stop'
sign. Turn right onto South Road. Candia Woods will be approximately 1/2 mile on
the left. Please sign-in by 7:30am as
t-times will start promptly at 9:15 am!
Horseshoes - Cercle National Club - 550 Rockland Ave, Manchester, NH
03102. Take route 93 North to route 101 West (towards Bedford) travel 5.6 miles to the intersection of route 101 West and 114 North.
Go straight on 114 North four more sets of lights (3.7 miles) to the intersection of 114 North and 114A (Mast Road). Take a right on to Mast Road go 1.8 miles and take right onto Rockland Ave (Kings Bowling Lanes will be on your left.
Cercle National is immediately on the right.
Pistol Shooting - Pioneer Sportsmen - Dunbarton, NH (603) 774-4462 Rain or Shine. Shooters will score and paste targets. Current NRA Conventional Rules Shall Govern
Click here for directions to Pioneer Sportsmen
Racquetball - Executive Health and Sports Center - 1 Highlander Way, Manchester, NH Click here for
directions.
Shuffleboard - JFK Coliseum, Manchester, NH. FROM THE NORTH:
Take I-93 South to exit 8 (Bridge St.). Stay on Bridge Street for 1 mile and
take a left onto Beech Street. The Arena will be directly on your left about a
half of a mile down Beech Street. FROM THE SOUTH: Take I-93 North to exit
8 (Bridge St.). Stay on Bridge Street for 1 mile and take a left onto Beech
Street. The Arena will be directly on your left about a half of a mile down
Beech Street.
Swimming - Goffstown YMCA - 116 Goffstown Back Road. From all directions: Interstate 293 to exit #6, for Amoskeag Bridge/Manchester. Proceed around an oval rotary following the signs for Goffstown Road, also known as Goffstown Back Road. Take Goffstown Road for approximately 4 miles. The Allard Center will be on your left.
Table Tennis - Boys/Girls Club. Click here for
directions.
Tennis Indoors at the YMCA Allard Center Goffstown. See Swimming directions.
Track & Field - Livingston Park - From I-93-exit 9S--1/2 mile south on the right.
Registration Fees
A $15 "early bird" fee is available
for New Hampshire
residents, and a $25 "early bird" fee is available for non-residents. "Early bird" applications must be postmarked before
June 20, 2008. Registration before July 24th is $25 for New Hampshire
residents, and $35 for non-residents. After July 25th there is an
additional $5 late fee. The registration fee includes entry into all competitive
events, a GSSG commerative t-shirt & games program book. There is an additional
$30 fee for Golf. No Refunds for no shows. Events will start on time. Please avoid conflicts when selecting your events.
Please register early. Do not wait and be shut out of an event.
This year’s Athlete Social is Friday Night, August 8, 2008, 6 to 8 PM, at The Chateau Restaurant at Hanover Union Street in
downtown Manchester. There will be a buffet, fun, fellowship and entertainment. The Social is FREE, BUT tell us on the registration form (Yes, or NO)
that you will be there so we can plan seating and food accordingly.
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Please Support Our GSSG Sponsors
- Anheuser Bush
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- QUIRK Chev/Buick/ Hummer
- Hillcrest Terrace Retirement Community
- Merchantsauto.com
- St Mary's Bank
- The Birches at Concord
- The Common Man
(This site last updated on March 20, 2008)
