2010 Empire State Games

Masters Volleyball

Men & Women

Eligibility:
1. Participants must be residents of New York State.
2. Participants must have reached their designated age group as of July 24, 2010.
3. Participants must attend the regional masters tryout and be selected to a team.
For more specific details read the Masters Eligibility Rules.

Fee: $10.00 Non-Refundable tryout registration fee
An additional $30 will be collected from each player who is named to the finals roster.  (The additional $30 fee will be collected by Coach after the team has been selected.)

Competition Format:
- Three Masters Divisions: Women 30+, Men 35+, Men 45+
- Maximum of six teams, per division.
     The top team from each division for both men and women per region is reserved a position in the competition. Additional 'At Large' teams for each age group may be accepted based upon the total numbers of regional teams participating in each division.

Entries: You may register online until 24 hours prior to the date of the tryout, or you may simply go to the tryout site (walkup entry) and signup on the day of the tryout. It is strongly recommended that you register online prior to the tryout.

Rosters: Are limited to 12 players per team and up to 4 alternates. Any roster changes must be submitted in writing and received at the ESG Masters Office no later than 1:00pm on Friday, July 16, 2010. Fees may be transferred to cover alternate players, whose name(s) must be included on the originally submitted roster, no refunds will be granted.

Competition Schedule: Saturday, July 24, 2010; Buffalo Niagara Court Center, West Seneca, NY

Tryouts: Tryouts will be conducted in each region to determine who will qualify for that team. Tryout dates/times and contacts are listed below.

Regional Tryout Schedules:
(note - check back for additions and updates to the tryout schedules - additions/changes in RED)
Region Tryout Date (s) Time Site Contact
Adirondack (M) TBA TBA TBA  
Adirondack (W) TBA TBA TBA  
Hudson Valley (M) 35+, 45+ TBA TBA TBA  
Hudson Valley (W) TBA TBA TBA  
Long Island (M) 35+ TBA TBA TBA  
Long Island (M) 45+ TBA TBA TBA  
Long Island (W) TBA TBA TBA  
New York City (M) 45+ TBA TBA TBA
New York City (W) TBA TBA TBA  
Central (M) TBA TBA TBA  
Central (W) TBA TBA TBA  
Western (M) 35+, 45+ TBA TBA TBA  
Western (W) TBA TBA TBA  

For information on the new tryout registration process, please visit the How to Register page.

Empire State Games Regions: Listed below are the regions of the Games and the counties which make up the region.  Athletes tryout in the region in which they reside.

ADIRONDACK REGION: Counties of: Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schoharie, Schenectady, St. Lawrence, Rensselaer, Warren, and Washington.
If your legal residence  is in one of these counties, you are a member of the Adirondack Region.

CENTRAL REGION: Counties of: Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego, Schuyler, Tioga, and Tompkins.
If your legal residence  is in one of these counties, you are a member of the Central Region.

HUDSON VALLEY REGION: Counties of: Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester.
If your legal residence  is in one of these counties, you are a member of the Hudson Valley Region.

LONG ISLAND REGION: Counties of: Nassau, and Suffolk.
If your legal residence  is in one of these counties, you are a member of the Long Island Region.

NEW YORK CITY REGION: Counties (or boroughs) of: Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Queens, and Richmond (Staten Island).
If your legal residence  is in one of these counties/boroughs, you are a member of the New York City Region.

WESTERN REGION: Counties of: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates.
If your legal residence  is in one of these counties, you are a member of the Western Region.