Racquetball Tournament 2/13/2013 - 2/17/2013
2013 USAR 46TH NATIONAL DOUBLES-Presented by Penn/CoSponsor GearBox
Arizona State University - Tempe, AZ USA

Event Description:
The US National Doubles is for amatuers and is also a US Team Selection event. If you need a partner, let us know.

Registration Deadline(s):
Please enter Online.
Mail entries must be postmarked no later than Thursday 1/31/2013. Please mail entries to USA Racquetball 1685 W Uintah St. Ste 103 Colorado Springs CO 80904.Make check payable to: USA Racquetball. Phone entries will be accepted through Friday 2/8/2013 no later than 5:00 PM by calling 719-499-9561//719-231-6190.
Online registration open until Tuesday  2/5/2013 at 11:50 PM. (Central Time)
Late online entries will be accepted up until Thursday  2/7/2013 by 11:50 PM (Central Time) for an additional fee of: $20 .

Starting Times:
Please check start times online. Start times for first round match(s) will be available after 5:00 PM  Monday 2/11/2013. Call 719-499-9561//719-231-6190 if you don't have internet access. Play starts at 8:00 AM on Wednesday 2/13/2013.
Time Zone: Mountain Time (MST)

Event Director(s):
Jim Hiser reserve(s) the right to combine or cancel any division due to insufficient entries. Director may refuse participant's entry for any reason.

Ball: Penn Green

Age Requirement
For age division competition, participants must meet the proper age requirement as of the first day of the event.

Ref:
All losers will be required to referee

Refunds:
Before Deadline Withdrawals subject to a $10 service fee. NO Refunds after deadline.

OPEN U.S. TEAM QUALIFIER (unrestricted entry):
Men Qualifier.....Thursday OPEN..........Friday
Women Qualifier.....Thursday OPEN..........Thursday

AGE Divisions - MEN:
24-....Thursday 25+....Thursday 30+....Thursday 35+....Thursday 40+....Thursday 45+....Thursday 50+....Wednesday 55+....Thursday 60+....Thursday 65+....Thursday 70+....Thursday 75+....Friday 80+....Saturday 85+....Saturday

AGE Divisions - WOMEN:
24-....Thursday 25+....Thursday 30+....Thursday 35+....Thursday 40+....Thursday 45+....Thursday 50+....Thursday 55+....Thursday 60+....Thursday 65+....Friday 70+....Friday 75+....Saturday 80+....Saturday 85+....Saturday

SKILL Divisions - MEN:
Elite....Wed A........Wed B........Wed C........Wed D........Thurs 24-A,B,C.Wed 25+A,B,C.Wed 30+A,B,C.Wed 35+A,B,C.Wed 40+A,B,C.Wed 45+A,B,C.Wed 50+A,B,C.Wed 55+A,B,C.Wed 60+A,B,C.Thurs 65+A,B,C.Thurs

SKILL Divisions - WOMEN:
Elite....Thurs A........Thurs B........Thurs C........Thurs D........Thurs 24-A,B,C.Thurs 25+A,B,C.Thurs 30+A,B,C.Thurs 35+A,B,C.Thurs 40+A,B,C.Thurs 45+A,B,C.Thurs 50+A,B,C.Thurs 55+A,B,C.Thurs 60+A,B,C.Thurs 65+A,B,C.Thurs

MIXED Doubles Divisions:
Wednesday....Elite, A, B, 45+,50+
Thursday....Open, C, 24-,24-A,24-B, 25+, 30+, 30+A, 30+B, 35+, 40+, 40+A, 40+B, 55+, 60+, 60+A, 60+B, 65+
Friday....70+, 75+
Saturday...80+, 85+

OFFICIAL Rules:
The following information is the official rules for USA Racquetball National Doubles. For more information you can also click here.

MEMBERS ONLY
This event is hosted for USA Racquetball members only:
A USA Racquetball membership is required of all particiapnts, and entrants may join with their entry or must be able to provide a current membership card number, a receipt, or a cnacelled check as proof of recent enrollment.

EYEWEAR:
USA Racquetball Official Rules will govern competition, including the mandatory use of protective lensed eyewear tested to ASTM F803 or CSA impact standards. It is the player's responsibility to make certain that their eyewear conforms per rules.

ELGIBILITY:
Only U.S. citizens may compete in the U.S. Team Qualifying Open divsions; all other age & skill divisions are open to U.S. Citizens and residents. For age division competition, players must meet the age requirement as of the first day of "competition."

SKILL DIVISION CERTIFICATION:
A,B,C, and D division entrants must meet the stipulations noted.:
Players in Age+Skill must meet the same criteria for corresponding skill levels in AGE + A, B, or C divisions. Thournament directors will use the verification form to determine eligibility for skill competition and reserve the right to re-classify player.

OPENING ROUNDS
including time avoidances:
Be prepared to play at 8:00 AM on the DAY shown next to the your divisions. Due to the anticipated number of entrants, we can NOT guarantee speciall date/time requests.

CENTURION Divisions
The ages of the double team must add up to 100:
Men OPEN.....Thursday A and B........Thursday
Women OPEN.....Friday A and B........Friday
Mixed OPEN.....Friday A and B........Friday

TRAVEL
The US OLYMPIC COMMITTEE travel desk and United Airlines join the USAR:
To offer the lowest possible United airfares to National Events. US Olympic Travel Desk toll free 800-841-0460 between 8:30am & 8pm Mountain weekdays. Reference account number 565 EF.

Printable Entry Form:
Printable entry form, click here.

Men's and Women's U.S. Team Qualifying Division:
**NOTE: The Men's and Women's U.S. Team Qualifying divisions will play their finals on Saturday night. All other divisions will finish on Sunday.

Competition Drug Testing:
The USAR will be using the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Drug Testing Program at this event. Testing will be performed on U.S. Team-Qualifier players only. For more information about specific medications call the USOC Drug Hotline at 1-800-233-0393.