2017 HAMPTON ROADS

HERO GAMES

MANUAL

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS ...................................................................................................................... 2

REGISTRATION/EVENT LOCATION INFORMATION ................................................................ 3

EVENT POINT SYSTEMS ................................................................................................................... 4

WAIVER ................................................................................................................................................ 5-6

PISTOL CHALLENGE RULES ........................................................................................................... 7

PISTOL CHALLENGE LOCATION MAP ......................................................................................... 8

VOLLEYBALL RULES ......................................................................................................................... 9

VOLLEYBALL LOCATION MAP ...................................................................................................... 10

CROSSFIT RULES ............................................................................................................................... 11

CROSSFIT LOCATION MAP ............................................................................................................. 12

GOLF RULES ........................................................................................................................................ 13

GOLF LOCATION MAP ..................................................................................................................... 14

FIREFIGHTER CHALLENGE RULES ................................................................................................ 15-16

FIREFIGHTER CHALLENGE LOCATION MAP ............................................................................. 17

SOFTBALL RULES .............................................................................................................................. 18-19

SOFTBALL LOCATION MAP ............................................................................................................ 20

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

EVENT LOCATIONS

DATE

TIME

SPORT

LOCATION

ADDRESS

Oct. 20 10:00am Pistol

Challenge

C2 Shooting Center 6025 Marvin Road Virginia Beach, VA 23457

Oct. 21 10:00am Volleyball Tidewater Volleyball

Association (TVA)

2644 Dean Drive Virginia Beach, VA 23452

Oct. 22 10:00am CrossFit Compound CrossFit 905 Live Oak Drive Chesapeake, VA 23320

Oct. 26 9:00am Golf Sewells Point Golf Course 660 Ruthven Road Norfolk, VA 23505

Oct. 28 10:00am Firefighter

Challenge

Virginia Beach Fire Training

Center

927 S Birdneck Road Virginia Beach, VA 23451

Oct. 29 9:00am Softball Stoney Run Athletic

Complex

15194 Warwick Blvd Newport News, VA 23608

To view the event website, visit the following:

Event Website

To register online, visit the following:

Register Online

EVENT POINT SYSTEMS

SPORT TROPHIES (1st, 2nd and 3rd

places will receive trophies and/or

medals)

Here is the breakdown of each sport:

CrossFit

Firefighter Challenge

Golf

Pistol Challenge

Softball

Volleyball

OVERALL CITY CUP POINTS

The top three places will be awarded Overall

City Cups!

SCORING SYSTEM

CrossFit, Firefighter Challenge, Golf, Pistol

Challenge, Softball, Volleyball

1st place— 500 points

2nd place—450 points

3rd place—400 points

4th place—350 points

5th place—300 points

6th place—280 points

7th place— 260 points

8th place—240 points

9th place—220 points

10th place—200 points

11th place and up—100 points

*If cities have more than one team in a specific sport,

you will only receive points for the highest placed team

towards your overall point total.

WAIVER

2017 Hampton Roads Hero Games Waiver Form

Hampton Roads Hero Games Waiver

Each Hero Games participant must read and sign the Hampton Roads Hero Games Release and Waiver of Lia-

bility. Please sign with your legal name and date the signature. YOU MUST SIGN THE RELEASE AND WAIVER

OF LIABILITY IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE.

Release and Waiver of Liability

In consideration of my participation in the Hero Games, a health, sports and fitness event for active duty first

responders (law enforcement, fire and EMS), retirees and family members I, the undersigned:

1. Certify that I am physically fit and apparently healthy and able to participate in all events and have not

been advised otherwise by a qualified medical person.

2. I hereby acknowledge that each of the events is a potentially hazardous activity and I hereby assume full

and complete responsibility for any injury or accident which may occur during my participation in any of

the events or while on the premises of any of the events. On behalf of myself and my heirs, successors,

and assigns, I hereby release and hold harmless and covenant not to file suit against Hampton Roads

Sports Commission, and/or any of the events’ owners, operators, organizers, promoters, volunteers, par-

ticipants, participating companies, advertisers, managers or sponsors, owners or lessees of the real prop-

erty at which the events and conducted, or their respective agents or employees, from any loss, liability,

damage or claims I may have arising out of my participation in any of the events, including but not limited

to claims for death, disability, personal injury or damage suffered by me or others, whether same be

caused by falls, contact with other participants or site conditions.

3. Consent to receive medical treatment should an injury, accident, illness, and/or any other circumstances

occur in which treatment is deemed necessary by qualified medical personnel during any sanctioned Hero

Games event.

Participant Name: ______________________________ Date: _________________

Sport: _________________________________________________________________

2017 HAMPTON ROADS HERO GAMES

WAIVER FORM

Company Name: ______________________________ Date: _________________________

Sport/Event: ____________________________________________________________________________

By signing this voluntarily, I warrant that I have read and understand the contents and meaning of the release

and waiver of right to sue and agree to be legally bound by all of its terms and conditions.

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The event will be run in accordance with the USPSA handgun rules, open to all divisions permitted and will be

scored using Comstock scoring. Competitors MUST bring their OWN handgun, ammo for the competition

(at least 100 rounds of ammo) eye and ear protection. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE SWORN IN TO

PARTICIPATE. Colonial Shooting Academy will have guns available for rent for $17. They will also be

selling ammo and anything else you may need!

USPSA Handgun Rules Handbook

Event Details:

Stage One is a Long Course against metric targets.

Stage Two is a Shoot Out against six steel targets in a single array with a mandatory reload.

Both stages will be non-published courses of fire.

Written Stage Briefings will be available to all registered participants at check-in.

Information that will be included in the written stage briefings:

Scoring method

Targets (type & number)

Minimum number of rounds

The handgun ready condition

Start position

Time starts: audible or visual signal

Procedure

Event Scoring:

20% of the field will advance to the second round

Top 3 will be awarded medals

Shoot out stage for ties

Comstock Scoring

Unlimited time stops on the last shot, unlimited number of shots to be fired, stipulated number of hits per target

to count for score.

A competitor’s score is calculated by adding the highest value stipulated number of hits per target, minus penalties,

divided by the total time (recorded to two decimal places) taken by the competitor to complete the course of fire,

to arrive at a hit factor. The overall stage results are factored by awarding the competitor with the highest hit

factor the maximum points available for the course of fire, with all other competitors ranked relatively below the

PISTOL CHALLENGE RULES

Pistol Challenge: Friday, October 20 – 10:00am

Event Location and Parking:

Colonial Shooting Academy: CSA

5070 Virginia Beach Blvd.

Virginia Beach, VA 23462

Google Map Directions

*Google map directions are linked in the image

EVENT LOCATION WITH MAP

Team Composition:

Teams consist of up to 12 players – maximum of 6 players on the court at one time (2 females must be on the court for

a maximum six players). If only one (1) female is present then only three males can field the rest of the team (4 players

total).

Minimum of 4 players to start and finish a game.

Game Play:

There must be three designated players in the front row (before the 10 ft line) and three designated players in the back

row (behind the 10 ft line) on every serve.

Players will rotate positions clockwise every time a team receives service back (side out).

The server will change every time a team receives service back (side out).

Scoring:

Games will be played to 15 (rally scoring, win by 2, max 21) or 15 minutes, whichever comes first. If time expires while ball is

in play, play to conclusion of point. In the event of a tie next point will win.

Rules:

The ball must be returned over the net in 3 hits or less.

A female must touch the ball, if not advanced on 1st ball.

Only designated front row can attach a ball in front of 10ft line.

When a ball touches a boundary line, it is considered in play.

Players are not permitted to scoop, hold, lift, or push the ball.

One may play the ball twice during a volley, but not twice in succession, unless played directly off a block.

Substitutions:

Open substitutions for all players.

Equipment:

Net Height—7’11 5/8”

VOLLEYBALL RULES

EVENT LOCATION WITH MAP

Volleyball: Saturday, October 21 – 10:00am Event Location and Parking:

Tidewater Volleyball Association (TVA)

2644 Dean Drive Virginia Beach, VA 23452

*Parking is available in the spaces provided at the community center

Google Map Directions

*Google map directions are linked in the image

CROSSFIT RULES

The CrossFit portion of the Hero Games will be a team competition (same gender) and all the weights will

be possible for all levels of athletes.

Divisions:

Men’s Open - Top 3 teams receive medals

Men’s 40+ - Top 3 teams receive medals

Women’s Open - Top 3 teams receive medals

Women’s 40+ - Top 3 teams receive medals

Course:

Course will be comprised of some of the movements below:

The 15 movements athletes could potentially see are the following:

Wall Ball

Squat

Run (with or without objects)

Burpee

Push up

Slam Ball

Kettlebell Swing

Sit up

Rowing

Deadlift

Lunge

Box Jump

Shoulder Press

Tire Flip

Bench Press

CrossFit Competition: Sunday, October 22. 2017 – 10:00am

Event Location and Parking:

Compound CrossFit

905 Live Oak Dr,

Chesapeake, VA 23320

*Parking is available in the front of the building in the parking lots as well as around back of Compound

CrossFit.

Google Map Directions

*Google map directions are linked in the image

EVENT LOCATION WITH MAP

GOLF RULES

Game Play:

Format:

Best Ball

All players drive tee shots, then choose the best ball on the course to hit from after that. Everyone hits

from that position and proceeds in that format until hole is completed.

Men play white tees; Women play red tees.

Mulligans:

One mulligan package per person, per team allowed (max of four). You may only use one mulligan per

hole.

Rules:

Play USGA Rules with the following additions:

You may move your ball one club length, no closer to the hole anywhere. If you elect to play a ball in the

rough you shall play from the rough. If you elect to play a ball in a bunker or hazard you shall play from

the bunker or hazard. You cannot change the conditions.

In the event you have a threesome, your team must designate players A, B and C and then alternate the

fourth shot throughout the round.

Team Composition:

4 golfers per team

Golf Tournament: Thursday, October 26, 2017 – 9:00am

Event Location and Parking:

Sewells Point Golf Course

660 Ruthven Road

Norfolk, VA 23505

*Parking is available in the golf course’s parking lot

Google Map Directions

*Google map directions are linked in the image

EVENT LOCATION WITH MAP

FIREFIGHTER RULES

Rules:

This sport is an individual competition

The course will consist of 6 stages that must be completed to avoid disqualification

Each competitor gets 1 attempt through the course.

Course cutoff – 7 minutes

Time may be kept via chip or stop watches

Must wear chip timing device for official scoring

Divisions:

Men’s – Open age group and 40+ age group - Top 3 individuals in each division receive medals

Women’s – Open age group and 40+ age group - Top 3 individuals in each division receive medals

Required Apparel:

Turn out coat

Structural Helmet

Sneakers

Gloves

Athletic Shorts

FIREFIGHTER RULES cont.

Stages and Course Design:

Stage 1: Tower Run

Carry a high rise hose to the top of the tower (3 story tower) and drop high rise hose at top of stairs

Can skip steps running up the tower

Must hit every step on the way down

Advance to stage 2

Stage 2: Keiser Force Machine/ Forcible Entry Machine

Hit the beam until it clears the marked line with mallet hammer (estimated 5 feet)

Place hammer on mat

Advance to stage 3

Stage 3: Foam Buckets

Carry 2 foam buckets (1 per hand) to designated distance (estimated 50 feet)

Drop buckets at designated drop point

Advance to stage 4

Stage 4: Mannequin Drag

Drag mannequin to designated drop point (approximately 50 feet)

Advance to stage 5

Stage 5: Run

Run 200 meters around burn building (estimated distance)

Advance to stage 6

Stage 6: Ladder Carry

Pick up and perform a 16’ roof ladder carry across the finish line (estimated 25 feet)

Time will stop once finish line is crossed.

EVENT LOCATION WITH MAP

Firefighter Challenge: Saturday, October 28, 2017 – 10:00am

Event Location and Parking:

Virginia Beach Fire Training Center

927 S Birdneck Road

Virginia Beach, VA 23451

*Parking is available in the lots surrounding the facility.

Google Map Directions

*Google map directions are linked in the image as well

Softball: Sunday, October 29 – 9:00am

Event Location and Parking:

Stoney Run Athletic Complex

15194 Warwick Blvd

Newport News, VA 23608

*Parking is available in the lots surrounding the facility.

Google Map Directions

*Google map directions are linked in the image

EVENT LOCATION WITH MAP

SOFTBALL RULES

Team Composition

Teams are co-ed and may have up to 20 players on a roster with a maximum of 10 players on the field at a time.

Minimum of 9 players are needed to start and finish a game.

There must be four females on the field at all times.

Game Format

Each game will be played to 7 innings.

A coin flip will determine who will be the home team for each game.

There will be a one-hour time limit per game. No new inning may begin after 60 minutes from the start time as deter-

mined by the umpire. There will be a hard stoppage time of one hour and 30 minutes. The game result shall then

resort back to the last completed full inning.

If the game is tied after 7 innings of play and there is still time left to play, any extra innings will be played using

“California Rules”. This means that the last batted out from the previous innings shall begin on second base with one

out already recovered. The batter shall still begin with a one and one count and play will commence from there.

Tournament will be double elimination.

There is no time limit for the Championship game.

Playing Rules

There will be a 3 home-run limit per team, per game. After a team has hit its allowable over the fence home runs in one

game, each subsequent home run hit over the fence shall result in the batter being called out. The runners return to

the base they began from. If this results in the third out of the inning, the inning is over.

All players begin each at bat with a one and one count.

Players will be given one courtesy foul with two strikes. The next foul ball will result in the batter being called out.

Stealing bases is not allowed.

Players are allowed to slide into a base but are not required to slide when approaching a base. Players may not crash into

a fielder that is waiting with the ball. If this happens, the player will be called out. The runner should make every

attempt to avoid contact.

All pitches must be delivered with a perceptible arc and reach a height of at least 6 feet from the ground, while not ex-

ceeding a maximum height of 12 feet from the ground. Pitches are not called illegal until the ball has crossed the

plate. A quick pitch shall be called as an unfairly delivered pitch and shall be called a ball.

All other rules shall follow official USSSA Co-ed Softball Rules unless noted in this rules guide.

SOFTBALL RULES Continued

Batting Rules

Male and female batters do not have to alternate in the batting lineup, and there will be no two-base awards for walking

a male batter.

3-2 RULE - Two strikes will be an out and three balls will be a walk.

FOUL BALL RULE - Under the 3-2 rule, the 2nd foul ball after the first strike will be an out.

Slaughter Rule

If at the end of four complete innings one team is ahead by 15 or more runs, the game is over and a winner is declared. If

at the end of five innings one team is ahead by 10 or more runs, the game is over and a winner is declared.

Substitutions:

A game may begin with 9 players, but if another player arrives, that player must be inserted at the end of the line-up.

Whenever a team is playing with nine players, an automotive out will be taken when the vacant position in the

batting order appears.

A team may not walk a batter to get to the automatic out if it is the third out of the inning. If the last batter in the order is

walked, the automatic out is nullified and the next batter comes to bat.

A courtesy runner may be used once per half inning per gender. The courtesy runner may be any rostered player of the

same gender. If the designated courtesy runner should come to bat while they occupy the runner position, an out

shall result. Additional courtesy runners may be allowed with approval from the opposing team representative.

In case of an injury that requires a player to leave the game, teams are still allowed to play as long as they still have the

necessary amount of player to field a full team (9). If the injury leaves an odd number of batters in the lineup, an out

will be declared in the open position. A player removed for injury is not allowed to return in that game.

Positions

Positions consist of the pitcher, catcher, 1st, 2nd, 3rd basemen, short stop, and FOUR outfielders.

Equipment:

Game balls will be supplied. Men shall hit a USSSA official 12 inch softball. Women shall hit an 11 inch official USSSA soft-

ball.

Gym shoes or molded rubber baseball cleats are allowed.

Metal spikes are NOT allowed.

All bats must be USSSA approved slow pitch softball bats. No modified bats are allowed.