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Non-Ambulatory Shuffleboard

Non-Ambulatory Shuffleboard

MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex
6500 Grand Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50266

Transportation information for this venue will be updated in Spring 2025.

 

For detailed information please click here to visit NSGA.com/transportation.

Non-Ambulatory Singles/Doubles

 

Non-Ambulatory Sport Definition 
Non-ambulatory means a person who is unable to walk and is therefore dependent on a wheelchair in daily life. NSGA's non-ambulatory sports are for those who are unable to walk without assistance or at all, and who will be competing in a wheelchair at the event.

Non-Ambulatory Shuffleboard Final Daily Schedule - Coming Spring 2025

 

July 24, 2025 - Practice: M/W 50-69 Singles (11am - 5pm)
July 26, 2025 –  Practice: 50-69 Doubles (9am - 3pm)
July 28, 2025 –  Practice: M/W 70-100+ Singles (9am - 3pm)
July 30, 2025 –  Practice: M/W 70-100+ Any Doubles (9am - 3pm)

  1. Tournament format will be round robin, with as many players as possible advancing to a single elimination championship bracket. Quarterfinal round losers will compete for 5th through 8th places.
  2. Any game missed/forfeited during bracket play will be considered a loss.
  3. Awards will be presented for 1st through 8th place for each event within each age division.
  4. The NSGA and LOC reserve the right to change the tournament format for any age division based on entry numbers, space restrictions, or other circumstance.

Qualifying Rules

  1. All first-, second-, third- and fourth-place winners at a NSGA state qualifying games will qualify for the 2025 National Senior Games.
  2. Athletes must qualify in each shuffleboard event (singles, open doubles) in which they wish to compete at the 2025 National Senior Games, except when Rule E applies.

Entry Regulations

  1. Athletes may compete with only one partner per event. Under NSGA rules, open doubles are classified as an event. Therefore, athletes may not compete in more than one age division for open doubles.
  2. Open Doubles teams may be same or mixed gender.
  3. The age division of competition for doubles will be determined by the younger age of the two partners as of December 31, 2025.
  4. Athletes must provide their own cues. Disks will be provided.

Shufflebaord Rules

Click Here for the Official NSGA Rule Book 

 

Non-Ambulatory Sport Definition 
Non-ambulatory means a person who is unable to walk and is therefore dependent on a wheelchair in daily life. NSGA's non-ambulatory sports are for those who are unable to walk without assistance or at all, and who will be competing in a wheelchair at the event.

 

All shuffleboard matches will be conducted in accordance with National Shuffleboard Association rules, except as modified herein. For a copy of these rules, please write or call:

National Shuffleboard Association
N.S.A. President Rob Robinson
111 S Greenfield Road, Space 304
Mesa, Arizona 85206
shufflingrob@outlook.com

2025 Venue Maps - MidAmerican Energy Co RecPlex (Shuffleboard)

More information coming in Spring 2025.

 

 

Click Here for the NSGA Shuffleboard FAQs

Venue Spotlight

MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex

The MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex will serve as the largest sports venue for the 2025 National Senior Games presented by Humana. The venue is about 15 minutes from downtown Des Moines in the City of West Des Moines. The RecPlex will house eight sports for the 2025 Games lineup, including: Badminton, Cornhole, Powerlifting, Shuffleboard, Table Tennis, Tai Chi and Volleyball.

The venue features four full-size basketball courts, two convertible hockey rinks, three outdoor, full-sized grass soccer fields, one full-size, indoor synthetic turf soccer field and numerous multi-purpose spaces. In addition to sport competitions, the RecPlex will serve as the Athlete Village, which includes athlete check-in, sponsor and exhibitor activation and other activities.

The RecPlex also features free parking with over 1,200 spaces, wireless internet access, full concessions, numerous bathroom and locker room facilities, lounge areas and access to performance and rehabilitation related services at the attached Des Moines University Clinic.

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