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MASF/Bay State Games
55 Sixth Road
Woburn, MA 01801
Ph: (781) 932-6555
Fax: (781) 932-3441
info@baystategames.org
 
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The Massachusetts Amateur Sports Foundation (MASF), organizer of the Bay State Summer and Winter Games, provides quality Olympic-style athletic competitions and developmental programs for Massachusetts amateur athletes of all ages and abilities.
The MASF operates statewide and year-round to promote personal development, education, physical fitness, teamwork, sportsmanship and mutual respect. The MASF is a member of the National Congress of State Games, which is comprised of almost 40 states nationwide that conduct State Games events.
In 2010, the Bay State Summer Games enjoy its 29th year, while the Bay State Winter Games celebrate its 25th anniversary. From a modest beginning of four sports and 300 athletes, the Games have grown to include in excess of 8,000 athletes in 29 different sports from more than 300 Massachusetts cities and towns. Each sport is organized according to national governing body rules. Age and skill divisions have been created to allow medal opportunities for a broad range of athletes.
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"To promote personal development, education, fitness, teamwork and sportsmanship through athletic competitions and scholarship programs for the people of Massachusetts. " |
The MASF presents $12,000 in scholarships to six Bay State Games student-athletes who best demonstrate outstanding achievement in academics, athletics and community service. The MASF teams up with New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. for a statewide sportsmanship initiative designed to promote sportsmanship and recognize those who are ambassadors of it throughout the state.
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Bay State Summer Games
The Summer Games is Massachusetts' own Olympic-style athletic competition that has been held since 1982 and features more than 7,000 athletes in 28 sports. Athletes represent over 300 Massachusetts communities, and participants range in age from 6 to 86. The Summer Games span several weeks in June and July each year. Tryouts for the Summer Games are held throughout the month of June, with finals taking place in the Metro-Boston and Central Massachusetts in mid-July.
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Bay State Winter Games
Each winter, the annual Bay State Winter Games are held in the Northern Berkshire region of Massachusetts. Featured sports include Figure Skating, Alpine Skiing and Masters Ice Hockey. Athletes represent over 200 Massachusetts communities, and participants range in age from 8 to 63. |
Kids Fitness Challenge
The Kids Fitness Challenge is a free program designed to motivate children to participate in physical activity, to educate them on the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and to foster a sense of school spirit. In addition to accomplishing these goals, $4,000 in cash grants is distributed annually to selected participating schools to enhance that institution's health and physical education programs. Since the Challenge's inception in the fall of 2006, the program has grown to more than 40,000 students from across the commonwealth who participate each school year. |
Future Leaders Scholarship Program
The Future Leaders Scholarship annually awards six $2,000 college scholarships to Bay State Summer and Winter Games participants. The MASF is proud to award these scholarships to student-athletes who demonstrate leadership through community service, academic excellence and athletic achievement. Since its inception, more than $200,000 has been awarded to students who have gone on to successful careers at prestigious institutions. |
New Balance Sportsmanship Initiative
New Balance and the MASF are proud to do their part in promoting and recognizing acts of good sportsmanship. This program educates all Bay State Games participants on the elements of good sportsmanship, evaluates the level of sportsmanship exhibited by participants in Bay State Games events, and recognizes over 200 people each year who are strong role models for all athletes. |
High School Spirit Program
Following the successful model established by other state games across the country, the Bay State Games launched the program in 2009 to help promote the Games and to reward Massachusetts' high school athletic departments for their participation in the Summer and Winter Games. Schools across the commonwealth are divided into three categories according to enrollment, and then more than $5,000 in grants are awarded to the top participating schools in those categories. |
Bay State Games Hall of Fame
The Bay State Games Hall of Fame recognizes athletes, volunteers, coaches, officials, organizers and commissioners who have had an extraordinary impact on the people and communities that are a part of the Games. Inductees include former Bay State Games athletes who competed in the Olympics, NBA, NHL or MLB. |
Sports Medicine Symposium
In conjunction with Boston Children’s Hospital Division of Sports Medicine, the MASF sponsors an annual sports medicine conference to educate athletic trainers and sports medicine professionals on current trends in the field. Participants earn continuing education units to maintain their certification. |
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