Move United Archery Rules: https://moveunitedsport.org/sport/archery

All athletes and coaches must be members of USA Archery. You can join at https://www.usarchery.org/memberships/become-a-member.

Age Divisions *Age determined by athlete’s age on 12/31/2024.

• Yeoman (under 10)
• Under 13
• Under 15
• Under 18
• Under 21
• Senior (any age)
• Masters 50+
• Masters 60+
• Masters 70+

The Hartford Nationals competition distances:

Athletes must hit a qualifying score of 100 or greater to compete at the Move United Nationals. An athlete must qualify at the distance listed above for his/her age group and event.

During the qualification period, the athlete shall qualify to shoot by:

• Participating in a Move United regional or national sanctioned archery shoot.
• Participating in a USA Archery, National Field Archery Association, or Scholastic 3D paper target sanctioned shoot.
  • Complete a Proof of Performance form to be signed by a certified official.
  • Present an official signed score card showing a qualifying minimum score of at 100 points shot at the appropriate distance.

Move United Para Powerlifting Rules: https://moveunitedsport.org/sport/powerlifting

Competitors become eligible to compete in powerlifting on the day of their 14th birthday unless competing at an international level.

Age Groups

• Rookie: 14 to 17 years of age
• Next Gen: 18 to 20 years of age
• Elite: 21 years of age and older
• Legend: minimum age of 45

Qualifying

Rookie and Next Gen athletes must at minimum lift a 20 KG bar. Elite and Legend athletes must at minimum lift 25 KG (20 KG bar plus two 2.5 KG collars). During the qualification period, the athlete may qualify by:

• Participating in a Move United sanctioned powerlifting competition
• Participating in a local competition not sanctioned by Move United and submitting video proof of a proper lift as well as a copy of the meet results signed by the head official.

The 2024 Paratriathlon competition will take place in open water. Tips for swimming in open water.

All athletes must be members of USA Triathlon. You can join at https://www.usatriathlon.org/membership.

In Paratriathlon, athletes will compete in a single race that combines three different events: swimming, biking, and running. Athletes can choose to compete as an individual or on a 2 or 3-person relay team. As an individual, athletes will compete on their own in all three stages. As a relay team, team members will divide up the three stages of the course with one team member competing in no more than two legs of the course, the swim, the bike or the run.

Awards will be broken down by the following categories:

• Gender (Male/Female)
• Age Groups (Youth [15 and younger], Junior [16 to 19], and Adult [20 and older])
• Disability Group (Ambulatory, Wheelchair, Visual Impairment)

Distances:

• Youth Distance – 100 yard swim, 3-4 mile bike, 0.5 mile run
• Junior Distance – 200 yard swim, 5-6 mile bike, 1 mile run
• Adult Distance – 500 yard swim, 6.2 mile bike, 1.6 mile run

How to Qualify:

• Youth athletes need to hit the national standards for the 100yd swim AND 800m run per their classification and age group.  Athletes must be able to complete a 100 yard swim, 2.5 mile bike, and 0.5 mile run in under 1 hour.
• Junior athletes need to hit the national standards for the 200yd swim AND 1500m run per their classification and age group. Athletes must be able to complete a 200 yard swim, 5 mile bike, and 1 mile run in under 1 hour. 
• Adult athletes need to hit the national standards for the 200yd swim AND 1500m run per their classification and age group. 

Athletes can submit their times from a sanctioned regional competition or a local paratriathlon race. All athletes that want to compete in paratriathlon must have swum in competition sometime since August 1, 2023.

Qualifying Standards: 2024 Nationals Paratriathlon Qualifying Standards

Equipment Needed to Compete:

Move United will not provide bikes in 2024. All athletes must travel with the appropriate equipment.

• Wheelchair – No equipment for swimming (straps or wetsuit pants are acceptable in the water), handcycle for bike, racing wheelchair for the run portion
• Ambulatory – No equipment for swimming, upright 2-wheel bicycle for the bike portion, ambulatory run but can use prosthetics or approved crutches.  *Recumbent foot-pedaled trikes are not allowed.
• Visual Impairment – Can swim tethered with a guide, tandem upright 2-wheel bicycle for the bike portion with a sighted guide/pilot, ambulatory run using a tether with a sighted guide

The competition will consist of a 10M air rifle match from the seated, prone position. Personal air rifles must comply with USA Shooting equipment standards. Athletes are encouraged to bring their own air rifles. Precision air rifles, shooting tables and spring stands (SH2 only) will be available for athletes on a first come, first serve basis. However, shooting jackets, gloves, slings and boots will NOT be provided.  Each athlete will compete in a 60 shot qualifying round for their division, with the top shooters advancing to the final, elimination round.

In order to be eligible to register for shooting, an athlete must have previously competed in an approved 10 meter air rifle competition and must shoot a minimum score of 420 pts for a match consisting of 60 total shots for the Open – SH1 – SH2 Divisions and a minimum score of 400 pts for 60 total shots for the SH-VI Division.

Examples of approved matches include but are not limited to matches conducted through the NRA, CMP, USA Shooting, JROTC, American Legion, Orion League, Move United (sanctioned level 2 local, regional, national competitions), and high school leagues. If an athlete qualifies to compete at a non-Move United sanctioned event, please email a copy of the match result bulletins from your qualifying competition(s) to jcloy@moveunitedsport.org.

For rules on how to qualify at a virtual competition, click here.

Age Groups

• Sub Junior (age 14 and younger): Competitors who will be under the age of 15 on December 31 of the year of the competition
• Junior (age 15 – 17): Competitors who will be under the age of 18 and over the age of 14 on December 31 of the year of the competition
• Intermediate (age 18 – 20): Competitors who will be under the age of 21 and over the age of 17 on December 31 of the year of the competition
• Adult (age 21 and older): Competitors who will be over the age of 20 on December 31 of the year of the competition
• Senior (age 65 and older): Competitors who will be over the age of 64 on December 31 of the year of the competition

Move United / USA Shooting / ISSF Regulations: https://moveunitedsport.org/sport/shooting

Move United Swimming Rules

• https://moveunitedsport.org/sport/swimming

Nationals Qualifying Standards

• Nationals Swim Qualifying Standards

Long Course – A Standards
An athlete MUST hit at minimum one (1) A standard to compete in long course.

• 1 A standard time allows not more than 3 events in Long Course
• 2 A standard times allow not more than 5 events in Long Course
• 3 or more A standards may swim all in Long Course

Note to above standard: An athlete MUST have met at minimum a B standard in an event to swim that event either Long Course or Short Course.

Short Course – B Standards
B standards will be used for qualifying to swim short course.

Athletes that have previously gone through classification and will compete in the Move United classifications of MU90 and MU91, are referred to as S20/SB20/SM20 on the linked qualification standards.

Age Groups

• U11 (under 11)
• U14 (under 14)
• U17 (under 17)
• U20 (under 20)
• Senior (age 20+)

During the qualification period, the athlete may meet standard(s) by:

• Participating in a Move United sanctioned swim meet
• Participating in a USA Swimming, YMCA, NCAA, and/or high school sanctioned swim meet and reporting official results via a proof of performance form.

Short Course and Long Course Events

• Athletes may swim in up to 7 individual events across both long course and short course
• Athletes may swim in up to 2 relays across both long course and short course
• An athlete may compete in an event in both long course and short course (ie: 100 yd free and 100m free) as long as the athlete has qualified to compete in both courses.

Adaptive Track and Field USA Rulebook http://www.atfusa.org/RULES/RULES.htm

Nationals Track & Field Qualifying Standards

Age Groups

• U11 (under 11)
• U14 (under 14)
• U17 (under 17)
• U20 (under 20)
• Open (14 and older)
• Master (35 and older)

During the qualification period, the athlete may meet standard(s) by:

• Participating in a Move United/ATFUSA sanctioned track and field meet
• Participating in a USA Track and Field, NCAA, AAU, and/or high school sanctioned meet and reporting official results through a proof of performance form.

Eligibility Requirements

• In order to compete in the wheelchair tennis tournament at The Hartford Nationals, athletes must be “tournament ready” with previous match experience.  An athlete shall indicate where they played matches in the registration.
• Participants must qualify as a “person with a permanent disability” (acquired, congenital, or degenerative) – please refer to pg. 56, Table 5 – “Eligible Impairment Criteria for WC Divisions” – within the USTA’s “Friend at Court 2024”
• Junior participants must be 18 or younger (verified by DOB) in July 2023. Please refer to pg. 53-54, Table 4 – “Junior Eligibility” – within the USTA’s “Friend at Court 2024”
• Participants are recommended to have a basic understanding of the rules and regulations of tennis, and wheelchair tennis. – please refer to Part 1 – “ITF Rules of Tennis” – p.18-19:  “Rules of Wheelchair Tennis” – within the USTA’s “Friend at Court 2024”
• Participants must have a valid USTA membership. Membership is free for youth athletes 18 and under.  USTA memberships can be purchased at https://www.usta.com/en/home/membership/individual-memberships.html

Nationals Competition

The wheelchair tennis tournament at The Hartford Nationals will be a Level 4 Sanctioned Tournament with an Adult division and a Junior Division.

Levels of Play

*We will combine levels of play if participant numbers warrant the change.

• Youth
  • A or B coed singles
  • A or B coed doubles
• Adult
  • A, B, C, or D coed singles
  • A, B, C, or D coed doubles

For any additional information, please refer to USTA.com for “Resources for Players” – https://www.usta.com/en/home/play/youth-tennis/programs/national/resources-for-players.html