Your Tennessee Valley Lineman Rodeo Committee would like to announce that the 12th Annual Rodeo will be held on June 12-13 in Huntsville, AL.

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• Events
• Registration
• Training
• Judges
• Volunteers
• Hotel Information
• Merchandise
• Golf Tournament
• Schedule of Events

Alcohol and drug use will not be permitted at any official rodeo function or on the competition field at any time. Violators will be asked to leave. Competitors may be disqualified.

• Apprentice* Events include Hurtman Rescue, Written Test**, Dead Lift, A6 Disconnect Installation/Jumper Removal and Triplex Service Installation On Open Secondary.
• Journeyman Teams*** will compete with Hurtman Rescue, Transformer Banking, Bushing Replacement and 100 amp Switch Installation.
• Individual Journeymen**** will compete with Hurtman Rescue, Isolate Span of Underground Primary Cable, A6 Disconnect Installation and Triplex Service Installation on Open Secondary.
• Individual Seniors will compete with Hurtman Rescue, Dead Lift and Isolate Span of Underground Primary Cable.

REMINDER: Events must be completed in the sequence they are assigned to maintain the schedule and fairness of the competition. If events are backed up, competitors must receive authorization from the master judge to rotate out of sequence. Event rotation flow will be monitored and enforced. Teams and individuals will have 45 minutes between events and will have to check in with the event judges when they arrive at the event. Event rotation schedules will be distributed with registration packets. Score sheets will include a check-in/check-out time. Judges will also have a schedule with check-in/check-out times as well as team and individual names so that participants can be located more easily for enforcement.

*An apprentice is defined by their status effective on the date of the Rodeo. If the winning apprentice from the Tennessee Valley Lineman Rodeo is not eligible to compete as an apprentice in the APPA or International Lineworker Rodeo, the entry fees and stipend will go to the next winning apprentice who is eligible to compete.

**A study guide for the Apprentice written test will be provided.

***Definition of a Team: three linemen who can rotate between events as climbers/groundmen OR two linemen and one groundman or apprentice. All climbers must be journeymen linemen.

****Individual journeyman participants must be a journeymen not competing on a team. Linemen who qualify for the individual senior competition may participate in both the senior individual events on Friday and journeyman individual or team events on Saturday.

A QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION WITH MASTER, CHIEF AND EVENT JUDGES WILL BE HELD FRIDAY, JUNE 12 FROM 1:00-2:00 P.M. AT THE HUNTSVILLE UTILITIES OPERATIONS CENTER. PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE 15 MINUTES TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT EACH EVENT. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS TO ASK QUESTIONS AND CLARIFY DETAILS. EVERYONE IS ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND.

COMPETITORS WHO WISH TO ASK ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS AT THE EVENT SITES MAY DO SO FROM 2-3:30 P.M. ON FRIDAY.

REGISTRATION:
Entry forms may be found by clicking here. Please print, complete and mail in for registration or register online. Apprentice and Individual Journeyman fees are $150. Journeyman Team fees are $300. Liability forms must be submitted with each registration. Registration fees include one Rodeo DVD for each company who registers. Two teams, two individual journeymen and two apprentices are the maximum number per utility. However, if the cutoff number has not been met by the early registration deadline, additional teams, journeymen and apprentices may be registered on a first-come, first-served basis. Please include e-mail information with registration so that everyone may be contacted if registration opens up again after the deadline.

THE EARLY DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION IS MAY 1, 2009.

Cancellation Fee: There is a 30-day cancellation policy on participant registrations. Notice of cancellation is required in writing. Cancellations made prior to the 30-day deadline (May 15) will be charged 50% of their entry fees. Cancellations made after May 15 will forfeit entry fees in full.

TRAINING:
In the spirit of safety and training, a supplemental training sessions will be offered on Friday, June 12 at the Huntsville Utilities Operations Center.

• Confined Space Safety

Cost for the training is included in the registration fee. A registration form for the classes can be found here.

JUDGES:
Remember that Judges are needed as well as competitors to make a successful Rodeo. Please encourage any qualified employee to volunteer their time and share their knowledge. Companies with participants are strongly encouraged to send one judge for every two competitors or team. Judge registration forms can be found here.

VOLUNTEERS:
Want to help but not qualified to judge? There are several opportunities to help with participant registration, merchandise sales and event auditing. Volunteer registration form can be found here.

HOTEL INFORMATION:
A room block has been set up at the Holiday Inn Downtown Huntsville (256.533.1400). A special rate of $99 is available for standard rooms, king rooms $109. The block has been reserved for June 11-14 and will be released May 8, 2009. Mention the Tennessee Valley Lineman Rodeo to receive block room rates.

Overflow lodging available at the Embassy Suites, located across from the Holiday Inn (256.539.7373). Rates are $109. Group code is TVL.

MERCHANDISE:
Need some extra banquet tickets? Just have to have a t-shirt for someone back at your utility? Order your Rodeo merchandise here.

GOLF TOURNAMENT
NEW! The first Tennessee Valley Lineman Rodeo Golf Tournament is scheduled for Thursday, June 11 at 1PM. For more information, contact Bobby Cooper at 256.535.1328 or Mike Counts at 256.535.1305. Don't forget to download and complete the form!