Your Tennessee Valley Lineman Rodeo Committee would like to announce that the 13th Annual Rodeo will be held on June 18-19 in Murfreesboro, TN.

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• Events
• New Apprentice Scoring
• Registration
• Training
• Judges
• Volunteers
• Hotel Information
• Merchandise
• Golf Tournament
• Motorcycle Ride
• 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.

Have a question about an event? Contact the event chief judge by email and all questions and answers will be posted on the rodeo website for review. Chief judges’ contact information is listed with each event. Please do not call the chief judge. Q&A results will be posted on the event page.

Apprentice* Events:

• Hurtman Rescue
• Written Test**
• Security Light Installation
• B-1 Tie-In
• OCR Bypass

NEW APPRENTICE SCORING SYSTEM: To determine Overall Apprentice results, apprentices will be awarded points equivalent to their placement in each event. The lowest total points across all events will determine the overall winner. For example:

Apprentice 2 would win 1st Place Overall based on the lowest overall total points. Apprentice 1 would receive 2nd Place Overall and Apprentice 3 would receive 3rd Place Overall. If total points result in a tie, overall time will be the tie-breaker.

This will be applied to overall results ONLY. Individual event results will continue to be based on actual score and time.

Journeyman Team*** Events:

• Hurtman Rescue
• Jumper Change-Out
• Two-Phase Double Dead-End Poly Bell Replacement
• Crossarm Installation

Individual Journeymen**** Events:

• Hurtman Rescue
• B-1 Tie-In
• OCR Jumper Change-Out
• Polyinsulator Change-Out

Individual Senior Events:

• Hurtman Rescue,
• OCR Bypass
• B-1 Tie-In

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 and sample questions 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 18 FROM 1:00-2:00 P.M. AT THE MILLER COLISEUM. 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 7, 2010.

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 19) will be charged 50% of their entry fees. Cancellations made after May 19 will forfeit entry fees in full.

TRAINING:
In the spirit of safety and training, a supplemental training session will be offered on Friday, June 18 at the Miller Coliseum.

Underground Grounding
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 registrations forms can be found here.

HOTEL INFORMATION:
The host hotel for the 2010 Rodeo is the Embassy Suites Murfreesboro (615.890.4464). A special rate of $115.00 is available. You must use the group code TVL to receive the group rate.

Rooms are also available at the Hampton Inn & Suites at a rate of $94 (615.890.2424) and the Baymont Inn & Suites at a rate of $85 (615.896.1172). Just mention the Tennessee Valley Lineman Rodeo to receive the group rate.

Reduced rate rooms are available until May 23. Please make your reservations early!

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

GOLF TOURNAMENT
The second annual Tennessee Valley Lineman Rodeo Golf Tournament is scheduled for Thursday, June 17 at 1 p.m. For more information, contact PD Mynatt at 615.494.0402. Registration forms for the golf tournament can be found here.

MOTORCYCLE RIDE
The inaugural Tennessee Valley Lineman Rodeo Motorcycle Ride will be held Thursday, June 17 at 11:30 AM. Riders will depart from Bumpus Harley Davidson for a 125 mile ride and return to Indian Hills Golf Club. For more information, click here. For a ride map, click here.