Your Tennessee Valley Lineman Rodeo Committee would like to announce that the 9th Annual Rodeo will be held on June 23-24 at the Dickson, TN, Electric Department.

Select the topics below to go directly to information about that subject:

• 2006 Results (NEW)
• Events
• Registration
• Training
• Judges
• Hotel Information
• Schedule of Events
• Dickson Area Map

• Apprentice* Events include Hurtman Rescue, Written Test**, Skill Climb, A-9 Tie-In, Security Light Change-Out and Polyinsulator Change-Out on Double Dead-End.
• Journeyman Teams*** will compete with Hurtman Rescue, Replace 100 amp Disconnect Switches, Post Insulator Change-Out, A-6 Oil Switch Change-Out, C1 Three-Phase Tie-In.
• Individual Journeymen**** will compete with Hurtman Rescue, Skill Climb, A-9 Tie-In, Polyinsulator Change-Out on Double Dead-End and Three-Shot.
• Individual Seniors will compete with Hurtman Rescue, Skill Climb and Three-Phase Tie-In.

NEW POLICY: 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 on the Rodeo website.

***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 CHIEF AND EVENT JUDGES WILL BE HELD FRIDAY, JUNE 23 FROM 2-3:30 P.M. AT THE EVENT SITES AT DICKSON ELECTRIC. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS TO ASK QUESTIONS AND CLARIFY DETAILS. EVERYONE IS ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND.

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 $125. Journeyman Team fees are $250. 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 system. However, if the cutoff number has not been met by the early registration deadline, additional team(s), journeymen and apprentice(s) 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 12, 2006.

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 24) will be charged 50% of their entry fees. Cancellations made after May 24 will forfeit entry fees in full.

TRAINING:
In the spirit of safety and training, two supplemental training sessions will be offered on Friday, June 23 at the Dickson Electric.

• Work Zone Traffic Control
• Transformer Troubleshooting

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.

HOTEL INFORMATION:
Room blocks have been set up in the Dickson area. Room blocks at all hotels have been reserved for June 22-25 and will be released May 26, 2006. Mention the Tennessee Valley Lineman Rodeo to receive block room rates.

• Hampton Inn
  1080 E. Christi Rd.
  Dickson, TN 37055
  615-446-1088
  
  
• Comfort Inn
  1025 E. Christi Rd.
  Dickson, TN 37055
  615-441-5252
  
  
• Best Western
  2338 Hwy 46 South
  Dickson, TN 37055
  615-446-0541
  
  
• Baymont Inn & Suites
  1085 E. Christi Rd.
  Dickson, TN 37055
  615-740-1000
  
  
• Montgomery Bell State Park
  1000 Hotel Avenue
  Burns, TN 37029
  615-797-3101
  **This block of rooms is available for June 24-25 ONLY