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Registration Info
Registration Info
Date: Saturday, December 5 and Sunday, December 6, 2026
Where: Cadillac Ice Arena
2130 Providence Hwy, Walpole, MA 02081
Registration will open on October 19 and close on November 29. Space is limited to the first 125 skaters.
Tentative Schedule
Tentative Schedule
NorthEast Short Track and Ability skaters will compete in four sets of races (a heat and final for each distance). Novice skaters will compete in a heat and final for two sets of races (heat and final for two distances), plus a superfinal. Relays will be held, time permitting.
Saturday
Check in: 7:30-8:00
Warm ups: 8:15-9:00
Racing: 9:15-4:30
Novice awards ceremony to follow.
All Novice racing will be completed on Saturday. No Novice races on Sunday.
Sunday
Racing: 8:15-2:20
Awards ceremony to follow
Required Equipment
Required Equipment
Hard shell helmets, gloves, long sleeves, knee pads, shin pads, eye protection and cut-proof neck guards. Cut-proof suits and hard shin guards are optional, but recommended.
Meet T-Shirt
Meet T-Shirt
T-shirts were available by pre-order only. More information coming soon.
Divisions
Divisions
This is an ability meet. All ages and abilities are welcome. Skaters will be grouped according to their seed time, with consideration being given to the age of skaters in each group. With the exception of the NorthEast Short Track division, groups may be mixed gender.
NorthEast Short Track: This division is for skaters aged 12 years or older as of 7/1/26 who have met the 1000m qualifying time of 1:48.00 for males and 1:58.00 for females. Please supply a 1000m seed time achieved in a sanctioned competition between 7/1/25 and the registration deadline.
Novice: This division is for skaters in their first year and new to racing. Please supply a seed time to the best of your knowledge, such as time trial times or USS Coach certified times achieved in practice. Please provide a 333m time.
Ability: This division is for all other skaters. All ability skaters will race on the 111m track. Skaters aged 9 and older, please provide a 500m time. Skaters aged 8 and under, please provide a 333m time.
Volunteers
Volunteers
It truly takes a village to run a successful meet. Skaters from all over the Northeast and Mid Atlantic regions come to Bay State year after year for a day of fun and competitive racing. In order to make this year another success, we are looking for volunteers to help out on meet day!
If you are interested in volunteering, please email our meet director, Jen Kola at jkola@baystatespeedskating.org.
Partner Hotels
Partner Hotels
Group rates are available at the following hotels:
Fairfield Inn & Suites Walpole (book by November 4)
Home2 Suites (book by November 13)
Meet Donations
Meet Donations
As with any non-profit, Bay State relies on the volunteer work and donations from our supporters within our Bay State family and community. This year, we are asking for donations from anyone interested in helping to support us as we continue to spread our love and expertise of short track speedskating to all skaters. As a registered 501(c3), all donations are tax deductible.
Additional information can be found under our Support Us page. We thank you in advance for your kindness and continued support of Bay State Speedskating!
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