Thursday, July 28, 2011

2011 Individual Bowling Practice

Chittenden's individual bowling practice begins 11:30 AM Sunday, August 14th, through Sunday, October 2nd, at Champlain Lanes, 2630 Shelburne Road, Shelburne

The bowling tournament will be held on Sunday, October 9th at Twin City Lanes in Berlin. Please plan on forming car pools for the tournament.

August is a busy month for many of us with camps and vacation.  Please contact Karen or Dave if you want to bowl but have conflicts in August.  We will work something out.

Coaches:
Karen & Dave Bogdan - 865-3840
Ed Sanders
Karen Cutler

Sunday, July 24, 2011

2011 Fall Soccer

Chittenden
Delegation’s 2011 Soccer Program

Dear Athletes, Parents, Guardians, and Caregivers:


On behalf of the entire volunteer coaching staff which includes Maggie Trayah, Mark Robertson, Giles Willey, Lori Uerz and Katie Bernhardt, let me welcome you to the Chittenden Delegation’s 2011 Soccer Program.


We are happy to announce that this year’s program officially begins on Tuesday, August 9th at 6:00 pm at our practice field located at Camp Johnson in Colchester; within sight-line of the main gate. A special thank you to Lt. Col. Lloyd Goodrow for, again, securing this wonderful field for our use; which will be cut and marked in time for our first practice.

Also, a very special thank you to Vermont Systems for last year’s donation of new uniforms, warm-up tops, and 4 practice goals.


Practices will be held every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:00 – 7:30 pm right up to the Special Olympics Vermont Statewide Tournament at Norwich University on Saturday, October 8th.


You can expect that our coaches will be working with each athlete to have fun, to teach the game, to build a sense of teamwork and most importantly promote good sportsmanship in practice and in competition.

You can expect that our coaches will treat all athletes, parents, guardians, and caregivers with respect and ask you to provide that same level of respect to our coaches and to other athletes.

Like last year, we will be organizing athletes into three groups to maximize their skill development while maintaining our focus on safety for all athletes.


As coaches, we have an expectation that athletes will arrive on time for practice and will be are picked up on time at the conclusion of practice --- as our volunteer coaches have commitments as well. We  will also make an extra effort to end practice on time.

As coaches, we have an expectation that each athlete will arrive wearing a team purple practice t-shirt, black shorts, soccer cleats, shin guards, with a water bottle, and a soccer ball --- ready to play.

Per the requirements of Special Olympics Vermont, please understand the need we have for up-to-date medical forms and information on each athlete. Please submit any and all required form as quickly as possible.

If you have an issue of concern, please call me at 802.899.5506 so we can resolve it as soon as possible.

Dedicated to keeping it fun, safe, and respectful,

Head Coach Bob Uerz

PS.
With regard to inclement weather, please go to the Chittenden Delegation website/blog located at http://sovchittenden.blogspot.com to learn if practice is canceled. Once practice has been canceled for the day, it will not be changed even if the weather improves later in the day!

PPS.
In order to keep expenses down, we will again be car pooling to the Statewide Tournament at Norwich University. So please consider helping us in this regard, if possible.

Adaptive Soccer Clinic

A free program for young people with disabilities.  
Join us for a morning of soccer drills and games, followed by lunch and an awards ceremony.  No prior experience necessary.  The clinic will be led by volunteers from the St. Michael’s College Women’s Soccer Team.
When:  Saturday, August 20, 2011
Time: 10:15 am registration
     10:30 am – 11:30am clinic
     11:30 - 12:30 pm lunch & awards
Where: St. Michael’s College
Colchester, Vermont
Sponsored by:
 The Eric D. Dettenrieder Memorial Fund
Our mission is to provide adaptive sports programs to young people with disabilities
Free clinic – Pre-Registration required! 
Please contact Gretchen Owens at events@eddfund.org or 802.399.4366 for more information and to sign up.

Feel free to share this information with other families who might be interested in our programs.