2017 Chittenden Softball Practice

Softball has moved to the Fall Sports Season and it is time to sign up! Special Olympics requires that a current medical be on site at every practice and competition. Please contact Dave Bogdan (dbogdan@ieee.org or 802-865-3840) to pre-register so that we can have your medical at practice. We no longer allow athletes to begin practice without a current medical. Medicals are good for three years from the date of exam.

We are pleased to announce that practice begins Wednesday July 26th, 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM at Schifilliti field located at the end of Gosse Court in Burlington. Practice will be every Wednesday through the Fall Sports Competiton which will be held at the South Burlington High School on September 23rd and 24th. Please note that it is a two day competition and Chittenden will not be staying overnight and will not provide transportation. Please plan accordingly!


Coaches: Karen Cutler - Phone 802-863-8337
Paul Cormier

PS.
With regard to inclement weather, please go to the Chittenden Delegation website/blog located at https://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! 

2017 Chittenden Soccer Practice

Dear Athletes, Parents, Guardians, and Caregivers:

On behalf of the entire volunteer coaching staff let me welcome you to the Chittenden Delegation’s 2017 Soccer Program.

Special Olympics requires that a current medical be on site at every practice and competition. Please contact Dave Bogdan (dbogdan@ieee.org or 802-865-3840) to pre-register so that we can have your medical at practice. We no longer allow athletes to begin practice without a current medical. Medicals are good for three years from the date of exam.

We are happy to announce that this year’s program officially begins on Tuesday, July 25th at 5:45 pm at our practice field located at the Willey Family Farm in back of the Fairgrounds in Essex Junction. Take the back entrance to the Fairgrounds (also road to St James Church) right to the Fairgrounds gate and park in the stone parking area.  The fields are just to the right of the access road – roughly ¼ mile up from Route 2A.

Practices will be held every Tuesday and Thursday from 5:45 pm – 7:00 pm right up to the Special Olympics Vermont Statewide Tournament at South Burlington High School on Saturday and Sunday, September 23rd and 24th. Please note that it is a two day tournament!

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 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.

If you have an issue of concern, please call me at 802.598.3123 so we can resolve it as soon as possible.

Dedicated to keeping it fun, safe, and respectful,

Head Coach Giles Willey

PS.
With regard to inclement weather, please go to the Chittenden Delegation website/blog located at https://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!

2017 Chittenden Fall Sports

It is time to kick off our Fall Sports season. As you are hopefully aware, Special Olympics Vermont is midway through the first year of the Sports Season Reorganization. This fall, Chittenden will be offering three sports, soccer, softball and athletics (track). Athletes may choose to participate in only one of these sports. Please pre-register with me for the sport you want to participate in. You may call, 802-865-3840 or email dbogdan@ieee.org to pre-register.

Practice will begin the last week of July:

Soccer: Tuesdays and Thursdays - https://sovtchittenden.blogspot.com/2017/07/2017-chittenden-soccer-practice.html
Softball: Wednesdays - https://sovtchittenden.blogspot.com/2017/07/2017-chittenden-softball-practice.html
Track: Tuesdays - http://sovtchittenden.blogspot.com/2017/07/2017-chittenden-track-practice.html
 

2017 Special Olympics Vermont Summer Games

Summer Games will be the weekend of June 3rd and June 4th at The University of Vermont. Meals are provided for credentialed individuals Saturday afternoon through Sunday afternoon. 

The theme of the Saturday evening dance is "Fire and Ice"!

For those staying overnight at the UVM dorms, you must bring toiletries. Our delegation will be charged for any damage or missing items and also for keys that are not returned. Please be considerate of our host facility and also remember to turn in your keys.

Both the University of Vermont and Special Olympics Vermont are going "Green" so during competition water will be provided in bulk dispensers, please bring your own reusable water bottle to fill. Please make sure your name is on the water bottle!

Competition events will continue in bad weather unless there is thunder or lightning. Please watch the weather forecast and plan accordingly!

The Special Olympics Vermont Summer Games Handbook is available ==> here <==. This handbook has a much more detailed schedule and lots of good information about the weekend.

This is the first Summer Games in the new Sports Season Reorganization. There are several changes to the event. Please take note of the following changes:

• The two sports competing are Basketball and Bocce.
• All Basketball teams and skills athletes have competitions both Saturday and Sunday. Athletes, partners and coaches must attend both days!!!!!!!
• Basketball jerseys will be handed out Saturday morning and collected Sunday afternoon after awards.
• Summer Games begins on Saturday, there is nothing Friday night.
• For those staying in the dorms Saturday night, linens and towels will be provided.

The is the schedule of events is below. Please note that our Chittenden delegation is only allowing dorm check in Saturday morning and will require check out Sunday morning. We will load everyone's "stuff" into pickup trucks as we have done in prior years. 


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Saturday June 3rd
Start	End	Event
7:30 AM	8:45 AM	Check in at Dorms (only those staying overnight) Wing/Davis/Wilks Dorm
8:30 AM	9:20 AM	Shuttle to Patrick Gym
9:50 AM	10:00 AM	Coaches meetings - Bocce @ Virtue Field, Basketball @ Indoor Tennis Courts
9:30 AM	10:00 AM	Athletes and partners not staying in dorms check in with Coaches
10:00 AM	3:30 PM	Preliminary Bocce and Team Basketball Competition
10:00 AM	3:30 PM	Healthy Athletes Special Smiles, Opening Eyes - Indoor Tennis Courts
11:45 AM	1:30 PM	Lunch - Indoor Tennis Courts
1:00 PM	3:30 PM	Preliminary Basketball Skills Competition
4:30 PM	4:45 PM	Line up for Parade of Athletes - Indoor Tennis Courts
4:30 PM	4:30 PM	Torch Run Shuttle from Patrick Gym to Windjammer
4:45 PM	5:00 PM	Parade of Athletes - Patrick Gym
5:00 PM	6:00 PM	Opening Ceremonies - Patrick Gym
5:00 PM	5:00 PM	Torch Run departs Windjammer
6:00 PM	7:00 PM	Dinner - Indoor Tennis Courts
7:00 PM	8:30 PM	Dance "Fire and Ice" - Patrick Gym
Sunday June 4th
Start	End	Event
7:30 AM	8:00 AM	Check out of dorms
8:00 AM	9:00 AM	Breakfast - Indoor Tennis Courts
9:15 AM	9:30 AM	Coaches meetings - Bocce @ Virtue Field, Basketball @ Indoor Tennis Courts
9:30 AM	3:00 PM	Final Bocce and Team Basketball Competition
9:30 AM	3:00 PM	Final Basketball Skills
9:30 AM	2:30 PM	Healthy Athletes Healthy Hearing - Indoor Tennis Courts
11:45 AM	1:00 PM	Lunch - Indoor Tennis Courts

Chittenden Bocce practice canceled 4/19/2017

All, with the forecast combination of wind and rain, we are canceling tonight's bocce practice. Practice will resume next week!  Dave

Chittenden Bocce practice tonight at Moulton Winder Field, 4/12/17

All, we will have practice tonight on the Moulton Winder turf field. It will be damp and cool so dress appropriately! Moulton Winder is the turf field closest to Spear Street at the UVM Sport complex in photo). See you tonight!

Chittenden Bocce practice canceled for 4/5/2017

All, we have to cancel our first bocce practice scheduled for April 5th. With the recent snow and rain, the field is not ready for use and there is no indoor space available. Cross your fingers for better conditions next Wednesday.  Dave