2017 Chittenden Holiday Sports - Bowling Practice

Chittenden's bowling practice will begin at 10:00 AM on Sunday morning at Champlain Lanes, 2630 Shelburne Road, Shelburne beginning Sunday mornings starting Sunday, October 1st through Sunday, December 3rd. We will not have practice Thanksgiving Weekend. The tournament will be held Sunday, December 10th at Spare Time Colchester. 

Athletes may compete either individually or on a team of 4, but not both. All Holiday Sports Competitions will be on Sunday December 10th. We will also be offering Swimming and Floorball for Holiday Sports. Athletes may participate in only one sport (swimming, floorball, indivudual bowling or team bowling). 

Pre-register please!
Please contact Karen or Dave Bogdan by phone (865-3840) or email (dbogdan@ieee.org) to sign up. We plan on having lane assignments for the first practice.  We also need to know your whether you plan on competing in individual bowling, team bowling!

Special Olympics and Fees:

Special Olympics offers all programs to athletes at no charge but you may not realize that local programs have significant expenses. These expenses are paid for by donations and local program fundraising. Last year, we asked our bowlers to donate the cost of bowling each week: $9.00 a week. Many athletes and families did donate and this helped us pay for bowling with less fundraising. We are asking bowlers again to donate $9.00 a week to cover the costs. Thank you for your support!

Coaches:
Karen and Dave Bogdan - 865-3840
Karen Cutler
Gary DeCarolis
Brian Conroy

2017 Special Olympics Vermont Fall Games

Fall Games 2017 Tentative Schedule

Greetings!

We are still finalizing the 2017 Fall Games Event Guide. To aid in your planning, we have provided a tentative schedule of the Games below. Please note: this schedule is subject to change; however, it should give you a general overview of each day with the newly introduced structure of 2-day, 1-night.

Saturday, September 23rd

Breakfast is on your own

8:15 – 9:15am Delegation check-in

9:15am Line-up for Parade of Athletes

9:20am Parade of Athletes

9:30am – 10:00am Opening Ceremonies

10:15am Shuttles depart for Softball/Golf Venues

10:15am Coach Meetings: Athletics & Soccer

10:30am Coach Meetings: Softball & Golf

10:30am Soccer (team) and Athletics competition kick-off

Athletics – Shot Put (10:30am)

Athletics – tennis ball throw (10:30am)

Athletics – softball throw (11:00am)

10:30am – 3:30pm Healthy Athlete Exams (Health Promotion & Fun Fitness)

10:45am Softball & Golf competition kick-off

Golf Levels 1 – 5 will compete both Saturday and Sunday

Lunch available 11:45am – 1:30pm

Reminder! Lunch is for delegation members and event volunteers only. Lunch will be delivered to golf and softball venues.

Family members and spectators are responsible for their own meals.

11:15am (softball shuttle will operate in 30-minute loops)

1:00pm – 3:00pm Soccer Skills (preliminary round; final round to take place Sunday morning)

1:30pm – 3:30pm Athletics: long jump, standing jump, & relays

2:30pm – 5:00pm Locker rooms will be available onsite for showering/changing

3:30pm Competition will conclude for all sports

4:45pm – 6:00pm Dinner

6:00pm – 7:30pm Dance (theme: Nautical)

Sunday, September 24th

Shuttle will be provided from main sports venue to Golf/Softball venues

8:30am/8:45am Coach Meetings – all sports

8:45am/9:00am Competition kick-off at various sports

9:00am – 11:00am Soccer Skills (final round)

Lunch (available 11:45am – 1:30pm)

12:30pm Final golf competition will conclude, awards to follow

3:30pm All competition concludes

All awards will be presented at South Burlington High School. Awards will be presented as divisions and events complete.

Chittenden Softball practice canceled, 9/6/17

All, coach Karen is canceling softball for today, 9/6/17 due the field conditions. Practice will resume next Wednesday.

Chittenden Golf practice canceled, 9/6/17

Golf practice is canceled for today, 9/6/17. The golf course is too wet!  Practice will resume next Wednesday.

Chittenden Soccer practice canceled, 09/05/2017

All, we are canceling soccer practice tonight. Stay dry!  Practice will resume on Thursday, weather permitting.
 

UVM Unified Fitness Club opportunity

Hello Special Olympics Chittenden County Coaches, Family, and Friends,

The University of Vermont Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Science will host an 8-week Unified Fitness Club for people with intellectual disabilities. Athletes ages 16 – 35 are welcome to join. The program will run on Thursdays evenings beginning September 28^th – November 16^th. Spots are limited. For more information, please see the attached flier and video link below.

Unified Fitness:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD20R11zVsA

To register, contact: Dr. Susan Kasser 802.656.7742 or susan.kasser@med.uvm.edu

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Justin Graham

Program Director

2018 USA Games Announcement

Hello Coaches and Program Leaders!

Special Olympics Vermont is seeking athlete and coach candidates to represent Team Vermont at the 2018 USA Games in Seattle, WA; July 1 – 6, 2018.

Available slots include:

• (1) Female Swimmer*
• (1) Male Swimmer*
• (1) Swimming Coach
• (1) Female Athletics (track & field)*
• (1) Male Athletics (track & field)*
• (1) Athletics Coach

*Events are pre-determined from a list, see full Team Vermont page. 

Applicants must submit the Interest Form no later than September 30^th. All applicants must be age 16+ and fulfill the elements outlined in the USA & World Games Selection Requirements. 

For more information about the 2018 USA Games, see the link here: https://specialolympicsvermont.org/event/2018-usa-games/