2015 Special Olympics Vermont Fall Individual Bowling Competiton

Locations:  Champlain Lanes, Shelburne, VT

Date: Sunday, October 11, 2015

Events: Singles, Ramp Unassisted Bowl, Ramp Assisted Bowl

Schedule:

Session 1:

9:00 – 9:15am Delegation arrival and Check – In

9:15 – 9:30am Coaches Meeting

9:35 – 9:50am Opening Ceremonies

9:50 – 12:30pm Competition/Awards

Session 2:

1:00 – 1:15pm Delegation arrival and Check – In

1:15 – 1:30pm Coaches Meeting

1:35 – 1:50pm Opening Ceremonies

1:50 – 4:30pm Competition/Awards

Reminders:

• Please review the Special Olympics Inc. Official Bowling Rules

• Athletes/Partners without medical/consent forms will NOT be eligible to compete. Coaches and support volunteers must have signed consent forms, a volunteer background check on file (if age 19+) and have completed the online protective behaviors course (if age 16+) to participate.

Directions:

Champlain Lanes:

From Interstate 89: Take exit 13. Merge on I-189. Take a left at the lights. Continue

on Route 7 for 2.2 miles. Champlain Lanes is on your Right.

2015 Special Olympics Vermont Fall Soccer Tournament

Location: Norwich University, Northfield, VT

Date: Saturday, September 26, 2015

Events: 5-A-Side Team Soccer, Unified 5-A-Side Team Soccer,

Individual Skills: Dribbling, Shooting, Run & Kick

Schedule:

9:30 – 10:00am Delegation arrival and Check – In

10:10 – 10:30am Opening Ceremonies

10:35 – 10:45am Coaches/Officials Meeting – Team Practice

10:45 – 12:00pm Skills Divisioning Round / Team Competition

12:00 – 1:00pm Lunch

1:00 – 4:30pm Skills Final Round / Team Competition

*Awards to be given out upon completion of the divisions’ games

Reminders:

• Skills athletes compete individually. Athlete will go through a preliminary divisioning round on-site before being placed into a division and then repeat the skills stations twice more for medal placing.

• 5 a-side Soccer Team competition is for Traditional and Unified Competition. Please submit Soccer Rating Summary Form – you do not need to submit Skills Assessment Forms for each individual.

• An athlete with Down syndrome who has been diagnosed with Atlanto-axial Instability may not participate in football (soccer) events.

• Please review Special Olympics Inc. Official Soccer Rules

• Athletes/Partners without medical/consent forms will NOT be eligible to compete

• Coaches and support volunteers must have signed consent forms, a volunteer background check on file (if age 19+) and have completed the online protective behaviors course (if age 16+) to participate

Directions:

From Interstate 89: Take Exit 5 off of I-89 (Northfield Exit). Go West on VT-64. Turn Right onto VT-12N. Use the FIRST entrance to access Shapiro Field House (where Opening Ceremonies will be taking place).

2015 Special Olympics Vermont Annual Conference

The Special Olympics Vermont Annual Conference and Awards will be Saturday November 14th from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the Stoweflake Resort. This year the conference is a one day event open to all involved in Special Olympics and is free to all who attend. 

Each year, Special Olympics accepts nominations for awards which will be presented at the conference. Anyone may make a nomination. The Awards nomination is available on-line at: 

http://www.specialolympicsvermont.org/athletes-families/annual-award-nomination/

Prior annual conferences were Friday evening to Sunday afternoon with an accompanying registration fee which limited attendance. This year, Special Olympics Vermont is offering the one day no fee format in the hopes of expanding attendance. Please mark your calendars and consider attending. 

Vermont Floor Hockey -

*** NOTE *** This is not a Special Olympics Vermont sponsored event but it may be of interest to our athletes:

Vermont Floor Hockey is pleased to announce that it will be conducting a floor hockey clinic for participants with intellectual disabilities starting in October. 

Registration is now open for the eight-week program. Participants can register online using this link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1eAHGWVTKr5CXnO-kS4QMZ4m166HNBXxE_as4uzUmp8s/viewform?usp=send_form

The program will run on Saturday afternoons from 1:15 pm to 2:30 pm from October 3 to November 21. It will be held at the Edge in Essex located at 4 Gauthier Drive. The cost to play per participant will be $30.00 for the entire eight-week program and is being charged to cover the cost of renting the gymnasium.

Each week, the clinic will be divided into two segments. During the first portion, participants will learn and practice one of the key hockey skills (such as shooting, stick handling and passing). In the second segment, we will make teams and play a game.

The volunteers who will help conduct the clinic are members of Vermont Floor Hockey. We will also have high school hockey players that will come help out.

The attached Clinic Flyer has additional information.

Any question concerning the program can be directed to gbfloorhockey.com.

Vermont Floor Hockey is a non-profit social club that was created in 2002 to permit interested individuals to play floor hockey. The club has leagues in Burlington, Montpelier and St Albans.  Visit vermontfloorhockey.com to find out more.

Mario Dupigny-Giroux

Club Treasurer

Vermont Floor Hockey, Inc.
PO Box 462
Williston, VT 05495www.vermontfloorhockey.com

 Floor Hockey Leagues                            

 Burlington - Montpelier -  St Albans