Bowling practice canceled for Hurricane Irene

All, bowling practice is canceled due to concerns about Hurricane Irene.  We will resume bowling on Sunday September 4th.  Be safe! 

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

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

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

www.eddfund.org

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.

2011 Summer Games - Thank you coaches and volunteers!

The weather couldn't have been better for the 2011 Summer Games and all had a great time.  The competition was fierce and the fun factor was high!
I want to thank our coaches who worked with our athletes for 8 weeks prior to the games and then guided everyone through a successful weekend.  I also want to thank our support volunteers who helped with the logistics of the weekend.  
I took a few pictures at the games and apologize for not capturing may from track or any from swimming.  Here you go; click on any picture to go to the album -
Bocce was in the groove :-)


Softball was fierce :-0


Athletics was intense :-)


And then there were the dogs of Summer Games ;-)

2011 Summer Games Information

The 2011 Special Olympics Vermont Summer Games Coaches manual has a wealth of information on the weekend including events and schedules and is available here:
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0BxSy5xg4DLg2ZmYzZmMxNjQtYmU3MC00NGE5LTkzYTYtNDlkNjM5NjAzMmVi&hl=en_US

For those staying over night, we will be in Davis Hall, the same as last year. Remember that you need to bring your own linen and towels.   Enter from South Prospect.  The UVM map with Davis Hall is here:
http://www.uvm.edu/map/?Page=MAP&Building=62 


Special Olympics information sheet for Summer Games is here:
http://vtso.org/formfolder/form_322.pdf

Please remember that actual competition times may change during the day so plan on remaining on site during all competition times.  Key times are:

Traditional Summer Games
June 3rd - Friday
4:00 – 6:00pm	Program Registration - UVM – Wing-Davis-Wilks Main desk
5:30 – 6:30pm	Dinner - Harris Millis Commons dining
7:00 – 8:30pm	Opening Ceremony - Turf field
8:30pm	Coaches Meeting – Tent behind Turf Field
June 4th – Saturday
7:00 – 8:00am	Breakfast –Harris Millis Commons Dining
8:30am	Coaches Meeting- softball – at venue
9:00am	Coaches meeting – all other sports – at venue
9:15am – 12:00pm	Competition – All venues
9:00am – 1:00pm	Healthy Athlete – (Special Smiles – NOTE TIME CHANGE for Special Smiles only.
	If your athlete isn’t competing first thing make sure to allow them to take advantage of this.
10:00 – 4:00pm	Olympic Town
	Healthy Athlete – Opening Eyes, Fun Fitness, Opening Eyes
	Merchandise Sales
11:30am – 1:30pm	Lunch – Tent behind Turf Field
1:00– 4:30pm	Competition Resumes
5:30 – 6:30pm	Dinner – Indoor Tennis Court
7:00 – 9:00pm	Dance - Indoor Tennis Court – Theme “Summer Luau”
June 5th – Sunday
7:00 – 8:00 am	Breakfast - Harris Millis Commons dining
8:45 – 9:00 am	Coaches/Officials Meeting
9:00am – 12:00 pm	Competition
10:00am – 2:00 pm	Olympic Town – Merchandise sales
12:00 – 1:00pm	Lunch – Healthy Athlete Tents
1:00 – 2:30pm	Competition Resumes

Track and Field practice canceled today, 5/26/11

All, due to the severe weather warnings, Track and Field practice is canceled tonight.  Coach Randy will hold the last practice before Summer Games next Thursday. Dave