Greene County Special Olympics

GREENE COUNTY SPECIAL OLYMPICS SPORTS SCHEDULE 2011-2012

BOWLING: Bowling starts September 18 and runs to the end of February. We will bowl at the Beaver Vu Bowling Lanes on N. Fairfield Rd. north of US 35 in Beavercreek. Bowling will begin at 1:45 each Sunday and ends at 3:30. There is no cost to the athlete; shoes are included. If the athlete has bowling shoes and/or a bowling ball, please bring them along. Come and join us.

GYMNASTICS: If you are interested in having your athlete participate, please call Carolyn Braun (320-5959). Training is at Gymquest gym in Beavercreek on Mondays at 5:30 PM. Practice will be from early October through the end of June. We currently have classes of artistic gymnastics. There are groups for boys as wells as girls. There are competitions at the area and state levels.

BASKETBALL: We will be starting practice in November. Practices will run until the middle of March when the athletes will go to a state competition. We currently have a team that practices in Xenia at Faith Community Methodist Church at 6:30 on Friday evenings.

BASKETBALL INDIVIDUAL SKILLS (for beginning and lower skilled athletes): We will be starting practice in November. We practice Mondays at 6:00 PM at Fairborn Intermediate School on Maple Street. Practice will run until the middle of March. We attend area and state competitions.

VOLLEYBALL: We will be starting practice in early April. We practice on Saturday mornings at 9:00 – 10:30 at Hillside Chapel gym, 3515 Shakertown Rd, Beavercreek. We have athletes of all skill levels. We have games at the Greene County Area Games in May and at the State Games at Ohio State in June.

SOCCER: We will be starting practice in early April. Practice is at Central Junior High in Xenia. We practice at 6:30 on Tuesday. Games are the same as Volleyball, and we sometimes get to schedule a few others. This includes younger athletes as well as adults.

SOFTBALL: We start practice at the end of July. Practices are at Central Junior High in Xenia. We practice at 6:30 PM on Sunday evenings. The season is from the end of July through the middle of September. We try to schedule a few games with other Special Olympics teams to prepare for the area and state competitions. Athletes of all skill levels may participate. TRACK AND FIELD: These practices are done through the schools and with parents. The Track and Field competition will be in early May and is held at Central State University. The athletes need to have a current medical release form registered with us to participate in these events.

CYCLING: This event has always been a state level event, but we are able to hold a competition at the Area Two games if we have enough athletes who are interested. It would be possible for athletes to compete using the big three wheel bicycles. (If we have even two athletes interested in this, the event can be run.) Practice is on your own.

POWER LIFTING: This event has two competitions, one in May at the Area 2 games and the State Competition at Ohio State University in June. If an athlete is interested in this event, he must have his own trainer. The athlete must be 16 or older.

If you need more information about any of these activities, please call Carolyn Braun at 320-5959. Letting us know your athlete wishes to participate helps us plan better, please call if you want to be involved in any of these activities. Athletes must be 8 or older to compete.

There is NO cost to the athletes for these events, but athletes must have a current medical release form on file to participate. You should complete the top portion including the medical history and sign there and the release on the other side. The assessment for Down Syndrome, if applicable, and the physical examination section must be filled out and signed and dated by a medical doctor. Please use only a copy of the medical form obtained from Greene County Special Olympics. Please bring the form to the coach when you begin your first sport. A medical examination is required only once every three years and covers participation in any of the sports.

See our website at www.freewebs.com/greenecountyspecialolympics/ for updated information. The medical form may be downloaded from the eligibility page.