2019-2020 Special Olympics Alberta – Edmonton Athlete Registration Package All of the Information you need to know about registering for the 2019-2020 program year! 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2019-2020 PROGRAM INFORMATION ............................................................................................ PROGRAM OUTLINE ........................................................................................................................... HOW TO REGISTER ......................................................................................................................... REGISTRATION TIMELINE ................................................................................................................... HOW TO REGISTER – REGISTRATION & PAYMENT OPTIONS ................................................................ ACCESSING THE REGISTRATION FORM LINK! ...................................................................................... REGISTRATION DAY .......................................................................................................................... WAIVERS .......................................................................................................................................... PAYMENT INFORMATION ............................................................................................................... PAYMENT CONDITIONS ...................................................................................................................... PAYMENT METHODS ......................................................................................................................... PAPER REGISTRATIONS ................................................................................................................ PAPER REGISTRATIONS..................................................................................................................... QUESTIONS & INQUIRIES ............................................................................................................... Registration Process – why the change? For the 2018-2019 season, Edmonton was the first community in the country to go live with the Special Olympics Canada Online Database & Registration System, and despite the challenges, our community did AWESOME! We are proud of the work that our team and our community put in to push the system out for its first year. However, many concerns were brought forward and our Alberta team has worked hard this year to ensure your voices were heard about the difficulty with using the online system to register for programs. There are still many user difficulties that have not been resolved. As such, Edmonton and Alberta has decided to use a system that our athletes and community can access and use with ease for this year. This is why we have decided to go to an online Google Form instead. If you have not used Google Forms in the past, they are very similar to a paper form and are designed to be extremely user-friendly. If you do not typically do online registration, we ask that you try the link out as we think you may be pleasantly surprised with how quick and easy it is! The long-term plan will be to return to the online database system once critical issues have been resolved. At this time, we do not feel confident in the system to get all athletes registered and done with relative ease. We hope that in the future we see a resolve of the critical issues we and our community have flagged, and that we can return to the online database system with confidence. Thank-you for sticking with us through yet another season of changed process – your adaptability and understanding does not go unnoticed and makes us so very proud of our Special Olympics family here in Edmonton. We hope this year’s registration process comes with less headaches to our athletes and their supports and we appreciate your feedback as always on your experience with this new system. 2 Special Olympics Edmonton 2019-2020 Program Outline Ph: 780-448-1876 - Email: [email protected] Season Program Fee Start End Weekday Time Location 5-Pin AS1 $170 Oct Apr Sundays 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Bonnie Doon Bowling Lanes - AS2 $170 Oct Apr Sundays 1:00pm - 3:00 pm Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre 8330 82 Ave AS3 $170 Oct Apr Sundays 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Plaza Bowling Co. 10418 118 Ave NW 10-Pin $165 Sept May Saturdays 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Gateway Lanes - 3414 Gateway Blvd NW Alpine Skiing $205 Oct Mar Mondays 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Snow Valley Ski Club Cross Country Ski $55 Nov Mar Saturdays 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Gold Bar Park 10955 - 50 St Curling $60 Oct Mar Tuesdays 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm Derrick Curling Club 3500 119 Street NW Floor Hockey $95 Oct Mar Wednesdays 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Edmonton Expo Centre - 7515 118 Ave NW Fall Start Indoor Soccer Adult Dates Rec $90 Oct Mar Thursdays TBD TBD Advanced $90 Oct Mar Thursdays TBD Rhythmic Gymnastics Sprites (Performance) $50 Oct May Thursdays 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Princeton Elementary School - 7720 130 Ave NW Snowshoeing $50 Nov Mar Sundays 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Rundle Park - ACT 2909 113 Ave Swimming Beginner $120 Oct Mar Mondays 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Intermediate $120 Oct Mar Mondays 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm NAIT Pool - 11665 109 St NW 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm M Advanced $155 Oct Mar Mondays & Thursdays 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm T Introduction to Steadward Centre University of Alberta Winter Start $70 Jan May Tuesdays 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Strength Training Van Vliet Complex Dates Fit for Life - $55 Oct March Sundays 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Curves! Edmonton West - Track & Field $85 Feb June Mondays 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Kinsmen Sports Centre - Basketball Spring Start Novice $65 Mar June Mondays 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm TBD Dates Intermediate $65 Mar June Mondays 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm NAIT Gymnasium - 11762 106 ST Advanced $65 Mar June Mondays 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm NAIT Gymnasium - 11762 106 ST Bocce $50 May Jul Tuesdays 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Lilian Osbourne High School - 2019 Ledger Rd Golf 6:00 pm - 7:00pm Rec $110 May June Wednesdays OR Ottewell Curling Club - 4205 102 Ave NW 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Intermediate $130 May June Tuesdays 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Country Side GC Summer Advanced $155 May June Tuesdays 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Country Side GC Start Dates Outdoor Adult Soccer Rec $55 May Aug Thursdays 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Confederation Field - 11204 43 Ave Advanced $65 May Aug Mondays & Thursdays 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Pickleball** $60 May Aug Mondays TBD TBD Softball $60 May Aug Wednesdays 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Ermineskin Diamonds - 25 Ave. & 107 Street NW Walking Club** $20 Jul Aug Mondays 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm TBD Active Start Time Slot 1 (4-6 yrs) $55 9:00 am - 10:00 am Oct Mar Saturdays TBD Time Slot 2 (2-4 yrs) $55 10:15 am - 11:00 am Youth Multi-Sport $55 Oct Mar Saturdays 9:00 am - 10:30 am TBD Indoor Youth Soccer $65 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD Youth (7 - 14 yrs) Programs Outdoor Youth Soccer Empire Park Community League $55 May Jul Saturdays 10:30 am - 11:30 am (7 - 14 yrs) 4804 107 St NW Little Bowlers - 5-Pin Bonnie Doon Bowling Lanes $80 Oct Apr Sundays 10:00 am - 11:30 am (5- 14 yrs)* Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre 8330 82 Ave Youth Basketball $55 Mar June Mondays 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm TBD (7 - 14 yrs) Intermediate & Advanced Programs are by coach selection only. Please only register if you participated in this program in the 2018-2019 season. All new athletes will start out in the beginner level of programs and changes will be made at coach discretion. ** - New Program! Program start-dates and end-dates will be released via email and updated on the website in the weeks prior to the start of each program **PROGRAM OUTLINE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE** 3 Registration Timeline July 16th – Online Form Registration is Open! July 16th, 9:00 am, the electronic online registration form will open and athletes and their supports will be able to register. July 27th – Registration & Payment Day Registration Day Details: Date: Saturday, July 27, 2019 Location: The King’s University - 9125 - 50 St NW, Edmonton Time: 11:00 am – 2:00 pm We will be hosting a Registration & Payment Day for all athletes to have access to the electronic online registration form. We will have computers, internet access, and support to help our athletes and their supports to complete the online form. Paper forms will not be accepted this year – registrations must be transcribed on to the electronic online form by the athlete and/or their supports. If you do not have access to a computer or internet, or are having difficulties, Registration Day is a great opportunity to come down and get help to fill out our online form. Due to technical issues with the national database system, we will not be accepting online payments this year. Athletes paying with cash, cheque, credit, or debit are encouraged to come out to our Registration Day event. Here, athletes whom have not registered using the electronic online form can do so by entering their information on to the computers available with help, and ALL athletes can pay, regardless of their method of registration. August 30th – Program Fee Payments DUE! This year, all athletes must pay for their program fees to secure their spot in the program. Regardless of your date of registration, all program fees must be paid by August 30th or payment conditions discussed with the Special Olympics Edmonton office directly. Please see page 9 for information on this change. On August 30th, any spot that has not been paid for or for which payment conditions have not been discussed with the Special Olympics Edmonton office will be forfeited, and the spot will be opened for registration.