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Sports Program
Area 11 sponsors and supports area athletes for a variety of summer, fall and winter sports. All athletes will need an updated physical and a release form will have to be completed by all athletes who have not participated in Special Olympics before or those whom have not filled out an updated form in (3) three years.
For information, please contact the coaches for the individual sport or our Athlete Coordinator,
Janet Brandt, at athlete_coordinator@area11sova.org. The following provides some basic information on each sport.
Alpine Skiing
● Aquatics ●
Basketball ● Bocce' Ball ●
Bowling ●
Cheerleading ● Equestrian
Golf ●
Powerlifting ●
Soccer ● Softball ●
Tennis ● Tae
Kwon Do ● Track and Field
● Volleyball
● Young Athletes
Alpine Skiing
Land ski practices will begin in the fall. For more information please contact Sam Graham at work (540) 663-2106 or home (540) 371-6507or e-mail
alpine_skiing@area11sova.org.
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Aquatics
North Stafford Aquatics is a year round program that meets at Woodland Pool.
E-mail
north_stafford_aquatics@area11sova.org
to request more information.
South Stafford Aquatics is coached by Gary Hild and meets at the Massad YMCA on Butler Road in Stafford. E-mail
south_stafford_aquatics@area11sova.org
to request more information.
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Basketball
Area 11 has several programs for basketball both community and school based programs; full court (all athlete teams and unified teams), half court and skills. There are currently programs meeting in Fredericksburg and Stafford County.
Spotsylvania
Basketball meets at the at the National Guard Armory and
is open to all eligible athletes. Stafford Basketball is
open to eligible Stafford County Public School students
(ages 8 and up). The season begins in December and ends with the State Championships in March. Please email basketball@area11sova.org for more information.
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Bocce'
Ball
Our Bocce' Ball program will be located at the softball field in Snowden Park, located on Fall Hill Avenue in Fredericksburg.
This season begins Tuesday, April 1 from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. and ends May 27,
2008.
There will be a tournament in Bedford on May 17th & 18th and the State Games
will be held June 6th thru 8th. For more information
e-mail Coach Denise
Mayer at bocce_ball@area11sova.org.
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Bowling
Area 11 has several bowling programs including team, individuals and skills bowling.
The session normally begins during August and ends at the Virginia Summer Games in June. Practices are normally held on Saturday mornings at Liberty Lanes and AMF bowling alleys.
Cheerleading
Cheerleading meets in the Fall / Winter .
For more details or e-mail
cheerleading@area11sova.org.
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Equestrian
The Equestrian Program runs in the Spring at the Hazlewild Farm and registration normally fills up quickly due to the limited number of spots available. For more information e-mail
equestrian@area11sova.org.
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Golf
The Golf season starts July 21, 2008 and runs until mid-October.
We have had an overwhelming response from our athletes and there is currently a waiting list for golfers. We are still in need of volunteers to help with our athletes. Community service hours apply for students.
For more details e-mail
golf@area11sova.org.
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Powerlifting
The Powerlifting season starts in the Fall. Check back for details or e-mail
power_lifting@area11sova.org for more information.
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Soccer
Our Softball program will be located at the softball field in Snowden Park, located on Fall Hill Avenue in Fredericksburg.
This season begins Tuesday, April 1,
2008 from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. and ends May 27,
2008.
Scrimmage games to be held on April 26th and May 3rd in Fairfax and there will be a tournament in Bedford on May 16th thru 18th and the State Games
will be held June 6th thru 8th. For
more information e-mail
Lisa Sanchez at
softball@area11sova.org.
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Tennis
Our Tennis program will be held Sundays
from 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.at the
YMCA on Butler Road in Falmouth. NOTE: Only
shoes made for tennis are allowed on the YMCA courts!
Non-marking soles HAVE to be worn to permit athletes on
the court!
First Practice: Sunday, April 6, 2008
Last Practice: Sunday, June 1,
2008
Summer Games: June 6-7-8,
2008
For more information e-mail Coaches
Bob Denue and Bob Gerenser at tennis@area11sova.org.
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Tae Kwon Do
Area 11 Special
Olympics and Power
Kix USA are proud to announce the debut of a "first
of its kind" Special Olympics program. Beginning
April 7, 2008 all athletes are invited to participate in
the first Special Olympics Taekwando program in the
State of Virginia!
As is the case of all
Special Olympics programs the training and competition
is free of charge but there might be a minimal charge
for Karate Uniforms (not mandatory but encouraged) at a
very reasonable rate of approximately $30.00 (or less).
Anyone financially unable to purchase a uniform should
contact Tim Doyle, Area Coordinator to arrange for Area
11 to incur the cost. If a Karate uniform is not worn
all athletes must be dressed in loose fitting clothes,
such as sweat suits. This program is designed to
be NO CONTACT (SPARRING only) and will place emphasis on
form, positions and conditioning.
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When: |
Every Monday
beginning April 7, 2008 through June or July
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Time: |
7:45 p.m. |
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Where: |
Power Kix USA
263 Garrisonville
Rd., Suite 111A (Behind Burger King on Rt. 610)
Stafford, VA
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For more
information e-mail taekwondo@area11sova.org.
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Track and Field
Volleyball
The Volleyball season begins
in late summer. For more information or e-mail
volleyball@area11sova.org.
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Young Athlete Program
Special Olympics is piloting a new and exciting program called the Special Olympics Young Athletes Program. In the past Special Olympics has only served athletes ages 8 and up. Our Young Athletes Program will serve athletes between the ages of 2 - 7 years of age whom have been previously been left out of our traditional program. The Young Athletes Program will also place more emphasis on play and social interaction rather than the sport and competition emphasis of our programs for older athletes. The idea is that the skills that are practiced and developed during our Young Athletes Program will serve as a stepping stone and will ease the transition process into our traditional program once the Athlete turns 8 Years old.
The Young Athlete Program will begin Sunday, July 13, 2008 and will meet every Sunday from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. for eight weeks. The program will meet at Kate Waller Barrett Elementary School located at 150 Duffy Drive, Stafford, VA 22556.
If you are interested in participating in this program as either a Volunteer or Parent/Athlete participant please Lisa Sanchez at young_athletes@area11sova.org.
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