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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
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Aquatics ●
Basketball●
Bocce' Ball ●
Bowling ●
Cheerleading
● Equestrian
Golf ●
Powerlifting ●
Soccer ● Softball ●
Tennis●
Tae
Kwon Do ●
Track and Field
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Volleyball
● Young Athletes
Alpine Skiing
Land ski practice is held at the Massad YMCA on Butler Road in Stafford. For more information please contact Sam Graham at work (540) 663-2106 or home (540) 371-6507 or e-mail alpine_skiing@area11sova.org.
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Aquatics
Area 11 has two programs for aquatics that are currently meeting in Stafford County.
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.
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Spotsylvania Basketball - Check back later for details regarding winter basketball. For more details contact Lisa Sanchez at (540) 287-3134 or e-mail
basketball@area11sova.org.
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Stafford Basketball
- Check back later for details regarding winter basketball. For more details contact Tim Doyle at (571) 436-5927or e-mail basketball@area11sova.org.
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Bocce'
Ball
Our Bocce' Ball program
begins in the spring. 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.
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Spotsylvania Unified Bowling
- To be held at the Liberty Lanes in Massaponax at 9:30 a.m.
starting July 11, 2009. For more information email Coach Denise Mayer at bowling@area11sova.org or (540) 842-1431.
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North Stafford Bowling - For more information e-mail bowling@area11sova.org.
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Cheerleading
For more details contact Lisa Sanchez at (540) 287-3134 or e-mail
cheerleading@area11sova.org.
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Equestrian
The Equestrian Program runs in the Spring at the Hazelwild 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
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. Please click here for more information or
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
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Stafford Soccer - The season begins Saturday, August 15, 2009 at Kate Waller Barrett Elementary School at 10:00 a.m. and run through the November. Please e-mail Coach Tim Doyle at stafford_soccer@area11sova.orgor (571) 436-5927 for more information.
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Spotsylvania Soccer - The season will begin on Friday, September 4, 2009 at Fredericksburg Field House Indoor Sports Complex, 3411 Shannon Drive. Practice runs from 6:00 through 7:30. Please email Coaches Cheryl Rose and Lisa Sanchez at spotsylvania_soccer@area11sova.org for more information or call (540) 287-3134.
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Softball
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 7,
2009 from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. and ends June 2,
2009. For
more information e-mail
Lisa Sanchez at
softball@area11sova.org.
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Tennis
Our Tennis program will begin April 19, 2009 and meet every Sunday until June 7, 2009 at the
YMCA on Butler Road in Falmouth from 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. 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!
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 excited to announce that Ms. Limas and her staff are not set to begin our new season of Special Olympics Tae Kwon Do! 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: |
November 11th, and 18th @ 5:30
p.m.
Break for Thanksgiving Holiday
December 2, 9, and 16 @ 5:30
p.m.
Break for Christmas Holiday
Resume on 6th January @ 5:30
p.m. until Spring
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Time: |
5:30 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 or contact Tim Doyle at
(571) 436-5927.
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Track and Field
Volleyball
Volleyball will be held every Sunday starting August 16, 2009 at American Family Fitness Center on Southpoint Parkway in Massaponax between 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. For more information e-mail coach Denise Mayer at
volleyball@area11sova.org or (540) 842-1431.
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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.
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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