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| | Volunteers Needed! | | | Volunteers needed to help set-up for the 2010 Peter Aquilone Memorial Floor Hockey Tournament! What: An exciting way to fill that New Year's resolution to volunteer more! We need help erecting wooden floor hockey courts for our upcoming tournament. This (fun!) job requires a small amount of lifting and screwing in wing nuts to assemble the courts. Must wear clothes that you feel comfortable kneeling on the ground in!
Not in the mood to lift? We also need help taping the floors for the courts. Instruction will be provided!
Where: Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Hall 1B
655 West 34th Street, New York, NY 10001-1114
When: 9am - 12pm (or whatever amount of time you are available), Friday, January 15
How: Contact Colleen Everett at ceverett@nyso.org or simply reply to this email or call (212) 661-3963 (office) or (513) 532-9145 (cell).
Thanks! | | 2010 Peter Aquilone Memorial Floor Hockey Tournament REMINDERS | | | Dear Coaches,
Just a few reminders for the 2010 Peter Aquilone Memorial Floor Hockey Tournament.
- As true for every training, travel, and competition - each training club must have updated copies of all athletes' medical and consent forms on Saturday. These forms will be checked at Athlete Registration.
- When you arrive at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, please send one representative from your training club to Athlete Registration to retrieve your corresponding folder. In this folder will be the following:
- athlete name tags
- lunch tickets for all registered athletes and coaches
- three lists of registered athletes
- Coaches' Handbook
- floor hockey team pairing games schedule
- floor hockey skills preliminary staging schedule
Please promptly mark off any scratches your training club has and drop one copy off at Athlete Registration. IT IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE YOU DO THIS QUICKLY AS WE NEED TO REDIVISON THE SKILLS GROUP THAT MORNING.
- Please be sure your athletes follow the attached schedules. We will call an athlete to skills staging three times - if they are not present, it will be assumed that they are a scratch. As always, report to the skills staging area early as we tend to run ahead of schedule.
If you have any scratches in advance, please email them to Colleen Everett at ceverett@nyso.org.
If you have any questions, you can reach Colleen Everett on her cell phone. If you do not have the number, shoot her an email for it.
Thanks!
Looking forward to a great competition!
Colleen | | Interested in Becoming a Coach? | | | Interested in becoming a coach?
Attend our General Information Session!
WHEN: January 28, 2010
6:30 - 7:30pm
WHERE:
Special Olympics NYC Region
211 East 43rd St., Suite 802
New York, NY 10017
(between 2nd and 3rd Avenues)
RSVP to Tom Peyton at tpeyton@nyso.org or (212) 661-3963 x 218
Thanks!
| | Polar Plunge | | |
We're Freezin' for a Reason at
Special Olympics New York!
We're kicking off our first ever
Queens Polar Plunge and we want you to be there! Please join us at the
Cross Island YMCA
(23810 Hillside Ave Jamaica, Queens)
on
Wednesday, January 20th at 6pm
for our
Polar Plunge Kickoff.
Please RSVP to Elizabeth at
212-661-5217 ext 214.
Feel free to check our website! www.polarplunge.kintera.org/queens or see below for more details.
| | Polar Plunge | | |
What is a Polar Plunge?
A Polar Plunge is a chance to be one of the thousands of brave souls with warm hearts across the state who will plunge into winter waters to show their support and raise money for the Special Olympics. Come join us for this fun and zany event! If you don't want to take the plunge yourself, come out and cheer on those who are taking a chilly dip!
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Rockaway, Queens
http://www.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=326212
CONTACT: Elizabeth Forest
Associate Director of Development
(212) 661-5217 ext. 14
eforest@nyso.org
www.specialolympicsny.org
| | Coach Training | | | A note to all new coaches who attended trainings: your paperwork has been submitted to Special Olympics New York Headquarters to be processed. You should expect to receive a letter saying your application has been approved within the next 30 days and we will contact you to set you up with a training club to start your practicum.
In the mean time, please visit www.specialolympics.org/protectivebehaviors to take the mandatory online quiz.
Questions? Please contact Tom Peyton at tpeyton@nyso.org or (212) 661-3963.
Thanks! | | Introducing the SONY Fan Club! | | |
The Special Olympics New York FAN CLUB is all about celebrating and supporting the Special Olympics mission with family and friends!
Special Olympics New York is celebrating its 40th year of competition. The FAN CLUB is a perfect opportunity to start celebrating this milestone anniversary. Celebrate the First 40 Years to Ensure the Next 40.
Our vision is a world where every person, regardless of their ability or disability, is accepted, welcomed and valued - where each individual can contribute to the strength and goodness of his or her family, community, and country.
If you are a fan of sports that create unity, athletes who inspire, and connections that foster acceptance, then you are already a fan of Special Olympics.
So make it official! Gather your family & friends and join the Special Olympics New York FAN CLUB. Together we'll recruit even more FANS, raise awareness and funds for our athletes.
BE A FAN OF RESPECT, ACCEPTANCE AND INCLUSION.
>> JOIN FAN CLUB NOW <<
| | Criteria for Advancement | |
Criteria for Advancement
The Criteria for Advancement in accordance with SO General Rules (and Regional Policy) are as follows:
* Travel Ability - can both athletes and coaches alike tolerate and benefit from the experience
* Demand Survey - training club interest and availability
If the number of eligible athletes exceeds the quota, we must then implement a systematic criteria for advancement:
"Advancement begins with the distribution of a quota for a limited number of allocations to each accredited program. The program is then charged with the responsibility to select athletes in accordance with formalized Criteria for Advancement as defined by the Special Olympics General Rules, Article 7, section 7.08(e) and the Sports Rules Article 1, Section (k). To be considered eligible, athletes must have participated at the previous level of competition prior to advancing to the next higher level." (for example, a local bowling tournament)
"Priority is given to all first place finishers from all divisions of the specific sport/event in consideration.We are required to do the same with second, then third place finishers and so on until we have filled our allocation."
Please be encouraged to read and learn more about Special Olympics. Additional educational material and the General Rules can be found at: www.specialolympics.org
| | Medical and Consent Policy Overview | | Eligible individuals register for Special Olympics training by completing the Medical Release and Consent form. Forms are available from the Regional Office.
A valid form must be completed in full. The athlete's full name, not a nickname, must be identified. Always be sure to list the Primary Training Club and Agency.
Medical forms are valid for up to three (3) years.
Training Club Head Coaches must review, update, and maintain the Medical and Consent records. A copy must be sent to the Regional Office and a copy must be maintained by the Training Club Head Coach.
Medical and Consent forms must travel with the athletes to alltrainings and competitions. Athletes without Medical and Consent forms will not be permitted to train or compete. | | Future Dates for State Games | | |
Summer 2010 TBD
Summer 2011 TBD
Fall Games 2010 Oct 1-3 Seneca Falls
Winter Games 2010 Feb 5-6 Syracuse
Winter Games 2011 TBD
| | REMINDERS | | Training Rosters Needed!
COACHES: Please submit your completed winter rosters to Colleen Everett at ceverett@nyso.org or fax to our office (212) 661-4658. Any training club that plans on training or competing in the upcoming season must have a form on file.
Contact Colleen with any questions.
Thanks!
| | Upcoming Events in the NYC Region | | | January 16, 2010
Peter Aquilone Memorial Floor Hockey Tournament, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Manhattan
The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center will host the 5th Annual Special Olympics New York City Regional Peter Aquilone Memorial Floor Hockey Tournament on Saturday, January 16, 2010 at 10:00am. Over 350 athletes will compete from New York City, Long Island, and Hudson Valley. Joining them will be more than 75 coaches and 200 volunteers.
Volunteering and sponsorship opportunities exist.
February 5-6, 2010
New York State Winter Games, Syracuse, NY
February 27, 2009
Polar Plunge, Queens
Immerse yourself in the cold waters to show your support for NYC Special Olympics athletes.
Opportunity for sponsorships and employee team building through fundraising team efforts.
April 11, 2010
NYC Regional Basketball Tournament, New York University
This is a full day of Olympic-style basketball competition at New York University. The tournament is run completely by a student committee at NYU. Athletes from the five boroughs compete.
Opportunity for volunteering and sponsorships exist. |
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