Charles City ** Chesterfield ** Chesterfield Schools ** Goochland ** Hanover ** Henrico ** Henrico Youth ** New Kent ** Powhatan
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To see what sports are going on now, look at the calendar at the right.
Or visit each local’s page for more information.
Charles City
Donna [...]
Special Olympics is a year-round international program of sports training and athletic competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.
Special Olympics Virginia (SOVA) is the state program of Special Olympics Incorporated.
SOVA Area 6 serves athletes in the following counties:
Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, and Powhatan.
Sports We Offer
Fall Sports
Bocce
Bowling (4-man)
Golf
Roller skating
Soccer
Soccer Skills
Volleyball
Winter Sports
Alpine [...]
Check back soon for an updated post for Chesterfield County School Program.
Chesterfield County Schools Program Coordinator
Marjorie Loya - (804) 739-2502
ChesterfieldSchools@Area6SOVA.org
CCPS Classroom and P.E. teachers are invited to offer training in the following sports:
Basketball - at individual schools - Spring
Bocce - at individual schools - Fall
Bowling - Tue. 10:30 at Bowl America Southwest - Nov. [...]
Check back soon for updates to the Goochland calendar
Goochland County Coordinator
Jayne Hancock
Goochland@Area6SOVA.org
Parents must send a note to school giving permission for children to participate.
Basketball - Wed. 3:00-4:45 at Goochland Recreational Gym - Dec. 2 to March 17 - NOT the following dates: Dec. 17- Jan. 12
All participants need to be picked up by 4:50. [...]
Henrico County School Program Coordinator
Judy Hall - (804) 264-0524
HenricoSchools@Area6SOVA.org
Special Olympics Virginia is also offering a Young Athlete training program for children, ages 2-7, with intellectual disabilities. The training site will be at Trinity United Methodist Church located at 903 Forest Ave. The program will start Thursday, September 24 and meet every Thursday from 3:30-4:30. There [...]
Check back soon for our updated calendar!
New Kent
Robin
Deana Sun - (804) 966-8944
NewKent@Area6SOVA.org
Alpine Skiing - Wed. 3:00 at New Kent ES - Nov. 4 to Jan. 20
Track & Field - Wed. 3:00 at New Kent ES - Begins Apr.
Special Olympics is a year-round international program of sports training and athletic competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.
Special Olympics Virginia (SOVA) is the state program of Special Olympics Incorporated.
SOVA Area 6 serves athletes in the following counties:
Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, and Powhatan.
Sports We Offer
Fall Sports
Bocce
Bowling (4-man)
Golf
Roller skating
Soccer
Soccer Skills
Volleyball
[...]
SOVA Area 6 Council:
Area 6 Coordinator & Chairperson
Meg Powell
AreaCoordinator@Area6SOVA.org
Treasurer
Mike Duncan
Treasurer@Area6SOVA.org
Tournament Director
Richard Koch
Competition@Area6SOVA.org
Event Manager
Maggie Disney
Events@Area6SOVA.org
Fundraising Chair
Jennifer Laughter
Fundraising@Area6SOVA.org
Public Relations
Mary Beth Thomsen
PublicRelations@Area6SOVA.org
Athlete Representative
Crystal Fowler
AthleteRep@Area6SOVA.org
Volunteer Coordinator
In need! Email Area6SOVA@gmail.com to help out!
Volunteers@Area6SOVA.org
Secretary
In need! Email Area6SOVA@gmail.com to help out!
Website
Olivia Coada
Email coming soon!
Local Coordinators:
Charles City
Donna & Jerry Overby
CharlesCity@Area6SOVA.org
Chesterfield County
Karin Koch
Chesterfield@Area6SOVA.org
Chesterfield County School Program
Marjorie Loya
ChesterfieldSchools@Area6SOVA.org
Goochland County
Jayne Hancock
Goochland@Area6SOVA.org
Hanover County
Beth Stodulski
Hanover@Area6SOVA.org
Henrico County
Betsy [...]
Special Olympics is open to any person with intellectual disabilities who is at least eight years old.
A person is eligible to participate in Special Olympics if:
The person has been identified by an agency or professional as having intellectual disabilities; or
The person has a cognitive delay as determined by standardized measures such as”IQ” testing; or
The person [...]
Download the Athlete Participation Form (PDF)
Complete the OFFICIAL SPECIAL OLYMPICS RELEASE FORM. A Parent or Guardian must sign this for minor athletes. Adult athletes may sign the form themselves. This form represents that the athlete is physically and mentally able to participate in Special Olympics activities. It also authorizes emergency medical treatment and gives permission [...]