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Sports marked with an asterisk ( * ) have been a part of SOIN Tippe in the past and/or hope to be added to the sports agenda soon depending on athlete interest + available volunteers!!

 Eligibility:  To be eligible to participate in Special Olympics, you must be at least eight years old and identified by an agency or professional as having one of the following conditions: intellectual disabilities, cognitive delays as measured by formal assessment, or significant learning or vocational problems due to cognitive delay that require or have required specially-designed instruction.  For additional information, see Special Olympics International or Special Olympics Indiana.
     NOTE: People with functional limitations based solely on a physical, behavioral, emotional, specific learning disability, or sensory disability are not eligible.
     Once eligibility is determined, an athlete must submit an application for participation and a medical form through an authorized Special Olympics program.
 

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Special Olympics is made up of many different and available sports. There are two categories: Traditional and Unified sports.  The Traditional Sports Program consists of Special Olympian athletes only. Unified Sports® are those where Special Olympians team up with 'partners' without intellectual disabilities. Tippecanoe County has several Unified sports on the roster.

Special Olympian opportunities defined further at http://www.soindiana.org/SportsCountyPrograms/SportsOffered/tabid/59/Default.aspx, also Motor Activities Training Program [for severe disabilities] and Play Activities [for those 6 and 7 year olds and pre-Special Olympics].  The Traditional and Unified Sports® programs are defined here also.

»« Special Olympics sports listing and definitions at the international/national level:     http://www.specialolympics.org/Special+Olympics+Public+Website/English/Compete/
Sports_Offered/default.htm
 
»« Sports ~ Traditional (T) and/or Unified (U) »«  

Sport

Season Dates

Coach/Contacts
Aquatics/Swimming ~ T & U March -> June Gary Beeker, 589-8252
Peggy Hoover, 743-4120
Athletics ~ T
   Horseshoes (age 30+)
   Track & Field Events		 April -> June Charlie Young, 463-2337
 
Bocce Ball (age 30+) April -> June Bob Gilbert, 463-2334
Cycling ~ T & U April -> June Peggy Hoover, 743-4120
Golf ~ T & U June -> August Pat & Russ Boardman, 447-4476
Softball ~ T & U April/May -> August Charlie Young, 463-2337
John Prather, 337-1760
Equestrian ~ T & U Year Round on Purdue's Semester Schedule PEAKS at Pine Creek,
Jenna Manns, 385-2260
Bowling ~ T & U September -> December Jan Beeker, 589-8252
Flag Football ~ T & U August/September -> October Mike Stull, 429-8432
Long Distance Walking & Running August -> October Jan Beeker, 589-8252
Peggy Hoover, 743-4120
Volleyball* ~ T & U Spring + Fall Jan Beeker, 589-8252
Basketball ~ T & U
   Boys/Mens' Teams
   Girls/Womens' Team		 December -> March

 John Prather, 337-1760
Sherry Neff, 589-3959
Tennis* ~ T & U Spring/Summer  
Motor Activities*    
Play Activities* (ages 6 & 7)    
Gymnastics* ~ T Spring/Summer  
Soccer* ~ T & U Spring/Summer  
Power Lifting* ~ T Fall  
Ice Skating & Skiing* ~ T Winter  
* Sport(s) with previous and/or future possible offerings by SOIN Tippe! Coaches may be needed!! Ask us!
Get involved with someone special -- be a helper on a Traditional team; OR even better, be a teammate on a Unified team!  Coaching these special athletes is a treat as well!!  You just might have some fun and learn lots besides giving so much to some very special persons!!  Interested in participating and/or volunteering/coaching, please contact Dixie Stinson (765-447-5380) or Elaine Nicol (765-463-6150), Volunteer Co-Coordinators -- see the contacts page.
»« Individual Sports Director-- Charlie Young
»« Team Sports Director -- Russ Boardman
  

 

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