AREA UPDATE: MOT TIGERS AREA DIRECTOR: Bonnie Wagner Phone: 302-740-9108 Email: sode.mot@gmail.com FALL SPORTS INFORMATION SPORT DATE TIME LOCATION Soccer (Ages 8 and up) Soccer (K-7 yrs.old) Wednesdays 8/20 11/5 Wednesdays starting 9/3 SPORT DIRECTOR EMAIL 6-7pm Bear-Glasgow YMCA Bonnie Wagner sode.mot@gmail.com 6-7pm Bear-Glasgow YMCA Melanie Blanco mblanco8@verizon.net Young Athletes Program (pre-k) Tuesdays starting 9/2 6-7pm Appoquinimink Pre-School Melanie Blanco mblanco8@verizon.net Flag Football Sundays, 9/7 11/2 11:30-1:00pm New Castle County Back Creek Park Kim Bates kabates66@aol.com Flag Football Kick-off Clinic Sunday, 8/24 1:00-4:00pm Wilmington Friends School Open to SODE athletes, Unified Partners and coaches in all Area Programs Volleyball Tuesdays, 9/2 11/4 6:30-7:30 pm St. Anne's School Kathy Denny kdenny01@yahoo.com Bocce Practice information TBD (**Co-Director/ coaches for Bocce also needed) Pat Bomba pdbomba@yahoo.com Long Distance Running/Walking Master Sports (Croquet) Practice information - TBD TBD Dana White and Kathy Denny dnwhite1@comcast.net kdenny01@yahoo.com Vacant - Sports Director needed AREA HAPPENINGS: Fall sign-ups: All SODE athletes, Unified Partners, coaches and volunteers - we are ready to begin our fall season! Thank you to all the athletes and families who came out to the Fall Sports Sign-Ups & Potluck Dance Party in July. If you have not yet signed up for Fall Sports and would like to participate, please contact the appropriate sports director above -orcontact Bonnie Wagner at sode.mot@gmail.com Young Athletes: Do you have a Young Athlete (age 2-7) who is interested in participating in Special Olympics? Young children with and without disabilities have the opportunity to learn basic foundational sports skills like kicking, throwing a ball and playing with others. This is a great program to involve young siblings. Families are also encouraged to be a part of the fun and connect with the Special Olympics community of support. NEW! Website updates: For the latest information on the MOT Area, please visit the Special Olympics Delaware website at www.sode.org and click on the AREAS tab on the top of the page to select MOT for area announcements, calendar and contacts. AREA DIRECTOR: BONNIE WAGNER SODE.MOT@GMAIL.COM 302-740-9108
HELP NEEDED: Volunteers are essential to the success of our program. There are opportunities for volunteers of all ages, abilities and interests. This is a great opportunity to get siblings, family members and family friends involved in Special Olympics! Thank you to all of our current and future MOT volunteers for helping to make a difference in the lives of our athletes. Coaches, assistant coaches, team volunteers and Unified Partners are always needed! Extra help in these sports, especially for soccer, would be appreciated. Some experience preferred, but not necessary (we will provide training.) If interested, please contact Bonnie Wagner at sode.mot@gmail.com or call 302-740-9108. Team Volunteers assist by helping athletes in non-sports elements of training and competition, such as chaperoning and escorting. This is a perfect volunteer position for someone with no prior experience. Team volunteers must be at least 14 yrs. old. Coaches help train athletes in their specific sport. Head coaches must be at least 18 yrs. old and assistant coaches must be at least 16 yrs. old to volunteer in these positions. Unified Partners train and compete with Special Olympics athletes as part of our Unified Sports program. Please visit www.sode.org to submit a volunteer application. Thank you! IMPORTANT DUE DATES: All SODE athletes, Unified Partners and team volunteers who will be participating in the Fall Sports Festival must have an updated Athlete Participation Form (medical) -or- an updated Class A Volunteer status on file with the SODE office by Monday, Sept. 15, 2014. Any athlete who has an expired medical form, or any volunteer or Unified Partner with an expired Class A Volunteer status, will be unable to participate. AREA LEADERSHIP TEAM: Volunteer Manager Rebecca and Ron Hallett runrun155@verizon.net Registration Manager Jean Beck jeanbeck@comcast.net Susan Scott susanscott31@verizon.net Family Liaison Kim Bates kabates66@aol.com Social Manager Ursula Graves ladytee073@msn.com Athlete Liaison Glen Scrafford 302-353-0478 Young Athletes Program Melanie Blanco mblanco8@verizon.net (YAP) Coordinator *For a complete list of Area sports contacts, please visit www.sode.org and click on Areas. FALL COMPETITION DATES: State Cycling Competition: State Golf Tournament: Fall Sports Festival: Saturday, September 13 at Dover Air Force Base, 9:00am Wednesday, October 1 at Brandywine Country Club, time TBD Nov. 7-9 at University of Delaware athletic complex, time TBD LOOKING AHEAD Winter and Spring Sports: WINTER: We will be offering Alpine Skiing, Nordic Skiing, Snowshoeing, Bowling, Basketball, Roller Skating, and Figure Skating. Information on these sports will be coming out in late October or early November. SPRING: We will be offering Swimming, Track & Field, Bocce, Softball, Powerlifting, and Tennis. Information on these sports will be coming out in early March. *If you are interested in any open position for the sports offered, please contact your Area Director. AREA DIRECTOR: BONNIE WAGNER SODE.MOT@GMAIL.COM 302-740-9108
2014 Volleyball When: Begins Tuesday, September 2, 2014 6:30pm 7:30pm Practices are every Tuesday until October 29, 2013 Where: St. Anne s Episcopal School 211 Silver Lake Rd., Middletown All Athletes, Unified Partners, Coaches, and Volunteers in the MOT Area interested in Volleyball, we are ready to begin our season!! We are anxious to see what you can do so come dressed to play. Most importantly, be ready to have FUN!! See you there!! Kathy Denny, Volleyball Sports Director, MOT Tigers. Kdenny01@yahoo.com Note: All athletes must have current Special Olympics medicals in order to participate. Fall Festival is November 7 8, 2014. AREA DIRECTOR: BONNIE WAGNER SODE.MOT@GMAIL.COM 302 740 9108
2014 Soccer When: Begins Wednesday, August 20 6:00pm 7:00pm Practices are every Wednesday until November 5 Where: Bear Glasgow YMCA 351 George Williams Way (Off Route 40/Pulaski Hwy) All Athletes, Unified Partners, Coaches, and Volunteers in MOT Area interested in Soccer we are ready to begin our season!! We are excited to have back our returning participants as well as have some new faces come into the program. We are anxious to see what you can do so come ready with sneakers or cleats, clothing suited for playing soccer and a water bottle. See you there!! Bonnie Wagner, Area Director, MOT Tigers. sode.mot@gmail.com AREA DIRECTOR: BONNIE WAGNER SODE.MOT@GMAIL.COM 302 740 9108
2014 M.O.T. Tiger Flag Football Season is Here!!! Time/Date: Sundays from 11:30am 1:00pm from September 7 through November 2, 2014. Location: New Castle County Back Creek Park Directions: Use the Church Town Road entrance to Back Creek Neighborhood. If you are using a GPS, google maps, map quest, etc. the best Address to use is: 100 Back Creek Drive, Middletown 19709. This address will take you to the entrance to the neighborhood that you want. Once you enter Back Creek through this entrance continue along Back Creek Drive until there is a noticeable gap with no houses on your left hand side. This area of open field is your destination. Park your vehicles anywhere along the side of the road. Please be courteous and considerate of the surrounding houses when parking your vehicle and make sure to not block access to any driveways or mailboxes. What to bring? Athletic gear: Gym shorts, T shirt, athletic shoes (football cleats are preferred, but NO METAL CLEATS PLEASE ) Water/Sports Beverage: Water will be provided for athletes use at practice, but feel free to bring your own water or sports drink if you so choose. We provide the flags and footballs, and mouthpieces for all athletes! Most Importantly.Come prepared to work hard and have fun!!!!! Kim Bates, Flag Football Sport Director, MOT Tigers Kabates66@aol.com AREA DIRECTOR: BONNIE WAGNER SODE.MOT@GMAIL.COM 302 740 9108