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Monthly Archives: June 2017
This is Your Time
Healthy Athletes
Did you know that Special Olympics Louisiana offers free health examinations for our athletes? Healthy Athletes is a large part of our organization. Our athletes are screened through Special Smiles, Healthy Hearing, Health Promotion, Fit Feet, Fun Fitness, and Opening Eyes. Our athletes are screened, free of charge, at our state competitions. Athletes also receive a “goody” bag for Special Smiles and Health promotion filled with lots of great tools to keep up the good work! Come out and find the booth at our State Games!
Click here for more information.
Sports Offered at SOLA
Special Olympics offers numerous Olympic-type individual and team sports that provide meaningful training and competition opportunities for persons with and without intellectual disabilities. There are several sports that Special Olympics Louisiana offers but does not hold competitions in due to availability or other environmental factors.
Listed below are all the sports Special Olympics Louisiana has to offer:
Artistic Gymnastics Equestrian
Athletics (Track & Field) Flag Football
Badminton Football (Soccer
Basketball Golf
Bocce Horseshoes
Bowling Motor Activity Training
Cycling Powerlifting
Rhythmic Gymnastics Softball Table Tennis
Tennis Unified Sports Volleyball
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#MedalMonday
It’s our favorite day of the week… #MedalMonday! Share your best medal pictures with us in the comments below!
State Fall Classic
SFC WILL BE HELD OCTOBER 20-22, 2017 AT PELICAN PARK AND THE ROBICHEAUX CENTER IN CARENCRO, LA.
This is an event for all Areas. Male and female athletes from across the state will compete in Aquatics, Horseshoes, and Softball. Sign up today to play, coach, or volunteer for this event.
Thank you, sponsors!
No costs are imposed on Special Olympics Louisiana athletes or their families. To continue to operate in this manner, Special Olympics Louisiana depends upon the cash and in-kind donations of our many generous sponsors and donors to fund its year-round program, parish, area and statewide. We would like to extend special thanks to our sponsors.
Young Athletes
With the generous support of the Mattel Children’s Foundation, the Young Athletes Program is an innovative sports play program designed to introduce children with intellectual disabilities to the world of sports prior to their Special Olympics eligibility.
Designed for children ages 2 through 7, the Young Athletes program is designed to strengthen physical development and self-esteem by building skills for future sports participation and socialization. These skills can also help increase the participant’s motor tracking and eye-hand coordination. The program encourages families to become involved as the child learns success through physical activity, all while connecting with their intellectually disabled child in unique ways.
Internships Available
Did you know Special Olympics Louisiana has internships available? Build your portfolio while helping a state wide organization that serves over 14,880 people. Internships are available in Accounting, Clerical, Event Planning, Fundraising, Management, Marketing, Public Relations, Recruiting, and Sports/Competition. Contact our office to find out more at 1-800-345-6644 or laso@laso.org.
Louisiana Athlete Steps Up to the Plate
On February 12th, 2017 Special Olympics Louisiana hosted the first ever unified baseball clinic within the state. Word got out about the clinic, and the mother of one athlete wanted her son, Riley, to participate in any way possible. Riley however, is unable to walk on his own without the assistance of his crutches that give him support. SOLA staff members worked to figure out the best way to get Riley involved. As the clinic began, Riley participated in catch when sitting on a bench, but that wasn’t enough. Riley wanted to bat. He started off seated, but the bench was restricting Riley’s swing. With a few attempts and a coach stationed behind him for support, Riley stood on his own and swung a baseball bat. This was Riley’s first time participating in a Special Olympics event, and he had a blast! Since the baseball clinic Riley has gone on to participate in bowling and volleyball competitions. Riley’s determination is what Special Olympics and Unified Sports is all about!
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