Fall Games 10-3 to 10-5, Demand Case Survey

 

Hi Coaches,

 

I hope that everyone is having a relaxing summer. Please find enclosed your Demand Case Survey for Fall Games to be held in Rochester from October 3^rd-5^th. Please fill out the form indicating an approximate number of slots that your team/club may want for State Games in the fall. This needs to be returned to the office no later than August 5^th.

 

You will notice that the form has changed a little. You also need to list all of the potential coaches and/or 1 on 1 support that may be going to State Games. Please don’t leave anyone off!! We will run a report on each of the coaches and let you know what their current status is as soon as we receive your Demand Case Survey. By doing this we will be able to ensure that everyone is up-to-date before State games. Where there are issues we will organize trainings accordingly.

 

Secondly, a number of coaches have asked about housing/daytripping for the upcoming games. We are currently working on this with Jeff Mickle and we should have more information for you shortly.

 

We are trying to keep the registration deadline back as far as possible so as to give you as much time as possible. Here are the key dates:

 

Demand Case Surveys Due: Tuesday August 5th

Quotas and Registrations sent to Coaches: Friday, August 15th

Registrations Due to Office: Friday, September 5th

Pre- Games Meeting (Head Coaches): Week of September 8^th (TBC)

 

Many of our events occur after the registration deadline. Please note that we expect coaches to honor the rules of advancement. Athletes must attend the events that are offered if they wish to go to state games. If an athlete is registered for state games but then does not attend a required event the athlete will be scratched and replaced with an alternate that has met the requirement. For example, Softball Teams should attend the Regional Softball event at Cobbs Hill and the Upstate Fall Classic. Similarly, athletes wishing to participate in golf must attend one of the three golf events held between August 24^th- 28^th and the Regional Golf Event on September 27^th. Please note that we will check to ensure that athletes going to states have completed these prerequisites:

 

Important dates to remember:

 

Softball – Regional (Aug 23^rd) Super Regional (September 20^th)

Soccer – Super Regional (September 20^th)

Bocce – Super Regional (September 13^th)

Golf – Local (Aug 24^th-Aug 28^th) Regional (September 27^th)

Equestrian – Regional (September 6^th)

 

Finally, gas prices are difficult right now (like you hadn’t noticed!!) and we will attempt to keep face-face meetings to things that are only absolutely essential. To this end we will set up the meeting/s with a conference call option so that you can access them from home. The phone number etc will be provide closer to the date.

 

Thanks in advance and have a great summer! 

 

Rob

 

Sincerely,

 

Robin Mitchell

Program Director

Special Olympics New York- Genesee/Western

Contact me at:

Off:  585-586-7400 ext 107

Fax: 585- 586-7065

Cell: 201-600-6866

www.nyso.org

 

rmitchell@nyso.org