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The Poughkeepsie Journal was also a sponsor of our 2007 Fishkill Polar Plunge.
PROGRAM UPDATE
27 August, 2007
After this past weekend, where the thermometer topped out at just shy of one hundred on Saturday, I’m not sure Summer is quite done with us yet! Here’s to hoping the weather is going to “chill out” some for our quickly approaching Regional Fall Games.
Stay tuned and check out the following…….
VOLUNTEERS:
WE HAVE A NEED FOR YOUR SERVICES!!!
Any volunteers available: We will have ample opportunity for you to work hands-on with our athletes at our upcoming Regional Fall Games event at FDR Park on 8 September, 2007. This event begins at 9:30 am and typically runs until 1:00pm. The sports include Softball Team, Softball Skills, Soccer Team, Soccer Skills, Bocce & Cycling. If you have any interest in
Volunteering for the day, please call us at (845) 878-9722. We’d appreciate any help
you can offer in giving our athletes a stellar competitive experience!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
August 27, 2007 – Golf Invitational - Long Island
September 5, 2007 – Rockland Soccer League begins – N. Rockland Fields
If you have a team that is interested in playing weekly, please contact the office. This league plays each week on Wednesday evening from 6–8 pm. It’s a phenomenal
opportunity to play on an on-going basis!
September 6, 2007 – Golf Alternate Shot Competition–Thiells-Rockland
September 8, 2007 – Regional Fall Games – FDR State Park - Yorktown
This is an event that will host Softball Team & Skills, Soccer Team & Skills, Bocce & Cycling competitions. This is a Regional qualifier for any and all interested. Parking passes are needed for this event, lest you have to pay to park! All athletes, coaches and volunteers attending should contact the office ASAP if you are
planning to attend to get your parking passes! (845) 878-9722.
September 15, 2007 – Regional Equestrian – Hidden Hollow Ranch
This is a Regional qualifier for any and all interested. The rain date for this event is the following day.
September 15, 2007 - Fall Coaches Conference – Site - Poughkeepsie
This conference will be held at Dutchess ARC. The tracks offered will be as follows:
Welcome – rule changes – general information – upcoming schedule
9:00 am
Orientation or Re-Certification9:30 – 10:30 am
New coaches - General Session/Orientation Veteran coaches – (recertification) Inter-Agency Event Planning & Sports Etiquette
Coaching (Sports Certification) 11:30 - 2:30 pm - Lunch will be provided Soccer Training School Softball Training School
Call the office IMMEDIATELY to register in your area(s) of interest at (845) 878-9722. Your diligence is greatly appreciated.
September 21, 2007 – Program Recognition Dinner - Yorktown
Our First Annual Regional Program Recognition Dinner will held honoring athletes, coaches and volunteers from the HVR on this date. Invitations will be sent the week
of August 27, 2007. We have a very short turn around time, so please respond immediately upon receipt…thanks!
September 29, 2007 – Dutchess Local Adult Bowling Competition – Mardi Bob Lanes – Poughkeepsie
This is a bowling competition open to adults that have trained with a Special Olympics certified coach for the required minimum 8 weeks prior to the actual
competition. Registrations may be secured through Kathi Nolan or through this office.
September 29, 2007 – Regional Golf Competition - Mohansic Golf Course - Yorktown
This is a Regional qualifier that encompasses golf skills, alternate shot, 9-hole and 18-hole play. Registrations for this event should be posted in the latter part of
August of the very beginning of September.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS THROUGH: DECEMBER 2007
SEPTEMBER
5, 2007 * Rockland Soccer League Begins - 6:00pm – N. Rockland Field
8, 2007 * Regional Fall Games – FDR Park - Yorktown
15, 2007 * Regional Equestrian – Hidden Hollow Ranch – Dutchess-(Rain date 9/16)
15, 2007 * FALL COACHES CONFERENCE - TBD
21, 2007 * Program Recognition Dinner – Elks Lodge - Yorktown
29, 2007 * Dutchess 22+ Local Bowling Competition – Mardi Bobs – Poughkeepsie
29, 2007 * Regional Golf Competition – Mohansic Golf Course – Yorktown
OCTOBER
October 5, 6, & 7 2007 * SONY Fall Games – Rochester
13, 2007 * Lauren Rizzetta Memorial Local Bowling Competition – White Plains
24, 2007 * Last Night of Rockland Soccer League
27.2007 * Regional Volleyball SKILLS – Bedford – Fox Lane Campus
NOVEMBER
November 4, 2007 * Regional Volleyball TEAM Competition - Mamaroneck
10, 2007 * Regional Bowling – New Windsor
14, 2007 * Rockland Floor Hockey League Begins – 6pm – St. Agatha's
17, 2007 * Regional Adaptive/MATP – St. Agatha’s - Rockland
17, 2007 * Rockland Bowling Competition – New City
DECEMBER
December 1, 2007 * Regional Physical Fitness Competition – Yonkers
15, 2007 * Winter Coaches Conference – TBD
16, 2007 * Regional Unified Bowling – White Plains
VOLUNTEERS: Those events highlighted in red are the ones where we are in NEED of help! Please contact us at the office (845) 878-9722 if you are available to VOLUNTEER for any of the events that are highlighted!
PAST EVENTS
August 8, 2007 – Softball Training School - Anderson School -
General Session/Protective Behaviors – Poughkeepsie
This training school saw 13 coaches attend the general session/protective behaviors, then 12 take the sport-specific portion for softball. As always, Linda did an outstanding job of presenting the material.
IN THE WORKS…
If you have any suggestions as to what we can add to our update, please feel free to let me know. Anything short of photos, are a welcome addition. (Pictures are just too cumbersome, due to the number of people we send this out to.)
ONGOING TRAINING
Tennis - West Rock Tennis Club at Bardonia Rockland County held on Tuesday nights in March
***Please contact coach Ted Mascola at (845) 624 3442
Any questions, concerns or suggestions, please feel free to contact us at any time. As always, thanks for your continued support and constructive comments.
