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FW: Program Update Hudson Valley Region Special Olympics NY 3/29/10

2010-03-31T12:35:00.000-04:00

Hudson Valley Region Program Update

March 29, 2010

Seasonal Winter Feedback Meeting

-AND-

Advanced Summer Coach Sports Rules Certification:

Both topics will be offered at this meeting....please attend the one closest to you!!Coach's Athletics (track & field) Training School 30 March, 2010-

(see Coach's Corner for more info)

These meetings are key to us improving what it is we do (or, if in your opinion, aren't

doing).lease take a moment to locate the one closest to your geographic location and join us.

We are seeking constructive criticism about what we did or failed to do in this past WINTER

season with the endemic focus on the REGIONAL and LOCAL levels. It is really very helpful for

us to hear directly from you, so please, if you have the time, we'd really love for you to join us.

Please see below for the meeting being offered in the region this month:

Wednesday, 31 MARCH - Pumpernickel's - Ardsley (Westchester County) 6:30PM

For exact addresses, call the office: (845) 765-2497. Thanks!!!

SPECIAL OLYMPICS 2011 WORLD GAMES ATHENS, GREECE - OFFICIALS

Special Olympics is requesting nominations for volunteer sport officials for the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Athens, Greece, 25 June - 4 July 2011. The following sport competitions will

be conducted for 7,000 athletes around the world.

Aquatics          Athletics          Badminton      Basketball       Bocce              Bowling
Cycling            Equestrian      Football           Golf                 Gymnastics      Judo
Kayaking          Powerlifting    Rollerskating   Sailing             Softball            Table Tennis
Handball          Tennis             Volleyball        Beach Volleyball

International and/or National Sport Federation Officials Certification, if issued by the sport, and/or

Special Olympics officiating experience is required for all applicants for officials assignments at the 2011 World Summer Games. The majority of the competition technical officials will be recruited, trained and selected from the host country. However, expenses associated with airfare, accommodations, ground transportation and meals will be provided for only a limited number of selected officials from Programs outside of Greece and Special Olympics athletes participating as qualified officials (SOOPA) and their mentors.

Application forms can be downloaded at

http://info.specialolympics.org/2011worldgamesofficials

I have included the direct hyperlink for you. The application form must be received no later than April 1, 2010. The processing of application forms will begin immediately, thereafter.

2010 NATIONAL GAMES - OMAHA/LINCOLN, NEBRASKA

One athlete from the Hudson Valley Region was selected to represent New York State at this event in

July, 2010. Jhonatan Valencia, one of the region's pentathlete's from the Sound Shore Stars program,

has been involved with SO for well over a decade, having participated in the PSSL with Mamaroneck

Public Schools, then graduating into the Stars program. A second HVR athlete, Anthony Ingraham, from the Dutchess program, was selected as an alternate to attend, also as a pentathlete. Please join us in congratulating these two fine young men and athletes.

SUMMER GAMES QUOTA'S

We need to know ASAP what your intentions are regarding SONY Summer Games in Utica. Our quota survey is due on 7 April, 2010. We need to know from ALL of you, how many spots, in what sport, you are interested in, and will actually USE if given. Below is the list of sports...let us know what your interests are and how many of each:

ATHLETICS:

AQUATICS:

GYMNASTICS:

TENNIS:

POWERLIFTING:

UNDER 21 BOWLING:

BASKETBALL TEAM:

VOLLEYBALL TEAM:

If we DO NOT hear from you by Monday, 5 April, 2010, we will work under the assumption and premise you have no desire to go to the state event.

Thanks!

Greetings!

Please take a moment to look at the upcoming and past events. That's pretty much all that's changed. Appreciate your giving this a look. Same old, same old!!!

Hope you had a good couple of weeks. Have a great Easter if I don't catch up with you before then.

Thanks and have an AWESOME day!

Ellen

In This Issue...

Schedule of Events

PSSL

Upcoming Events

Past Events

Coach's Corner

On-going Training

Volunteer Corner

Development

Schedule of Events

Updated 2010 HVR Calendar Of Events

   January '10
   23 - Regional Floor Hockey Skills Competition - Yonkers
   28- Local Floor Hockey Skills  Competition - Mt. Pleasant
   30 - Regional Floor Hockey Team Competition -Yonkers

February '10

   5-7 - SONY Winter Games -  Syracuse
   13 - Adaptive Games - Nanuet
   27  - Regional Sports Summer Coach Conference - White Plains

   March '10
   6 - LOCAL West/Put Basketball Teams & Skills NORTH Competition -

Somers

11- Seasonal Winter Feedback Meeting - Rockland

16 - Program Committee Meeting - Westchester

20 - Regional Aquatics Competition - White Plains
20 - LOCAL West/Put Basketball Teams SOUTH Competition - Pace U

25 - Seasonal Winter Feedback Meeting - Dutchess

28 - Basketball Team & Skills, Powerlifting - Marist

College CONFIRMED!This is a SUNDAY...
31 - Seasonal Winter Feedback Meeting - Westchester

   April '10
   10 - Regional Jr's Basketball Skills Competition - Bedford
   17 - Time Trials EAST - Putnam Valley
   24 - Spring Games WEST - West Point - Limited Volunteer

Opportunities

May '10

2 - Brentwood HS - TENNIS Competition - Long Island

15 - Spring Games EAST -Brewster HS

23 - Cold Spring Harbor - TENNIS Competition - Long Island

June '10
4-6 - SONY Summer Games - Utica

11-13 - Connecticut Summer Games -Pentathletes ONLY!

18-20 - Massachusetts Summer Games - Pentathletes ONLY!

PSSL

IMPORTANT DATE: Tuesday, 4 MAY, 2010

Hold the date!!! There is a time correction!!!

The College of New Rochelle has graciously offered the

PSSL a wonderful opportunity. On Tuesday, 4 May, they are

opening their facility (gym) and through coordination with

their Director of Athletics and Beth Walsh, are offering you an

afternoon of sports activity with sports related give-aways

hosted by their student-athletes.

It is my understanding that the CNR student-athletes will

set-up stations in the gym focused on the give-aways that

the PSSL athletes will take home at the end of the day. The

student-athletes will be in attendance for the duration to

interact with the PSSL student-athletes.

Please check your schedule immediately to take advantage

of this great opportunity. The gym will open from 3:30PM-6PM

on Tuesday, 4 MAY, 2010. Please call Ellen at (845) 765-2497.

or email me at Ellen Pikula. Thanks.

OTHER STUFF: OFFICIALS....still people...Mat traveled all the

way to a school last week to find the school closed (snow).

All it takes is a phone call/email. Let's go, huh??? You pay for

it, regardless, so I would think you'd want to save the fee...

it's your dime, but it's frustrating. It's getting difficult to find

people to go to particular schools. Once bitten...

Upcoming Events

20 March - Local Basketball Team South - Pace University -

Pleasantville

20 March - Regional Aquatics - White Plains High School

25 March - Seasonal Winter Feedback Meeting - Dutchess

28 March - Regional Aquatics, B'Ball Team & Skills & Powerlifting -

Marist

College - Poughkeepsie

30 March - Track & Field Training Coach's Training - Mahopac

31 March - Seasonal Witner Feedback Meeting - Westchester-Putnam

Past Events

28 March - Basketball Team & Skills, Powerlifting Competition

hosted at Marist College

This event took place at Marist College on Palm Sunday this year. There were 14 teams from various regions and areas throughout the state, though 11 were from within the region. There were also 65 athletes partaking in Basketball skills and 27 athletes in the powerlifting competition.

Special thanks to Darren and Liz from Marist for putting the event together. From getting volunteers to clearing the way with facilities use. Special thanks to Bones, Sue Jones, Nancy Hogan-Logan, Kelly Jones and Kathi Nolan for getting Basketball team and skills taken care of so effectively and efficiently. You are awesome!

Special thanks to Jim Reardon, his son, and friends for effectively ensuring the safety of the competitors by bringing in a bench, effectively running, judging and controlling the powerlifting competition. You were missed for several years and we truly appreciate having you back! Thanks so much, all of you, for providing an awesome atmosphere for our athletes to compete in.

Coach's Corner

Last Minute Change of venue: Mahopac Middle School for Track & Field Training Tonight! I will wait for anyone that does not see this at the other school (it is three minutes away)!!!

Track & Field training will be offered for coaches on Tuesday, 30 March at 6:00PM in Mahopac at the Mahopac Middle School located (next to the high school) at:

425 Baldwin Place Road, Mahopac, New York 10541

We will offer General Session and Athletics (Track & Field) training for coaches certification that evening.

Coaches, we really need you to come out to one of the feedback meetings. Please note that we are adding the Coach's Conference Advanced Certification on Summer Sports Rules to each of these meetings, so please come out and join us!!!

Please take a look at what meets your demographic location best and let us know what we do that worked, or didn't, for your program this past Winter season. We really NEED to hear from you.

THANKS! And thanks for all that you've done and continue to do.

You are the best coaches in all of Special Olympics that I have personally come to know! So, again, THANKS!!!!!

On-going Training

Rockland League Play

Basketball League Play will begin soon at St. Agatha gym, 135 Convent Rd., Nanuet. League play takes place every Wednesday at 6pm. If you have a team interested in playing weekly, you are invited to join. Please contact Charles Jones at (845) 847-6197 or call us at the office (845) 947-6197.

Westchester Golf League starts next JUNE...call us in May for more info!!!

On-going BASKETBALL in Ulster County.

(TRACK & FIELD TO BEGIN SOON)

contact Bonnie@ (845) 758-3880

or via email: BaseL04@aol.com

Training takes place Wednesday evenings at J.F. Kennedy Elementary School.

On-going TENNIS in Rockland County

Program meets weekly (Afternoons) in Bardonia (Rockland) beginning January 2010. Contact Ted Mascola @ (845) 624-3442 or fmascola@ccsd.edu for more information.

Volunteer Corner

Volunteer Opportunities:

Take a look at the calendar of events above. Any date and event listed in RED is where we could really use volunteer help. That's not to say we couldn't use a handful of volunteers at some of the other events, but we need a LOTTA' help at the ones in RED!!!

If you have any questions, feel free to call me at (845) 765-2497 or email me at Ellen Pikula Thanks, E.

Developmentcle Headline

Events

2010 Miles For Medals Walk

April 25, 2010
FDR Park
9 a.m. Registration - Walk starts at 11 a.m.

2010 Bresnan Bike Tour Pedal-Off Party
Thursday, February 9, 2010 at the Westchester ARC

2010 Bresnan Bike Tour
June 11th-June 13th

For more information on each event email Pam Dwyer at ppdwyer@nyso.org or call Tom Hay at 845-765-2497

IMPORTANT STUFF

2 MAY, 2010

TENNIS COMPETITION

(same date and place)

as below

Powerlifting Competition***

on Long Island at Brentwood High School. This will part of the Spring Games offered. Hold the date! Call Ellen for more info at the office

(845)765-2497

***Housing may be available for those traveling more than 2.5 hours...call NOW!!!!

23 MAY, 2010

TENNIS COMPETITION

Long Island

12 September, 2010

TENNIS COMPETITION

Long Island

Please take the time to check the dates in the calendar. Some dates have changes, other have been confirmed. ALL the dates in the calendar are now confirmed. Thanks for your patience.

Quick Links

Special Olympics New York

Special Olympics International

Special Olympics Protective Behaviors

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Program Update Hudson Valley Region Special Olympics NY 3/23/10

2010-03-23T13:16:00.000-04:00

Hudson Valley Region Program Update

March 23, 2010

Seasonal Winter Feedback Meeting

-AND-

Advanced Summer Coach Sports Rules Certification:

Both topics will be offered at this meeting....please attend the one closest to you!!Coach's Athletics (track & field) Training School 30 March, 2010-

(see Coach's Corner for more info)

These meetings are key to us improving what it is we do (or, if in your opinion, aren't

doing).lease take a moment to locate the one closest to your geographic location and join us.

We are seeking constructive criticism about what we did or failed to do in this past WINTER

season with the endemic focus on the REGIONAL and LOCAL levels. It is really very helpful for

us to hear directly from you, so please, if you have the time, we'd really love for you to join us.

Please see below for the meeting being offered in the region this month:

Thursday, 25 MARCH - Mahoney's - Poughkeepsie (Dutchess County) 6:30PM

Wednesday, 31 MARCH - Pumpernickel's - Ardsley (Westchester County) 6:30PM

For exact addresses, call the office: (845) 765-2497. Thanks!!!

SPECIAL OLYMPICS 2011 WORLD GAMES ATHENS, GREECE - OFFICIALS

Special Olympics is requesting nominations for volunteer sport officials for the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Athens, Greece, 25 June - 4 July 2011. The following sport competitions will

be conducted for 7,000 athletes around the world.

Aquatics          Athletics          Badminton      Basketball       Bocce              Bowling
Cycling            Equestrian      Football           Golf                 Gymnastics      Judo
Kayaking          Powerlifting    Rollerskating   Sailing             Softball            Table Tennis
Handball          Tennis             Volleyball        Beach Volleyball

International and/or National Sport Federation Officials Certification, if issued by the sport, and/or

Special Olympics officiating experience is required for all applicants for officials assignments at the 2011 World Summer Games. The majority of the competition technical officials will be recruited, trained and selected from the host country. However, expenses associated with airfare, accommodations, ground transportation and meals will be provided for only a limited number of selected officials from Programs outside of Greece and Special Olympics athletes participating as qualified officials (SOOPA) and their mentors.

Application forms can be downloaded at

http://info.specialolympics.org/2011worldgamesofficials

I have included the direct hyperlink for you. The application form must be received no later than April 1, 2010. The processing of application forms will begin immediately, thereafter.

2010 NATIONAL GAMES - OMAHA/LINCOLN, NEBRASKA

One athlete from the Hudson Valley Region was selected to represent New York State at this event in

July, 2010. Jhonatan Valencia, one of the region's pentathlete's from the Sound Shore Stars program,

has been involved with SO for well over a decade, having participated in the PSSL with Mamaroneck

Public Schools, then graduating into the Stars program. A second HVR athlete, Anthony Ingraham, from the Dutchess program, was selected as an alternate to attend, also as a pentathlete. Please join us in congratulating these two fine young men and athletes.

SUMMER GAMES QUOTA'S

We need to know ASAP what your intentions are regarding SONY Summer Games in Utica. Our quota survey is due on 7 April, 2010. We need to know from ALL of you, how many spots, in what sport, you are interested in, and will actually USE if given. Below is the list of sports...let us know what your interests are and how many of each:

ATHLETICS:

AQUATICS:

GYMNASTICS:

TENNIS:

POWERLIFTING:

UNDER 21 BOWLING:

BASKETBALL TEAM:

VOLLEYBALL TEAM:

If we DO NOT hear from you by Monday, 5 April, 2010, we will work under the assumption and premise you have no desire to go to the state event.

Thanks!

Greetings!

Please take a moment to look at the upcoming and past events. That's pretty much all that's changed. Appreciate your giving this a look.

Hope you had a good couple of weeks. Have a great Easter if I don't catch up with you before then.

Thanks and have an AWESOME day!

Ellen

In This Issue...

Schedule of Events

PSSL

Upcoming Events

Past Events

Coach's Corner

On-going Training

Volunteer Corner

Development

Schedule of Events

Updated 2010 HVR Calendar Of Events

   January '10
   23 - Regional Floor Hockey Skills Competition - Yonkers
   28- Local Floor Hockey Skills  Competition - Mt. Pleasant
   30 - Regional Floor Hockey Team Competition -Yonkers

February '10

Somers

11- Seasonal Winter Feedback Meeting - Rockland

16 - Program Committee Meeting - Westchester

20 - Regional Aquatics Competition - White Plains
20 - LOCAL West/Put Basketball Teams SOUTH Competition - Pace U

25 - Seasonal Winter Feedback Meeting - Dutchess

28 - Basketball Team & Skills, Powerlifting - Marist

College CONFIRMED!This is a SUNDAY...
31 - Seasonal Winter Feedback Meeting - Westchester

   April '10
   10 - Regional Jr's Basketball Skills Competition - Bedford
   17 - Time Trials EAST - Putnam Valley
   24 - Spring Games WEST - West Point - Limited Volunteer

Opportunities

May '10

2 - Brentwood HS - TENNIS Competition - Long Island

15 - Spring Games EAST -Brewster HS

23 - Cold Spring Harbor - TENNIS Competition - Long Island

June '10
4-6 - SONY Summer Games - Utica

11-13 - Connecticut Summer Games -Pentathletes ONLY!

18-20 - Massachusetts Summer Games - Pentathletes ONLY!

PSSL

IMPORTANT DATE: Tuesday, 4 MAY, 2010

Hold the date!!!

The College of New Rochelle has graciously offered the

PSSL a wonderful opportunity. On Tuesday, 4 May, they are

opening their facility (gym) and through coordination with

their Director of Athletics and Beth Walsh, are offering you an

afternoon of sports activity with sports related give-aways

hosted by their student-athletes.

It is my understanding that the CNR student-athletes will

set-up stations in the gym focused on the give-aways that

the PSSL athletes will take home at the end of the day. The

student-athletes will be in attendance for the duration to

interact with the PSSL student-athletes.

Please check your schedule immediately to take advantage

of this great opportunity. The gym will open from 2PM-6PM

on Tuesday, 4 MAY, 2010. Please call Ellen at (845) 765-2497.

or email me at Ellen Pikula. Thanks.

OTHER STUFF: OFFICIALS....still people...Mat traveled all the

way to a school last week to find the school closed (snow).

All it takes is a phone call/email. Let's go, huh??? You pay for

it, regardless, so I would think you'd want to save the fee...

it's your dime, but it's frustrating. It's getting difficult to find

people to go to particular schools. Once bitten...

Upcoming Events

20 March - Local Basketball Team South - Pace University -

Pleasantville

20 March - Regional Aquatics - White Plains High School

25 March - Seasonal Winter Feedback Meeting - Dutchess

28 March - Regional Aquatics, B'Ball Team & Skills & Powerlifting -

Marist

College - Poughkeepsie

30 March - Track & Field Training Coach's Training - Mahopac

31 March - Seasonal Witner Feedback Meeting - Westchester-Putnam

Past Events

20 March - Basketball Team Competition - Pace University-

Pleasantville Campus

This event took place for the first time with Pace U hosting at the Goldstein fitness center. This incredible venue hosted 10 teams with over 100 athletes and coaches in three competitive divisions.

Division one saw four teams play at an extremely high competitive level. One of the games went into OT. It was incredible. Divisions two and three had three teams apiece and were competitive within. Ribbons were awarded to all by the Pace Bball team.

Thanks to Charlie Jones for taking on the role of Director of Competition for this event. Too, special thanks to Sue Jones for organizing ALL of the volunteers.

Thanks to the staff at Pace U, Mr. Joe O'Donnell, Director of Athletics for inviting us. Thanks too, to Mike Winn and JR for having everything set up when we arrived.

Special thanks to Men's Basketball Coaches Mike Harter and Brandon Arnette for bringing out the Men's team to volunteer and officiate for the day. Thanks, too, to several of the other student-athletes at Pace for giving up their day to volunteer for the day. Special thanks to the students from New York Medical College that took care of scoring at center court...you, too, Donna!

Finally, thanks to the officials, Chris, Beth, Eileen (Happy 50th Birthday!) and Karen Kim. You all are the best!

20 March - Regional Aquatics Competition - White Plains High School

This event hosted round about 85 athletes in over ten different swimming events and a relay. Medals were awarded to all competitors at the end of each race. Competitors were present from three counties.

Special thanks goes to Patty Gilmartin, Swim Coach at WPHS for securing ALL of the volunteers and lifeguards for the day. Also want to shout out special thanks to Paul McClintock for coming to officiate on the nicest day of the year (so far).

Finally thanks to Marlene, Kelly, and Alyssa for keeping it all on track and flowing. It could not be done without you.

Coach's Corner

Track & Field training will be offered for coaches on Tuesday, 30 March at 6:00PM in Mahopac at the Falls School located at:

100 Myrtle Avenue, Mahopac, New York 10541

We will offer General Session and Athletics (Track & Field) training for coaches certification that evening.

Coaches, we really need you to come out to one of the feedback meetings. Please note that we are adding the Coach's Conference Advanced Certification on Summer Sports Rules to each of these meetings, so please come out and join us!!!

Please take a look at what meets your demographic location best and let us know what we do that worked, or didn't, for your program this past Winter season. We really NEED to hear from you.

THANKS! And thanks for all that you've done and continue to do.

You are the best coaches in all of Special Olympics that I have personally come to know! So, again, THANKS!!!!!

On-going Training

Rockland League Play

Westchester Golf League starts next JUNE...call us in May for more info!!!

On-going BASKETBALL in Ulster County.

(TRACK & FIELD TO BEGIN SOON)

contact Bonnie@ (845) 758-3880

or via email: BaseL04@aol.com

Training takes place Wednesday evenings at J.F. Kennedy Elementary School.

On-going TENNIS in Rockland County

Program meets weekly (Afternoons) in Bardonia (Rockland) beginning January 2010. Contact Ted Mascola @ (845) 624-3442 or fmascola@ccsd.edu for more information.

Volunteer Corner

Volunteer Opportunities:

Take a look at the calendar of events above. Any date and event listed in RED is where we could really use volunteer help. That's not to say we couldn't use a handful of volunteers at some of the other events, but we need a LOTTA' help at the ones in RED!!!

If you have any questions, feel free to call me at (845) 765-2497 or email me at Ellen Pikula Thanks, E.

Developmentcle Headline

Events

2010 Miles For Medals Walk

IMPORTANT STUFF

2 MAY, 2010

TENNIS COMPETITION

(same date and place)

as below

Powerlifting Competition***

on Long Island at Brentwood High School. This will part of the Spring Games offered. Hold the date! Call Ellen for more info at the office

(845)765-2497

***Housing may be available for those traveling more than 2.5 hours...call NOW!!!!

23 MAY, 2010

TENNIS COMPETITION

Long Island

12 September, 2010

TENNIS COMPETITION

Long Island

Please take the time to check the dates in the calendar. Some dates have changes, other have been confirmed. ALL the dates in the calendar are now confirmed. Thanks for your patience.

Quick Links

Special Olympics New York

Special Olympics International

Special Olympics Protective Behaviors

Forward email

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Program Update Hudson Valley Region Special Olympics NY 3/8/10

2010-03-09T08:48:00.000-05:00

Hudson Valley Region Program Update

March 8, 2010

Seasonal Winter Feedback Meeting

-AND-

Advanced Summer Coach Sports Rules Certification:

Both topics will be offered at this meeting....please attend the one closest to you!!!!

(see Coach's Corner for more info)

These meetings are key to us improving what it is we do (or, if in your opinion, aren't doing). Please take a

moment to locate the one closest to your geographic location and join us. We are seeking constructive

criticism about what we did or failed to do in this past WINTER season with the endemic focus on the

REGIONAL and LOCAL levels. It is really very helpful for us to hear directly from you, so please, if you

have the time, we'd really love for you to join us.

Please see below for the meeting being offered in the region this month:

Thursday, 11 MARCH - Chili's - Nanuet (Rockland County) 6:30PM

Thursday, 25 MARCH - Mahoney's - Poughkeepsie (Dutchess County) 6:30PM

Wednesday, 31 MARCH - Pumpernickel's - Ardsley (Westchester County) 6:30PM

For exact addresses, call the office: (845) 765-2497. Thanks!!!

SPECIAL OLYMPICS 2011 WORLD GAMES ATHENS, GREECE - OFFICIALS

Special Olympics is requesting nominations for volunteer sport officials for the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Athens, Greece, 25 June - 4 July 2011. The following sport competitions will

be conducted for 7,000 athletes around the world.

Aquatics          Athletics          Badminton      Basketball       Bocce              Bowling
Cycling            Equestrian      Football           Golf                 Gymnastics      Judo
Kayaking          Powerlifting    Rollerskating   Sailing             Softball            Table Tennis
Handball          Tennis             Volleyball        Beach Volleyball

International and/or National Sport Federation Officials Certification, if issued by the sport, and/or

Special Olympics officiating experience is required for all applicants for officials assignments at the 2011 World Summer Games. The majority of the competition technical officials will be recruited, trained and selected from the host country. However, expenses associated with airfare, accommodations, ground transportation and meals will be provided for only a limited number of selected officials from Programs outside of Greece and Special Olympics athletes participating as qualified officials (SOOPA) and their mentors.

Application forms can be downloaded at

http://info.specialolympics.org/2011worldgamesofficials

I have included the direct hyperlink for you. The application form must be received no later than April 1, 2010. The processing of application forms will begin immediately, thereafter.

2010 NATIONAL GAMES - OMAHA/LINCOLN, NEBRASKA

One athlete from the Hudson Valley Region was selected to represent New York State at this event in

July, 2010. Jhonatan Valencia, one of the region's pentathlete's from the Sound Shore Stars program,

has been involved with SO for well over a decade, having participated in the PSSL with Mamaroneck

Public Schools, then graduating into the Stars program. A second HVR athlete, Anthony Ingraham, from the Dutchess program, was selected as an alternate to attend, also as a pentathlete. Please join us in congratulating these two fine young men and athletes.

Greetings!

Okay, here's the deal...it (this) can't get any more simplistic and plain than this! The colors are boring and(substandard...eventually, they'll change to another set of boring and standard. I cannot please everyone....though I am trying.

Have a sense of humor....Smile when you read this....I have one when I write it, as well as when I read what you write!

Thanks and have a great day!

Ellen

In This Issue...

Schedule of Events

PSSL

Upcoming Events

Past Events

Coach's Corner

On-going Training

Volunteer Corner

Development

Schedule of Events

Updated 2010 HVR Calendar Of Events

   January '10
   23 - Regional Floor Hockey Skills Competition - Yonkers
   28- Local Floor Hockey Skills  Competition - Mt. Pleasant
   30 - Regional Floor Hockey Team Competition -Yonkers

February '10

Somers

11- Seasonal Winter Feedback Meeting - Rockland

16 - Program Committee Meeting - Westchester

20 - Regional Aquatics Competition - White Plains
20 - LOCAL West/Put Basketball Teams SOUTH Competition - Pace U

25 - Seasonal Winter Feedback Meeting - Dutchess

28 - Basketball Team & Skills, Powerlifting - Marist

College CONFIRMED!This is a SUNDAY...
31 - Seasonal Winter Feedback Meeting - Westchester

   April '10
   10 - Regional Jr's Basketball Skills Competition - Bedford
   17 - Time Trials EAST - Putnam Valley
   24 - Spring Games WEST - West Point - Limited Volunteer

Opportunities

May '10

2 - Brentwood HS - TENNIS Competition - Long Island

15 - Spring Games EAST -Brewster HS

23 - Cold Spring Harbor - TENNIS Competition - Long Island

June '10
4-6 - SONY Summer Games - Utica

11-13 - Connecticut Summer Games -Pentathletes ONLY!

18-20 - Massachusetts Summer Games - Pentathletes ONLY!

PSSL

IMPORTANT DATE: Tuesday, 4 MAY, 2010

Hold the date!!!

The College of New Rochelle has graciously offered the

PSSL a wonderful opportunity. On Tuesday, 4 May, they are

opening their facility (gym) and through coordination with

their Director of Athletics and Beth Walsh, are offering you an

afternoon of sports activity with sports related give-aways

hosted by their student-athletes.

It is my understanding that the CNR student-athletes will

set-up stations in the gym focused on the give-aways that

the PSSL athletes will take home at the end of the day. The

student-athletes will be in attendance for the duration to

interact with the PSSL student-athletes.

Please check your schedule immediately to take advantage

of this great opportunity. The gym will open from 2PM-6PM

on Tuesday, 4 MAY, 2010. Please call Ellen at (845) 765-2497.

or email me at Ellen Pikula. Thanks.

OTHER STUFF: OFFICIALS....still people...Mat traveled all the

way to a school last week to find the school closed (snow).

All it takes is a phone call/email. Let's go, huh??? You pay for

it, regardless, so I would think you'd want to save the fee...

it's your dime, but it's frustrating. It's getting difficult to find

people to go to particular schools. Once bitten...

Upcoming Events

11 March - Seasonal Winter Feedback Meeting - Rockland

16 March- Program Committee Meeting - Westchester

20 March - Local Basketball Team South - Pace University -

Pleasantville

20 March - Regional Aquatics - White Plains High School

25 March - Seasonal Winter Feedback Meeting - Dutchess

28 March - Regional Aquatics, B'Ball Team & Skills & Powerlifting -

Marist

College - Poughkeepsie

31 March - Seasonal Witner Feedback Meeting - Westchester-Putnam

Past Events

6 March - Basketball Team & Skills - Somers HS and JF Kennedy

Catholic HS

This event took place for the tenth year, at these two

respective schools. The event would not have happened,

had it not been for Katie and George Greczylo and

Leslie Stein and their consummate skills at gathering and

organizing all the volunteers. From all of us to all of

you...THANKS!!!!

We would also like to thank the folks over at Kennedy for

their outreach efforts. Too, and always, thanks to the

Yorktown Elks and Marlene. Special note to thank the

Somers Lions for their volunteer efforts, too.

The event itself saw sixteen teams (Local) from Northern

Westchester, (and a couple that were invited in, from

outside the county/region) compete in basketball team

Somers High School. The skills portion of the event saw

well over 100 athletes compete in the skills stations at

Kennedy Catholic HS, my alma-mater.

We must have had in excess of 75 volunteers for the day.

So thanks to all of you. Special thanks to my friends for

jumping in to ref: Mike, Greg, John and Marty from the

Elks, Eileen, Kevin and Beth...and Spencer from Somers.

You guys did an outstanding job. Finally, and never least

...to Nancy Hogan-Logan, whom in tons of pain, stayed

almost the entire day...thanks so much! You are

incredible. And to Sue Jones...for all that you do....I don't

know what it is, exactly, but I know it's important stuff

and Nancy and I couldn't get through the day without you!

Coach's Corner

Coaches, we really need you to come out to one of the feedback meetings. Please note that we are adding the Coach's Conference Advanced Certification on Summer Sports Rules to each of these meetings, so please come out and join us!!!

Please take a look at what meets your demographic location best and let us know what we do that worked, or didn't, for your program this past Winter season. We really NEED to hear from you.

We are currently working on re-scheduling the Athletics (Track & Field Training School portion of the Coach's Conference, as well. I am waiting to hear back from a school regarding availability. As soon as we confirm a date and time, we will publish it. Thanks for your patience and understanding regarding our inability to control the weather. We are working closely with a higher being to tweak said control, but have yet to master that.

THANKS! And thanks for all that you've done and continue to do.

You are the best coaches in all of Special Olympics that I have personally come to know! So, again, THANKS!!!!!

On-going Training

Rockland League Play

Westchester Golf League starts next JUNE...call us in May for more info!!!

On-going BASKETBALL in Ulster County.

(TRACK & FIELD TO BEGIN SOON)

contact Bonnie@ (845) 758-3880

or via email: BaseL04@aol.com

Training takes place Wednesday evenings at J.F. Kennedy Elementary School.

On-going TENNIS in Rockland County

Program meets weekly (Afternoons) in Bardonia (Rockland) beginning January 2010. Contact Ted Mascola @ (845) 624-3442 or fmascola@ccsd.edu for more information.

Volunteer Corner

Volunteer Opportunities:

Take a look at the calendar of events above. Any date and event listed in RED is where we could really use volunteer help. That's not to say we couldn't use a handful of volunteers at some of the other events, but we need a LOTTA' help at the ones in RED!!!

If you have any questions, feel free to call me at (845) 765-2497 or email me at Ellen Pikula Thanks, E.

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Events

2010 Miles For Medals Walk

IMPORTANT STUFF

2 MAY, 2010

TENNIS COMPETITION

(same date and place)

as below

Powerlifting Competition***

on Long Island at Brentwood High School. This will part of the Spring Games offered. Hold the date! Call Ellen for more info at the office

(845)765-2497

***Housing may be available for those traveling more than 2.5 hours...call NOW!!!!

23 MAY, 2010

TENNIS COMPETITION

Long Island

12 September, 2010

TENNIS COMPETITION

Long Island

Please take the time to check the dates in the calendar. Some dates have changes, other have been confirmed. ALL the dates in the calendar are now confirmed. Thanks for your patience.

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