Winter Season Resources

• Past Winter Games Results

Seasonal Information

• Waiver Policy
• 2019 BOWLING SEASON OVERVIEW (as of  10/19/18 document will be updated as invitational dates are booked)
• 2019 WINTER SEASON INFORMATION PACKET (As of 10/19/18)
  • Document will be updates as more bowling invitationals are reserved and once Alpine date is set
• 2019 BASKETBALL SEASON OVERVIEW (as of 11/26/18 document will be updated as Tournament dates are booked
• 2019 WINTER SEASON DEADLINES

Are you interested in volunteering during the Winter Season at Special Olympics? Special Olympics Massachusetts certainly has plenty of volunteer opportunities through out the season

• Volunteer with our programs on a weekly basis helping out at practice
• Volunteer at one of our competitions

To sign up to volunteer visit our online registration

If you are interested in volunteering at an event, here is a list of potential jobs you may work at a venue during the winter season.

Basketball Season Overview

• 2019 Basketball Season Overview (As of  11/26)

For Basketball Community Games (i.e .local competition) see next tab below titled “Basketball Local Tournament Information”

Basketball Forms and Rules

• Basketball Registration form
• Special Olympics  Massachusetts Basketball Rules Updated 1/27/17
• BASKETBALL RATING FORM
• Differences between Unified Sports and Unified Sports Player Development Levels .

Qualifying Tournament Information

Venue Assignments

• Babson College (Wellesley)– January 27, 2019
• RIVERS SCHOOL (WESTON)– January 27, 2019
• WESTON HIGH SCHOOL– January 27, 2019
• Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School– February 9, 2019
• Stonehill College – February 9, 2019

No qualifying tournament for Juniors (ages 8-15) teams and Unified Sports Player Development Teams

Basketball Resources

• Visit the Resources for Coaches page and look in the Helpful Resources for Coaches for a link to Skills and Drills for Basketball teams from the Jr. NBA
• Basketball Team Rating Tutorial:

Overview

Special Olympics Massachusetts offers a variety of local basketball tournaments (called community games) for the 179 basketball teams that participate throughout the Winter Season. These tournaments serve as both an avenue for more basketball opportunities for our teams in the community and also as part of the advancement criteria to move up the ladder to a season ending tournament.  With this purpose in mind, Local Community Games match teams of similar discipline.

Winter Season Community Games Assignments

• 2018 /2019 BASKETBALL COMMUNITY GAMES ASSIGNMENTS
  • Updated as of: 1/10/2019 @ 4:15 PM
    

SOMA will assign all teams to a venue, so that your schedule is set before the season starts. Furthermore, teams don’t have worry about missing deadlines or venues. All games are scheduled to be as close to your home location as possible and also by scheduling all teams SOMA can match up  (as best as possible) teams ability level to help create a more balanced event.

Bowling Season Overview

• 2019 BOWLING SEASON OVERVIEW (as of 10/19/18 document will be updated as invitational dates are booked)
  • Bowling Season Overview contains all Local Invitational Event information, such as locations, dates, event quota’s per team.
• 2019 Winter Games Bowling Venue Memo

Bowling Forms

• Ten Pin Bowling Registration Form
• Candlepin Bowling Registration Form

 Bowling Rules

• Special Olympics Ten Pin Bowling Rules
• Candlepin Bowling Rules

  State Qualifying Tournaments

• Unified Bowling Qualifier, AMF Auburn, Auburn January 19, 2019
• Traditional Bowling Qualifier, Westgate Lanes, Brockton, January 27, 2019
• Unified Bowling Qualifier, Boston Bowl, Dorchester February 3, 2019
• Traditional Bowling Qualifier, Sparetime Lanes, Northampton February 3, 2019

Candlepin Bowling

•  Bowl a Drome, Woburn,
•  Metro Bowl, Peabody
• South Shore, Alley Kat Lanes, Kingston,

Floor Hockey Forms

• Downloadable Floor Hockey Registration Form (updated version coming soon)

 Floor Hockey Rules

• Special Olympics Floor Hockey Rules
• Special Olympics MA Modified Floor Hockey Rules

All figure and speed skaters will compete at the Special Olympics Connecticut Winter Games February 25th & 26th 2018. 

Skating Forms

• Speed Skating Registration Form (SOCT’s form)
• Figure Skating Registration Form (SOCT’s form)
• Please note SOMA uses SOCT event registration codes for  speed skating and figure skating

Skating Rules

• Special Olympics Figure Skating Rules
• Special Olympics Speed Skating Rules

Invitationals

Speed Skating Invitational

Skiing Registration Forms

• Alpine Skiing Registration Form
• Nordic Skiing Registration Form (SOCT’s form)

Alpine Skiing

• General Schedule will be listed in the Event Guide
• Coaches will receive their coach’s packet at the coaches meeting on Saturday morning.
• Packets contain updated schedules, racing bibs and lift passes.
• All racing bibs must be returned. Any bibs not returned programs/individuals will be charged a $10 replacement fee.
• Alpine Time Trials – February 9th, 2019

Nordic Skiing

• Special Olympics Nordic Skiing Rules
• Nordic skiers will compete at the Special Olympics Connecticut state games

Please refer to the Season Ending Event Guide for complete tournament information such as schedules, housing locations, directions, meals (locations times, menu), special events (dance, Olympic town, healthy athletes), and local attractions for families.

Juniors Basketball Basketball Tournament

March 3rd St. Mark’s School, Southboro

Unified Sports Player Development Basketball Tournament

March 3rd Fay School Southboro

Winter Games

• March 9 -10, 2019
• Traditional Basketball & Unified Sports Basketball (Seniors & Masters age groups)
• Traditional Bowling & Unified Sports Bowling
• Floor Hockey
• Basketball Skills (Saturday March 9th Only)

Alpine Skiing

• TBD

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