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WADSA Aquatics
Athlete Leadership Program
Special Olympics Western Australia August 2012
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Junior National Games Pre-Camp
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The 2012 Special Olympics Junior National Games Team enjoyed
an overnight camp as a prelude to the upcoming Games to be held
in Newcastle, NSW in December.
The 21 athletes and 9 officials commenced the training camp with
an afternoon of skills in their respective sports, basketball, aquatics
and athletics.
The team were then transported to Pt Walter Recreation Camp in
Bicton for team bonding activities, soccer skills, kite making and
fun and games.
The weekend was strongly supported by Variety. Many thanks
Variety for your continued support to our members and to our great
team of coaches, volunteers and team support.
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Sports
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Above: SOWA member Dylan Coop with Master of Ceremony Peter Rowsthorn. Dylan delivered a speech to the crowd of 150 guests. Below: Bronwyn Russell with special guest speaker Adam Gilchrist.
Swimmers from Perth Metro and Kalgoorlie converged at Challenge
Stadium for the annual WADSA Aquatics Championships. The
biggest contingent of swimmers was supported by SOA CEO, Ms
Gill Stapleton who visited WA. 84 swimmers competed fiercely
during the afternoon of friendship, fellowship and fun.
B Below: SOWA Junior National Games team at the conclusion of the training camp.
Below: Adam Gilchrist with SOA CEO Gill Stapleton and Athlete Leadership members.
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Everybody’s Game Carnival
Therapy Focus Showcase
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JNG Fundraiser Movie Night
Muscle Machine Saturday 6 October Main Arena
Perth Royal Show
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Bunbury Regional Tenpin Bowls
On the 4th
to 6th
August, Special Olympics Perth Metro North took a team of 36 tenpin bowlers and 12 officials to the WADSA Regional Tenpin Bowling tournament in Bunbury. The team stayed at Koombana Bay and a lot of fun was had by all. On the trip down, one of our buses got a flat tyre so a big thank you to our resident mechanic and handy man, Kim Armstrong, for changing the tyre to ensure we all arrived safely in Bunbury. The games were played in a competitive but fun spirit and the following Metro North athletes collected an award.
Every Monday afternoon,
approximately 20 young children
participate in a SOWA Showcase of
sports, supported by Therapy Focus.
Every two weeks, a new sport is
introduced to the children aged
between 6 and 16 years.
A huge thanks to SOWA coaches
Rose Hartley, Tim Breadmore, Gerard
Gomez and Lesley Poole for
supporting the program.
Athletics Season bolts from the
starting blocks
The 2012 / 2013 Athletics season commenced in August. Opportunities to learn skills, gain confidence, meet friends, compete and travel are only a phone call away!! Come and learn how to run, jump and throw! Special Olympic coaches will be on hand to help you improve your skills. The 2012/2013 season promises to be exciting with some great events planned!
Tuesday 5pm to 6pm Athletics WA Stadium, Mt Claremont
To register your interest to participate or for any enquiries, contact Lesley Poole on 0416 465870
Basketball WA once again
hosted the “Everybody’s Game
Carnival” at Basketball WA
Stadium. Tim Breadmore, Head
Basketball Coach at the SOWA
Mirrabooka SHS program,
extended the invitation for his
players to participate and
compete. A great afternoon was
had by all with visiting players
from Wildcats appearing at the
carnival and meeting all the
players from the various
programs. Well done guys.
Left Left: SOWA Junior National
player, Emilie Davies
Athlete Leadership Program
The Athlete Leadership Program members met for the quarterly training session held at St. George’s College. The guest speakers, Kelly Van Nelson and Fiona Gardener from Ajilon addressed the forum and spoke about the process of preparing resumes, applying for jobs and interview stages. It was a most informative subject and one which both athletes and mentors benefited from. Thanks Ajilon.
Help our Junior National Games Team to get to Newcastle
Ace Cinemas – Hay St, Subiaco
Tuesday 4th September
5.30pm onwards Movie @
6.40pm
Cost: $20:00 per ticket Includes a glass of wine & cheese
Contact Jo 0417964690/93021574
to book tickets.
1st
Place Singles – Brad Doust 3
rd Place Singles – Mark Lippi
Sportsman’s’ Award – Robert Tremain A big thank you to Genine Hunter and her team of volunteers for making the annual trip to Bunbury possible. We can’t wait until next year!
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Bulletin Board
2013 Canberra Centenary Swimming Competition
Canberra, ACT 5th April – 7th April 2013 More than 300 athletes from Special Olympics Australia
representing their regions and Special Olympics China,
Japan, New Zealand and Timor-Leste will be attending the
competition and will be supported by 115 officials, coaches,
and volunteers.
Special Olympics Perth Metro North is sending a team of
athletes to attend these games to participate in the
swimming competition.
The approximate cost for the event will be $1500. This will
cover airfares, accommodation, meals, and uniform and
support personnel to travel with the athletes. Funding
opportunities to assist players attending will be sourced,
however not guaranteed.
If you are interested in participating in these games as a
competitor or official, contact Metro North office on 9309
4003 or [email protected] before Friday 7th
September 2012 to receive an Expression of Interest.
Athletes and officials will be chosen as per the SOA
National Athletes Selection Policy by the State Selection
Committee.
S p e c i a l O l y m p i c s W A 2 0 1 2 S t a t e G a m e s
Aquatics, Athletics, Equestrian, Soccer, Softball, Gymnastics,
Saturday 29th September / Sunday 30th September
Landsdale Farm School, Darch
Please note that the 2012 State Games will be qualifying events for the 2013 Asia Pacific Games and the 2013 Canberra Centenary Swimming Competition. If you have not already received nomination forms, please contact State Office at 9321 3207 or [email protected]. N.B Registration forms are due no later than 8th September, 2012.
2 0 1 3 A s i a P a c i f i c G a m e s
Earlier this year Special Olympics Australia announced that Newcastle, Australia had won the bid to host the Inaugural Asia Pacific Games in December 2013. Australia will be sending a team with athletes competing in the following sports: Athletics, Aquatics, Basketball, Football and Tenpin Bowling. Athletes from across Australia will be selected from State games that have been identified as qualifying events. In Western Australia they are:
Basketball – 2nd November, 2012 Tenpin Bowling – 10th November, 2012 Football, Athletics, Aquatics – 29/30 September 2012
Selection Criteria for Asia Pacific games will be;
All registered members are eligible for selection
Must be over the age of 16 for selection
Records reflecting ongoing training and competition and registered on our data base
Results from the nominated qualifying events
Information relating to the upcoming games will be made available in future newsletters
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V o l u n t e e r R o l e
BASKETBALL ASSISTANT COACH
Due to rising numbers in basketball, an Assistant
Coach is required to support the Head Coach at the
Joondalup program.
The role requires some experience in basketball,
however past coaching experience is not crucial. To
ensure a quality sports program all of our coaches
are accredited by the relevant National Sports
Organisation and we can assist with obtaining
accreditation.
You will need to commit to weekly coaching sessions
during the months of March and November, as well
as travelling to competition intrastate, interstate or
overseas.
For further details, please contact Julie Williams on
9409 5171.
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SOWA Calendar
PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY
SEPTEMBER
6th Sept Multi Sports Ribbon Day Santa Maria College
7th Sept State Board Ribbon Day Midvale
7th Sept Golf WADSA Challenge Melville Golf Course
8th
Sept Soccer Development Squad Training Gibbney Reserve Maylands, 11.45am to 12.30pm
11th
Sept State Board Board Meeting Sirona Capital, Level 2, 7 Havelock St, West Perth
14th Sept Cricket Skills Day Joondalup
15th Sept - 16th Sept Equestrian RDAWA State Games State Equestrian Centre
19th Sept Aquatics Time Trials Craigie Leisure Centre
25th Sept Multi Sports Ribbon Day Endeavour Education Support Centre
29th Sep - 30th Sept Multi Sports SOWA State Games Landsdale Farm School
OCTOBER 8th Oct - 12th Oct State Board SO Trans Tasman Competition Cairns, Qld
13th Oct - 14th Oct Basketball Ivor Burge Trials Perry Lakes
26th Oct State Board Ribbon Day Herb Graham Rec Ctr, Mirrabooka
28th Oct State Board Calendar Planning / Volunteer Training Day TBA
30th Oct State Board Board Meeting Sirona Capital, Level 2, 7 Havelock St, West Perth
NOVEMBER 1st Nov State Board Ribbon Day Ray Owen Rec Centre, Lesmurdie
2nd Nov Basketball Basketball State Games Venues West, Joondalup
3rd Nov Soccer Development Squad Training Gibbney Reserve Maylands 11.45am to 12.30pm
8th Nov - 11th Nov Gymnastics Gymnastics WA State Championships Gymnastics W.A.
10th Nov Tenpin Bowling Tenpin Bowling State Games Superbowl Warwick
11th Nov Athlete Leadership Program Graduation / Wind Up To Be Advised
14th Nov State Board Ribbon Day Christchurch Grammar School
27th Nov Tenpin Bowling Season ends Super bowl Warwick
30th Nov State Board Ribbon Day Armadale Aquatic Centre, Armadale
2012 SPECIAL OLYMPICS WESTERN AUSTRALIA CALENDAR
JAN SEPTEMBER to NOVEMBER
LUKE SIMPKINS MP Federal Member for Cowan,