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Special Olympics Area M offers year round training and competitions in 17 Olympic sports!
2026 SPORTS OFFERED
STATE COMPETITION: Indoor Winter Games in York (March)
Bowling (Nov.-Feb.)
Floorball (Nov-Feb)
Ice Speed Skating (Oct-Feb)
Outdoor Winter Games at Seven Springs (March)
Alpine Skiing (Dec-Feb)
STATE COMPETITION: Summer Games at Penn State (June)
Athletics (Mar.-May)
Basketball (Feb.-Mar.)
Gymnastics (check with Coach Egger)
Swimming (Mar.-May)
Tennis (Mar.-May)
STATE COMPETITION: Penn National Golf Course (August)
Golf (May-August)
STATE COMPETITION: In the Net, Palmyra (August)
Softball (May-August)
STATE COMPETITION: Fall Fest at Villanova (November)
Bocce (July-Sept.)
Flag Football (Aug-Nov)
Long Distance Running/Walking ((Aug-Nov)
Powerlifting (July-Aug.) *must be 14 years or older to participate in powerlifting
Soccer (July-Nov)
Volleyball (July-Sept.)
youngathletesflyer2024.pdfyOUNG AthLETES
yOUNG AthLETES
The Young Athletes program is open to anyone ages 2-7. We welcome young athletes with intellectual disabilities along with their siblings/friends who learn right beside them!
Contact Lauren Parody for more information:
lparody@specialolympicspa.org
Alpine Skiing
Ski Roundtop
Coach Debbie Mann
twellman@centurylink.net
Athletics/Track & Field
Susquenita High School
Coach Charity Poleshuk
poleshuk.charity@gmail.com
Basketball
Central Dauphin East HS
Coach Clyde North
Otterbein United Methodist Church
Coach Mike Wetzel
sparkywetzel@gmail.com
Bocce
6 locations (Hershey, Carlisle, East Pennsboro, Mechanicsburg, Linglestown, Upper Dauphin)
Head Coach Jan Holt
janjeffholt@gmail.com
Bowling
Trindle Bowl, Mechanicsburg
Coach Louise Bell
ABC East, Harrisburg
Coach Rich Tezak
Midway, Carlisle
Coach Marge Zimmerman
mzimmerman@centurylink.net
Flag Football
Cedar Cliff High School
Coach Cooper Grove
cooper.grove@gmail.com
Floorball
Susquenita Elementary School
Coach Deb Kinney
Otterbein Methodist Church
Coach Tracy Porter
englandsrose68@aol.com
Golf
Sportsman's Golf Club
Coach Richard Long
Range End Golf Course
Coach Doug Smith
Gymnastics
Cumberland Gymnastics
Coach Kim Egger
kimberlyegger95@gmaili.com
Speed Skating (Ice)
Hershey Park Arena
Coach Greg Hammaker hockeybass182@gmail.com
Long Distance Running/Walking
Adams Ricci Park
Coach Chuck Kundtz
cdkundtz@gmail.com
Carlisle Barracks
Coach David Reed
dlreed24@gmail.com
Powerlifting
Train Yard Fitness, Enola
Coach Charity Poleshuk
poleshuk.charity@gmail.com
Soccer
Harrisburg Area Community College
Coach Mike Sanders
m41357s@verizon.net
Softball
Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, Enola
Coach Tara Unger
soequalslove@gmail.com
Swimming
Derry Twp Community Center
Coach Becki Starr
Messiah College
Coach Kim Goodsir
Shippensburg University
Coach Jennifer Flinchbaugh
jen.flinchbaugh@yahoo.com
Tennis
Negley Park, Lemoyne
Coach Jan Holt
janjeffholt@gmail.com
Volleyball
Susquenita High School
Coach Debbie Kinney
Otterbein United Methodist Church, Carlisle
Coach Tracy Porter
englandsrose68@aol.com
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