The Mission of Special Olympics is to provide year round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes, and the community.
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Weather Cancellations Will Appear Here:
Tennis practice is canceled for today, May 9, due to the weather. See you next Saturday, May 16, for our Local Competition!
volunteers needed - pickleball
volunteers needed - pickleball
We are finding ourselves a bit SHORT ON VOLUNTEERS for the number of pickleball players who have signed up! No pickleball experience or knowledge is needed!
If you are able to come and pick up pickleballs, that would be FANTASTIC! And you don't even need to bend over to pick them up. We have 4 of the pictured, very cool tubes to make picking up pickleballs a breeze!
Pickeball trainings will be held indoor at the South Hanover YWCA on Tuesdays from 6:30-8:00PM between June 16-August 18. It's totally OK if you need to miss some practices. We understand and will take you when we can have you!
PLEASE SIGN UP BY MAY 15 by visiting the link below and clicking "SIGN UP NOW" to be a TEAM VOLUNTEER. https://specialolympicspa.org/sports/11309483996/
Due to you being in close proximity with our athletes, you'd need to become a Class A volunteer with us if you aren't already. This requires a Criminal Background Check, PA Child Abuse History Check, and some online trainings. After you sign up for pickleball, watch your email if you're not already a Class A volunteer with us because information will be sent within a few days.
Contact Coach Dorothy Bollinger, 717-640-1330, with questions.
SUMMER SPORTS SIGN-UPS ARE OPEN APRIL 15 - MAY 15
Use this link to search the sports that the Capital Area Region has to offer for the summer. Look for Adams County sports, although you may sign up for other counties if you wish.
Click on "Details and Sign Up" for more information about each sport.
Cick on "Sign Up Now" and enter your information to sign up. Be sure to spell your name correctly!
Watch your email inbox because if your portal registration is not complete and up to date, you will receive an email with instructions.
*May 15 is a hard deadline, so don't wait to sign up!
TEAM ADAMS OUTING AT THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES:
Come to the Baltimore Orioles baseball game on Sunday, June 14th! Game time is 1:35pm. Tickets are $36.30 each. We will be in the upper deck, section 324, rows 3, 4 and 5. Please contact Dorothy Bollinger at 717-640-1330 or by email at dorothy.bollinger.soac@gmail.com and let her know how many tickets you want. Make your check payable to Dorothy Bollinger. You must provide your own transportation.
2026 Training Schedule
2026 Training Schedule
Our 2026 Team Adams Training Schedule can be found by clicking on "Files and Forms" at the top of this page!
Contact Linda Long at volunteersoac@gmail.com with any questions about volunteering for Special Olympics Team Adams.
NEW ATHLETE/COACH/VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION
Interested in becoming an ATHLETE or VOLUNTEER?
This LINK will take you to the SOPA website where you can click on "Become an Athlete" or "Become a Coach" to get the registration process started!
If you have any difficulty completing the registration process, please email our Capital Area Regional Administrative Manager Jill Stoner at jstoner@specialolympicspa.org.
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CONTACT US:
NEW Mailing Address (as of 4/7/26):
Special Olympics PA Team Adams
PO Box 3, Bendersville, PA 17306
Email: soacinformation@gmail.com 717-334-2729
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