1. SUMMER GAMES 2019 COACHES MEETING
March 16, 2019
Quinnipiac University- North Campus
Summer Games: June 7, 8 & 9

2. Updates & Information
4 VENUES: Southern Connecticut State University, Yale DeWitt Cuyler Athletic Complex, Hamden Hall & Yale West
SCSU
Opening Ceremonies, Healthy Athletes, Housing, Meals, Swimming, Tennis, Racewalking, Wheelchair Races, High Jump
Yale DeWitt Cuyler Athletic Complex, West Haven (same site as 2011)
All Track & Field Events, including 200 Meter events in Racewalking & Wheelchair Races on Friday afternoon
Yale West Campus, Orange
Cycling
Hamden Hall Beckerman Athletic Center, Skiff Street
Developmental Swimming – Friday afternoon
Soccer Skills & Team Play

3. Schedule Changes/Additions
Soccer Divisioning Tournament
Saturday, May 4
UConn
Cycling Time Trials
Sunday, May 5
Yale West, Orange
Northern Time Trials
Loomis Chaffee School, Windsor
Athletics & Swimming
Southern Time Trials
Saturday, May 11
Weston High School
Athletics, Swimming & Tennis

4. Registration links are on the Coaches Corner page of the website
Coaches Education & Training Marc Mercadante – Rachael Polansky –
ALL Head Coaches must be certified in their Sport
Head coaches must complete Concussion Training through the CDC or the NFHS website
Please all certificates to
All Coach Sport Certifications are valid for 3 Years- Coach Certification reports were ed to Local Coordinators
Sports Rules and Coaches Guides can be accessed on the Coaches Corner page of the website:
Upcoming Trainings:
Saturday, March 16 - Swimming – North Haven
Sunday, April 7- Swimming- Riverbrook YMCA, Wilton
Sunday, April 14 – Track & Field- Wilton HS Fieldhouse
Registration links are on the Coaches Corner page of the website

5. Codes of Conduct Coaches Athletes Respect for Others
Ensure a Positive Experience
Act Professionally and Take Responsibility for My Actions
Quality Service to the Athletes 
Health and Safety of Athletes 
Sportsmanship
Training and Competition
Responsibility for My Actions

6. Registration Process When emailing forms via secure email
Please send them only as a PDF or JPG file.
We will not accept: photos of forms in the body of an & illegible forms (if you can’t read it, neither can we). to
Renewing athlete medicals
Items #1-5 checked “yes” must have a licensed medical examiner’s signature. That includes
Physicians
APRN
All renewing athlete forms with NO checked items #1-5 do not need a medical examiner’s signature.
Athlete release forms and Unified Partner forms only expire on their 18th birthdate.

7. Google Drive We are now offering registration via Google Drive.
It’s offered for any sport that you need it for.
If you’re interested or have any questions please ask Morgan or Sue.

8. Insurance
All agreements or contracts must be signed by Mike Mason or Beau Doherty.
You only need to request insurance if facility is asking for it.
All of your volunteers and athletes are already covered for accidents.
If you need insurance, you can go to soct.org/forms to fill out request form.

9. Volunteer Updates Katie York– kathryny@soct.org
Class A forms
Please make sure that forms are filled out completely. Incomplete forms will be sent back.
Verified Volunteers
The background checks are more thorough and take more time
SOCT will no longer be able to process any last minute forms including group home staff changes.
All changes should be sent in with at least a week’s lead time before an event to ensure there is enough time for processing.
SOCT has a web version of the Class A form for NEW volunteers
Please make sure all NEW volunteers filling out the web form are filling out all 3 steps
Protective Behaviors
Final application page with biographical info
SOCT also has links for existing Class A volunteers to rescreen themselves
If local coordinators would like to know if someone has finished their Class A online, please request that person send you one of the two confirmation s from Verified.
- 1: They have completed the online Class A form.
- 2: SOCT has reviewed and accepted their Class A form.

10. Soccer Hamden Hall Beckerman Athletic Fields Rachael Polansky – rachaelp@soct.org
Husky Classic Divisioning Tournament
May 4, at UConn Depot Field
No dogs permitted at either venue
Coaches Breakout session will be in room 202

11. Coaches Breakout session will be in the auditorium
Athletics Yale DeWitt Cuyler Athletic Complex & Southern Connecticut State University Sue Mohr –
Performance Standards
Time Trials
May 5 at Loomis Chaffee School, Windsor
May 11 at Weston High School, Weston
Coaches Breakout session will be in the auditorium

12. Swimming Southern Connecticut State University Developmental – Hamden Hall Sue Mohr –
Tent City – Teams may set up tents along front of parking garage or past staging tent alongside building. Please bring your own chairs and don’t forget to stake your tent! Please work together and share space.
Time Trials
May 5 at Loomis Chaffee School, Windsor
May 11 at Weston High School, Weston
Coaches Breakout session will be in room 201

13. Tennis Southern Connecticut State University Sara Pierson – sarap@soct
Tennis Southern Connecticut State University Sara Pierson –
Qualifier will be on Saturday, May 11th as part of the Southern Time Trials at Weston Public Schools.
If you have any questions during the season please feel free to contact Lyn Nevins –
No Coaches Breakout session

14. Cycling Yale West Campus, Orange Morgan Powell – morganp@soct.org
*A reminder that athletes must choose either Unified or Traditional events, they cannot do both.*
Cycling Time Yale West Campus, Sunday, May 5
Coaches Breakout session will be in room 217

15. Additional Activities Southern Connecticut State University
Opening Ceremonies – Friday 7:15 p.m.
Pre show begins at 6:30 p.m.
Olympic Town
Victory Dance
Movie: “Mary Poppins Returns”
Student Center Theatre
2:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.

16. Housing & Meals Housing deadline: May 10 Katie Dennett – katied@soct
Housing & Meals Housing deadline: May 10 Katie Dennett –
2019 Housing allotments will be assigned based on last year’s actual numbers (see next slide for those numbers)
Guidelines & Reminders:
Anyone younger than 8 is not allowed to stay overnight.
All additional youth to be registered as members of the delegation.
One key per room; doors to be open when just hanging out.
NO ALCOHOL or SMOKING allowed.
Only Class A certified individuals are allowed in residence halls.
Curfews/quiet hours: 11:00 p.m. – 6:00 a.m.
Meals – teams to be asked who/how many are eating dinners
Additional mattresses will be added to rooms only when requested.
“Housing Homework”
Please Katie D. if any of the below pertain to your program by April 1st
If this year’s housing needs have increased from last year’s number
If any member of your program requires ADA accessible housing assignments, please Katie D. the individual’s name and their specific needs (i.e. John Doe, wheelchair)
Any other specific requests - within reason, please!

17. 2018 Housing Totals A-H L-R S-Z 2018 Actual 62 42 77 52 2 36 23 30 11
Delegation
2018 Actual
Ability Beyond 62
ARC of New London 42
Bristol 77
Central Shoreline 52
Colchester 2
Danbury 36
Darien Lions 23
East Hartford 30
Enfield Stars
Fairfield 11
Farmington 32
Glastonbury 78
Greater Middletown 22
Greenwich
Griswold
Groton 84
Hamden
Hartford
Hartford Board of Ed. 24
Delegation
2018 Actual
LARC 25
Manchester 12
Mansfield/Tolland 37
MARC Inc. 16
Marrakech 13
Mid-State 22
MOM 36
Mystic 40
New Milford 48
Newington 38
North Haven 34
Northwest Siwm Team 27
Norwalk P.S. 11
Our Vision Westport 28
Oxford 62
Plainfield
Quinnebaug Valley
114
RHAM 60
Ridgefield 20
Delegation
2018 Actual
Seaside Saybrook 94
Shelton 22
SOMA - Newton 13
South Windsor 7
Southbury TS 39
Town of Wethersfield 30
Tri-Town 59
Trumbull 31
Waterbury
117
Wash. School 26
Waterbury PAL 11
West Hartford
131
West Haven 50
Will-I 16
Windham 62
Windsor 34
Windsor Locks 54

18. Healthy Athletes at Summer Games Caitlin Daikus – caitlind@soct.org
SCSU Campus
Michael Adanti Student Center
3rd Floor
HOURS OF OPERATION:
Saturday, June 8th 9am-5pm
Sunday, June 9th 8:30am-1pm
Saturday, June 8th 10am-3pm
Digital Mammography Van
Head & Neck Checkup
Dermatology Screening
Additional Health Opportunities:
Hamden Hall
Performance Station
Massage Therapy
Yale Dewitt Cuyler Athletic Complex
Griffin Van
Yale West Campus
Cornell Scott Hill Health
Nutrition Education

19. Coaches Fit 5 Training will be in room 227
Nicole Batista –
8-week health and wellness education program for athletes
Coaches can incorporate health topic discussions and activities at practice
Focuses on 3 main areas of health
Nutrition
Hydration
Exercise
Incentive for Local Programs to receive up to $100 upon completion of FIT 5
Coaches Fit 5 Training will be in room 227

20. Athlete Leadership Nicole Batista – nicoleb@soct.org
Athlete Input Council
Saturday, June 8th 4:00-5:00
Second Floor Michael Adanti Student Center
Representation from Local Programs across CT
Looking for nominations*
Contact:
Athletes as Coaches Training
Saturday, May 18th 9:30-3:30
Branford High School
Contact:
*A nomination form will be sent out via following this meeting.

21. Athletes as Coaches Program
Classroom Orientation Geared To Athletes
Minimum Age – 18, 4 years as Athlete
Assistant Coach Certification
Complete all Class A Volunteer requirements , can attend Sports Coaches Training School
Knows and Understands Basics of Sports Rules and Sports Practices
Capability of teaching/training athletes
Must work under a Mentor Coach

22. Announcements No Red Uniforms Rained Out: www.rainedout.com
Search for Special Olympics Connecticut & click on Preferred results
Sign up, agree to terms
Text message with a code for next step
Choose: Local Programs
50th Anniversary celebration thru July
Law Enforcement Torch Run
Athlete Runner Registration forms are due May 1. Be sure to pick up a flyer today.
2019 World Summer Games – Abu Dhabi, March 7-23
Derrick Ford (athletics) & Kevin Smith (golf)
Ken Richter & Steve Manzone, Unified Bocce (Newington)
Laurie-Jean Hannon (sports manager, Team Sports)
Karen Kalenauskas, Michelle Adams, Glen Deming (volunteers, Cycling)
Yvonne Grimes (official delegate track & field)
Oxford High School, athlete, partner and coach, (Youth Leadership)
Coaches Breakout Sessions
Athletics, auditorium
Swimming, room 201
Soccer, room 202
Cycling, room 217
Fit 5, room 227

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24. Questions? If you have questions please don’t hesitate to contact us:
Summer Games: Laurie-Jean Hannon –
Local Programs: Marc Mercadante –
Tennis: Sara Pierson –
Cycling: Morgan Powell –
Soccer: Rachael Polansky –
Athletics and Swimming: Sue Mohr –
Housing: Katie Dennett –
Volunteers: Katie York-
Global Messengers: Nicole Batista-
Healthy Athletes: Caitlin Daikus-
Fit 5: Nicole Batista-

25. Thank you for attending the 2019 Special Olympics Connecticut Summer Games Coaches Meeting.
See you at the games!!!