Special Olympics Missouri Sports Camp (Virtual) June 22, 2020 to June 26,2020

This year Sports Camp went Virtual! Camp started on June 22, 2020, it ends on June 26, 2020. Every night there is activity, on Monday, it was Trivia Night, Tuesday Scavenger Hunt, Wednesday Bingo and Thursday is the Dance.The Schedule for Monday & Wednesday was 9am Welcome with Susan, 9;15am stretch with Lynna, 10am Volleyball, 11 Tenis, 1pm flag football, 2pm cycling 3 pm arts & Crafts, 3:30pm wrap up with Susan. The schedule for june 23rd and June 25th is 9am welcome with Susan, 9:15am stretch with Lynna, 10am Disc Golf, 11am Bocce, 1pm Soccer, 2pm Pickleball, 3pm arts 7 crafts and at 3:30pm wrap up with Shaffer. The Schedule for Friday June 26th was 9am welcome with Susan, 9:15am stretch with Lynna, 10am Endurance & Hydration, 11am Strength, 1pm Flexibility & Balance, 2pm Nutrition, 3pm Cooking with Lynn and at 3:30pm wrap up with Shaffer.

My Thoughts:

I was really happy for Sports Camp to start. I was really excited when I saw the field of Training for life campus, that was a TREAT! It felt like we were going to camp, except for traveling, actually doing the activities with other people, being in groups. I know it wasn't the same, but it's better than not having camp. I think the SOMO did an awesome job with the whole thing. And if you saw, I lead the morning stretches every morning. SO that was exciting! I loved the evening activities. They also have shirts for sale for sports camp, they are pretty cool! 

If you would like to watch all of the activities and see the pictures we did, please visit his page: https://www.facebook.com/SpecialOlympicsMissouriSports/

Virtual Summer Games May 4th-May 15th 2020-training

Special Olympics Missouri had their very first virtual state games in June! In fact, it was the summer games that was supposed to be in Springfield for Athletics, volleyball, powerlifting, aquatics, and soccer: But this year summer state games is quite different than our usually ones. Special Olympics Missouri had to adapt to the new normal, so the organization hosted their very first virtual state games (summer) originally the sports are offered at summer games are: soccer, volleyball, athletics, powerlifting, and aquatics. But this summer games, the sports was offered was: speed dribbling (basketball), wall sit, plank, modified plank, swim kicks, juggling (soccer), running long

Jump, standing long jump, volleyball set/bumps, run/wall/roll 75 feet, run/walk/run 150 feet (roll means wheelchair), and  running long jump. I decided to compete in wall sit, dribbling, plank, soccer juggling and 150 feet run. Jesse decided  to compete in 150 feet run, 75 feet run, wall sit, modified run, speed dribbling and standing long jump. Jesse and I prepared athletes by showing them tips how to do a specific sport. So that was fun! Athletes can show their videos by downloading them on flipgrid.com or from flipgrid app. And  once they get all the videos collected and edited, SOMO will recap all the videos they have, I can’t wait to see that! For my first experience for the virtual state games was very awesome!! It was a little different but it’s good to try new things and this is the best time to try new things! I know it isn’t what we all are used too, but we all need to make room for change! I know it’s hard not seeing our friends and competing and do what we usually do, but I have faith we will get back together and be the best organization I know we can be! 

I ran 150 yards in 25 seconds 




Ran 150 yards  in 26.57 seconds 



Ran 75 yards in 14 seconds 




The Results!