We provide a wide variety of year-round sports training and athletic competitions for people with intellectual disabilities. See our sports below and a bit more about what time of year they happen and how to contact the coach! 

Sports Offered:

Alpine Skiing

• • Season: January-February, competes at Winter Games

  • Options: Traditional, Unified

  • Coach: Clarissa Metz: robillardcu@gmail.com

Basketball

• • Season: January-April

  • Options: skills 3v3, 5v5, Unified, Traditional

  • Skills Coach: Dave Penna: dpenna3308@aol.com

  • Traditional 3v3 Coach: Kathy Axline: kominattacha@yahoo.com

  • Traditional 5v5 Coach: Justin Byram: justin.byram21@gmail.com

  • Unified Coach: Megan Shaffer: coachshaffersofc@gmail.com

Bocce

• • Season: March-June, competes at Summer Games

  • Options: Singles, Traditional Doubles, Unified Doubles

  • Unified Coach: Donna Fuss: donna424@comcast.net

  • Traditional Coach: Kathy Axline: kominattacha@yahoo.com

Bowling

• • Season: August-December (10-Pin), January-April (Duck Pin)

  • Options: 10-Pin, Duck Pin

  • Coach: Ruth Vickers: vickersrc@comcast.net 

Cheer

• • Season: February-June, competes at Summer Games

  • Options: Traditional

  • Coach: Rachel Wheeler: somdfccheer@gmail.com 

Cycling

• • Season: August-October, competes at Fall Sports Festival

  • Options: Traditional

  • Coach: Ruth Vickers: vickersrc@comcast.net 

Flag Football

• • Season: August-October, competes at Fall Sports Festival

  • Options: Skills, Traditional, Unified

  • Skills Coach: Mike Price: mike_price30@hotmail.com 

  • Unified Coach: Megan Shaffer: coachshaffersofc@gmail.com

  • Traditional Coach: Kathy Axline: kominattacha@yahoo.com

Golf

• • Season: July-September

  • Options: Skills, Traditional 9 holes, Traditional 18 holes, Unified 18 holes

  • Coach: Kathy Axline: kominattacha@yahoo.com

Kayaking

• • Season: June-August

  • Options: Traditional, Unified

  • Coach: Kathy Axline: kominattacha@yahoo.com

Snowshoe

• • Season: December-February, competes at Winter Games

  • Options: Traditional

  • Coach: Kathy Axline: kominattacha@yahoo.com

Soccer

• • Season: August-October

  • Options: Skills, Traditional

  • Skills Coach: Mike Price: mike_price30@hotmail.com 

  • Traditional Coach: Clarissa Metz: robillardcu@gmail.com

Softball

• • Season: April-June, competes at Summer Games

  • Options: Skills, Traditional, Unified

  • Skills Coach: Mike Price: mike_price30@hotmail.com 

  • Traditional Coach: Doug Sheppard: doshep@aol.com 

  • Unified Coach: Megan Shaffer: coachshaffersofc@gmail.com

Swimming

• • Season: February- June, competes at Summer Games

  • Options: Traditional, Relays with Unified Partners

  • Coach: Anna Eyler: sofcswim@gmail.com

Tennis

• • Season: August-October, , competes at Fall Sports Festival

  • Options: Singles, Traditional Doubles, Unified Doubles

  • Coach: Greta Harrison: gjharrison@comcast.net 

Young Athletes Program (YAP)

• • Season: Year Round Training, culminating event at Summer Games

  • Options: ages 2-7 with or without disabilities

  • Coach Diany McLuckie: diany.mcluckie@gmail.com 

Youth Unified Program (UAP)

• • Season: Year Round Training, coming soon!

  • Options: ages 8-15, athletes with and without disabilities. sports will be basketball and flag football

  • Coach Mike Price: mike_price30@hotmail.com 

Definitions:

• Traditional- team made up of all athletes

• Unified- team made up of athletes and Unified Partners

• Skills- athletes focus on developing the fundamentals of a sport

Ex: basketball skills focus on passing and dribbling in a practice setting instead full court competition