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Northeast Area
Welcome to the Northeast Area Page. The Northeast Area includes the following counties: Boulder, Broomfield, Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Larimer, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedwick, Washington, Weld and Yuma.
SOCO welcomes Steve Karjala as the new Northeast Area Manager as of January 2010. Steve replaces long-time NE Area Manager, Forrest Phillips, who will be greatly missed as she pursues a new career.
For more information on any of the programs in the Northeast Area please contact Steve Karjala, Northeast Area Manager at 720-359-3104 or by email.
Area Tournaments and Events
The Northeast Area hosts 10 area events and six school-day events. Area events are the first qualifying event for athletes/teams to be eligible to advance to state games. School day events are held inviting Special Education students to participate and learn more about Special Olympics and how to get involved as an athlete or to create a local program at their school. Currently school day events are held in bowling, snowshoeing, track and field and a sports festival. Check out all of the Northeast Area events on the SOCO calendar by clicking here.
> July 12 - Northeast Area Bocce Tournament, Boulder
> July 24* - Northeast Area Softball Tournament, Longmont
* please note change of date
Team Training Schedules
Currently there are over 28 local programs through out the Northeast Area. Some programs have many athletes to our rural areas that have a few. Special Olympics is available for anyone who would like to participate.
Spring Sports training is now in progress, including the following sports: Aquatics, Athletics, Gymnastics, Powerlifting, Soccer and Softball.
The Spring sport season runs April through June.
To see a list of the team training schedules for the Northeast Area, click here.
Special Olympics is looking for athletes, volunteers, coaches and Unified Sports Partners
Special Olympics Colorado is open to people of all ability levels. Children and adults eight years of age or older with intellectual disabilities are eligible to participate as athletes, and people without disabilities are invited to join our program as volunteers, coaches and Unified Sports partners.
New Athletes Welcome!
We are excited that you are interested in getting involved with Special Olympics Colorado. The following are a few steps to get you started:
- All athletes are required to fill out a SPECIAL OLYMPICS medical/participation form in order to participate. Click here to download and print a form. To download a form in Spanish, click here. You can return your completed form to your area manager or coach.
- Contact one or more of the local program coordinators in your area to determine which program works best with your needs and schedule. The program coordinators can tell you what sports they are offering as well as when and where practices will be held. Click here for a list of the Northeast Area program coordinators. If you don't see a coordinator in your area, contact Steve by email to start a new program.
- Attend practice and become part of a Special Olympics Team!!!
Volunteers Welcome!
Special Olympics Colorado volunteers are the backbone of our agency. Without our volunteers we would not have programs throughout our area. Volunteers can be coaches, team assistants, help at events or a unified partner (train and compete with our athletes). If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please contact Steve Karjala, Northeast Area Manager at 720-359-3104 or by email.
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