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Special Olympics Missouri Brandon Schatsiek Team Missouri 2014 -- August Thursday, August 01, 2013 5:16:09 PM

Congratulations Team Missouri!

You all deserve a big round of applause and a pat on the back for being selected to Team Missouri. You get to represent the nearly 17,000 athletes, 3,000 coaches and 1,500 unified partners here in Special Olympics Missouri at the 2014 National Games in New Jersey. Great Job! Now you need to prove to the rest of SOMO that you deserve this honor. Be proud of yourself, but dont look downon those not on the team. Be excited and happy that you are going to New Jersey, but dont brag about it. Show everyone what you showed us at camp. Be polite, help others, step up without being asked and always be a good sport. Team Missouri is much more than just a sports team. We are a family and we show everyone how proud we are to be on this team. We expect all of you to do your best and if that means you placed fourth or first, we will be proud of you just same. Now sit back and enjoy the ride. Train hard and walk at leastTHREE times a week. Make sure to tell your coaches what is going on with you and how you are training. Ask your local coach to help you train. Your Team Missouri coaches are preparing training plans and schedules for you to follow, so be sure to do what they ask. Your Team Missouri coaches are also planning training weekends or evenings to get with you and work out. Make sure to attend these trainings and if you cannot, be sure to call your coach as soon as you know that you have to miss a practice. Failure to let a coach know that you are not attending may be grounds for dismissal from the team. It may seem like a very long ways away right now, but do not wish your life away. It will be here before you know, so take the time to enjoy your accomplishment, get to know your teammates and coaches and have fun!

Team Missouri Family/Fan Meeting

Team Missouri will meet September 13-14. It is important that you make every attempt to be at this meeting; athletes should be with their parents/guardians. This is an informational meeting about the 2014 National Games and we will tell you and your families what to expect between now and the 2014 National Games, as well as during the games. All Coaches and Sports Managers should plan to be in Jefferson City at SOMO HQ by 7 p.m. Dinner will be provided.We will meet until 9:30 p.m. SOMO will provide lodging at a hotel TBD. Coaches and Sports Managers will meet again in the morning from 8:30-10:30 a.m. back at SOMO HQ Office. All Athletes, Unified Partners, and Parent/Guardians should plan to be at Thomas Jefferson Middle School, 1201 Fairgrounds Road, Jefferson City by 11 a.m. We will have a brief welcome and then Team Missouri introductions. There will be a lunch served atnoon with some videos/slideshows to watch. We will continue briefing all of the parents/guardians while the athletes get training instructions from their coaches. The meeting will end by 3 p.m. at the latest. Future Team Missouri Meetings that you are required to attend are as follows:(all future meetings are for Team Missouri delegates ONLY; parents/guardians should not attend these meetings) - March 7-8: Team Missouri Uniform Sizing and Team Meetings - May 16-17: Team Missouri Uniform Fitting, Labeling and Packing

Due Date
November 1 - ALL paperwork must be turned in toSOMO HQ (all paperwork may be turned in earlier) For Athletes this includes: -Physicals pages 1 & 2 of Form C1 signed by a doctor -Release Form C2 signed by adult athlete or athlete and parent/guardian -Any required Atlanto-axial Instability Forms (for athletes with Downs Syndrome) signed by doctor and parent/guardian -Athlete/Unified Partner Profile Form E completed -Athlete/Unified Partner Contract Form signed by adult athlete or athlete and parent/guardian. For Unified Partners this includes; -Delegate Form B -Release Form B1/B2 (for Unified Partners that are minors) for Unified Partner signed by adult Unified Partner or Unified Partner and parent/guardian -Athlete/Unified Partner Profile Form E completed -Athlete/Unified Partner Contract Form signed by an adult Unified Partner or Unified Partner and parent/guardian For Coaches this includes; -Delegate Form B -Release Form B1 signed by coach -Coach Contract Form signed by coach Registration Forms from Head Coaches -Form C4 for each Athlete/Unified Partner that is sport-specific (these were sent to

each Head Coach). This form is for registering which events each athlete is to compete in and their Qualifying Score for that event. -Form D Team Assessment form to register all Team Sports (these were sent to Head Coaches in Basketball, Flag Football, and Volleyball) -Form D to register Relays in Aquatics and Athletics, plus Bocce, Bowling, Golf and Tennis Doubles and Teams (These were sent the Head Coaches) -Flag Football Rating form for individuals (sent to Head Coach) -Tennis Rating form for each player (sent to Head Coach)

FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) regarding paperwork

My athlete just had a physical done within the last 6 months. Does he/she need another one? Yes. The Games Operating Committee (GOC) requires a physical within one year of the event. Also, they require that we use their form for the physical. Do we need to submit two passport-type photographs with the paperwork? No. We took passport-type photographs of everyone at Selection Camp so we do not need photographs. My athlete takes several medications and these change quite often. With the physicals due in November, how will the GOC and Team Missouri know what he/she takes and when? We require a new medication list be sent with your athlete at departure so that we have a current list. How do I know if my athlete needs the Atlanto-axial Instability examination? Ask your doctor. This is for athletes with Downs Syndrome. Special Olympics requires that all athletes with Downs Syndrome have an Atlanto-axial Instability exam if they participate in Aquatics (use a dive start), play soccer, do the High Jump or Pentathlon events in Track & Field or the Squat Lift in Powerlifting. Why does the GOC need my athletes profile? These are used to give to the media. In some cases athletes are selected for different honors like being involved in the Opening or Closing Ceremonies, or being interviewed or asked to give a speech. The GOC uses these profiles to tell the athletes story or to introduce them.

We want to wish a Happy Birthday to the following Team Missouri members:

Matthew Cepeda -- June 26 Julia Busken -- June 28 Allen Tobin -- July 1 Susan Shaffer -- July 15 Landon Hume -- July 19 Steve Wilmesherr -- July 19 Cecil O'Neal II -- July 23 Elizabeth Waddell -- July 25 Dominique DeChant -- July 29

Kendall Scheidt -- August 1 Daniel Fultz -- August 4 Tim Kunz -- August 4 Renee Abbott -- August 9 Bobby Williams -- August 10 Tere'e Trussell -- August 11 Jeremie Ballinger -- August 14 Ed Blaylock -- August 18 Brittany Busken -- August 20 Johnathon Hankinson -- August 21 George Richardson -- August 22 LaShayla Gillespie -- August 23 Logan Hulett -- August 26 Jan Wood -- August 27 Paige Hall -- August 29 Harry Besleme -- August 31 For more information on the 2014 National Games, visit www.2014specialolympics.org.

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