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Special Olympics Floor Hockey
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Registration Is Open
UT Challenger Sports is a co-ed recreation program that enables individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities to enjoy the benefits of team sports participation in an adapted environment structured to fit their abilities.
Floor hockey is an indoor hockey game, usually in the style of ice hockey, that is played on flat floor surfaces, such as a basketball court. As in other hockey, players on each team attempt to a shoot a round puck (donut) into a goal using a straight stick. More info is available at https://www.sonj.org/sports/select-sport/floor-hockey/
This is a great and competitive sport for everyone to enjoy from youth to adults.
Athletes must be ages 10 and up. All registrations are on-line. Sorry no walk-up registrations for Special Olympics Floor Hockey.
We have a four-step registration process this season.
Please read the entire SONJ Return to Activities webpage.
SONJ Return to Activity Guidelines | Special Olympics New Jersey
1) Complete SONJ Communicable Disease Waiver 2) Complete SONJ Covid-19 Vaccination Questionnaire 3) Submit UT Challenger Sports on-line Registration.
PLAYER ON-LINE REGISTRATION CLICK HERE for 2023-2024 UT Challenger Sports Floor Hockey
4) Be sure the player's Special Olympic 3-year medical is up to date and submitted.
Medical must be up to date to participate in practice and games. (Keep a completed copy for your records). The pdf version of the medical form is recommended.
https://www.sonj.org/more-than-sports/health/healthy-communities/participation-forms/
Special Olympics does not allow players to be teamed up with buddies (or shadows) as we do in our soccer and baseball programs. Practice will be led by coach and assistant coach.
Practices: Sunday afternoons 1:30pm - 3:00pm starting September: 24th. Practice will be held at the Ocean City Civic Center 6th St and the Boardwalk Ocean City, NJ. Location and times are subject to change when needed. We ask that players be accompanied by a parent/guardian for practices. Required for new players.
League Play: Special Olympic League play is Saturdays in November and goes through December. Game location is TBA. Prior seasons games held at Burlington City High School OR The Hun School of Princton. The complete schedule still needs to be confirmed but we plan on competing in double headers on 3 Saturdays.
2024 Winter Games: 2024 Winter Games: Date: January 6, 2024 – January 7, 2024 Location: Stockton University
101 Vera King Farris Dr
Galloway, NJ 08205
We recommend each player bring their own equipment for both safety and hygiene reasons. We have a limited supply of equipment to loan to our athletes. If you do not have equipment, we can arrange a time and place to go through our supply.
MANDATORY EQUIPMENT:
Helmet with full mask (cage) such as a street hockey helmet...padded gloves such as street hockey or field hockey gloves but not ice hockey gloves...shin guards such as street hockey, ice hockey or soccer. Its suggested to get shin guards that cover knee to ankle because floor hockey sticks can hurt.
RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT:
Mouthpiece, knee pad, elbow pad, athletic supporter
For questions, please send email to Daryl DiTroia utchallengersports@gmail.com
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