On Saturday, April 23, current and future Special Olympics athletes of all ages will descend on Tabor Academy to participate in the first-ever Tabor Academy Special Olympics Fitness Day. Focusing on a variety of sports and motor skill development, athletes will visit a number of stations, each with a different sport theme. Events will include soccer, flag football, softball, basketball, bocce, powerlifting, gymnastics, floor hockey and more!
Tabor student leaders, supported by faculty and staff, are planning an action-packed morning for the athletes across campus. They are hoping to build on the relationships they have created after a year of programs aimed at young athletes and adults alike. This year, Tabor Academy has offered weekly events for young athletes and their families to develop skills they will need to join the formal Special Olympics program when they are older. They have also made a bridge to adult athletes through the Valentine’s Day Basketball Tournament hosted at Tabor, resulting in one of the teams making Tabor an alternate practice site. Tabor hopes to widen the net further and encourage even more area athletes and families with intellectual disabilities to come out and enjoy the day and become a part of this special opportunity to learn more about Special Olympics. Tabor students will be running the games, as well as sharing some of their non-athletic passions by providing some musical entertainment and maybe even exposing the athletes to their creative side through some craft stations.
Tim Cleary and Lauren Boucher, Tabor faculty, are handling logistics so that everyone has a role to play in the success of the day! Tabor Academy invites the public to join in the action. Come out and join the morning fitness walk around Marion Center, with stops at the Fire House and Bicentennial Park, and meet some of the inspiring athletes. Stay to cheer them on as they meet challenges around several different stations where they will focus on skills related to soccer, flag football, softball, basketball, bocce, powerlifting, gymnastics, floor hockey and more!
Tabor Academy and Special Olympics hope you will join them in enjoying a beautiful spring day with our extended communities, sharing activities we all enjoy in common.
Schedule of Events:
9:00 am: Arrival and Registration at 232 Front Street, Marion, MA at the Flagpole
10:00 am: Warm-up Fitness Walk around Marion Center (public welcome to join the walk)
10:30 am: Sports Skills Stations
11:30am: Lunch for Registered Athletes and Fans
Interested athletes and families should visit www.specialolympicsma.org/taboracademy for more information and to register.
Fans are welcome to join the Fitness Walk, starting at 232 Front Street (at the Flagpole) progressing up Spring Street toward Sippican School (No registration necessary). Stay after to cheer on the athletes in their contests back on campus at three field locations.