North

The North Area for Special Olympics Iowa provides competition for athletes in the Iowa counties of:

• Cerro Gordo
• Clay
• Dickinson
• Emmet
• Hancock
• Kossuth
• Palo Alto
• Winnebago
• Worth

The North Area hosts competitions in:

• Soccer Skills (held annually in October in Spirit Lake at the Bedell Family YMCA)
• Bowling (held annually in October in Fort Dodge at Family Bowl)
• Basketball Skills (held annually in January at Spirit Lake High School)
• Swimming (held annually in March in Spirit Lake at the Bedell Family YMCA)
• Spring Games (held annually in March at Spirit Lake High School)

Where to find forms:

• Physicals – Participation Forms
• Participant Release Form – Participation Forms
• Area Competition Entry Forms – Participation Forms

Where to send forms:

• Physicals – physicals@soiowa.org
• Participant Release Form – physicals@soiowa.org
• Area Competition Entry Forms – brent.ohara@okobojiymca.com or andrew.fisher@okobojiymca.com

If you need an updated copy of any report, please email your Regional Director

• Delegation Report (athletes/physical expiration date)
• Class A Credentials (Class A certified volunteers and expiration date and Protective Behaviors and expiration date)
• Sport Certification (Coaches/sport certifications and expiration, Head’s-Up Concussion expiration, and General Orientation completion)
• Centralized Accounting

If you are new to the area, please reach out to the regional director.
North Regional Director: Dawn Criss – dcriss@soiowa.org

If specific competition dates are not listed below, they are yet to be determined for this year.