Southwest

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

• Fremont
• Harrison
• Mills
• Pottawattamie
• Shelby

The Southwest Area hosts competitions in:

• Cycling
• Bowling(held annually in October in Council Bluffs at Thunder Bowl)
• Unified Training Day (held annually each November at Treynor Community Schools, basketball and cheerleading skills are taught and experienced in a Unified experience)
• Basketball Skills (held annually in January in Council Bluffs at Iowa Western Community College)
• Bocce (held annually in February in Council Bluffs at Iowa Western Community College)
• Cheerleading (competition held annually at Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs in conjunction with basketball skills in January)
• Spring Games (held annually in April in Council Bluffs at Iowa Western Community College and the Glenwood YMCA)

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 – registrations@soiowa.org

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.
Southwest Regional Director: Katie Schrodt – kschrodt@soiowa.org

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