Trudy Messerschmidt
Area Director
Phone:402-740-2448 (Please leave a message)
Julie Brummer
Area Director
Phone:712-520-3042
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
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.
Events | |||
Event Date | Event | Entries due by | Event Location |
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Jan 4–25 |
2021 Virtual Winter Games: At-Home Competition
Events include snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and walking.
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At Home | |
Jan 4 – Feb 26 | Team Fit: New Year, Healthy Me | ||
Jan 28–29 |
2021 Virtual Winter Games: Virtual Series
Schedule will be released on January 15.
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Online |