Michigan
2016 calendar of practices
Keep this for a full year
Subject to change due to weather
Athletes and Parents,
*Winter practices – will be at the Cheboygan rec center in Cheboygan, 11am – 1pm, Saturday.
Please make sure they have snow pants, gloves, hat, boots, so they stay warm while we are
practicing outside in the cold weather. When we start basketball practice they will need a snack to
have in between the two practices.
Winter (continues till February) & basketball practices 9am- 1:30pm
January 2, 2016, Saturday – Area Winter Games (No Basketball)
January 9, 2016, Saturday
9am - 11am- Basketball
January 16, 2016, Saturday
11am - 11:30- snack time
January 23, 2016, Saturday
11:30am - 1:30pm- Snowshoe
January 30, 2016, Saturday
February 2-5, 2016, Tuesday- Friday – State Winter Games, Traverse City
Winter practices in Petoskey bay Front, 10:30- 12:30
January 2, 2016, Saturday- Area games in Cheboygan
January 9, 2016, Saturday
January 16, 2016, Saturday
January 23, 2016, Saturday
January 30, 2016, Saturday in Cheboygan
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Basketball Practice, 11am – 1pm
February 6, 2016, Saturday
February 13, 2016, Saturday
February 20, 2016, Saturday (no Practice) Polar Plunge
February 20, 2016, Saturday
February 27, 2016, Saturday
March 4, 5, 6, 2016 Friday – Sunday, District Basketball
March 12, 2016, Saturday
March 18 & 19, 2016, Friday - Saturday –State Basketball
Wertz Warriors, Petoskey, 2-5pm
February 6, 2016 – Will be ending their ride at Odawa hotel in Petoskey. We will be having pizza
party, doing thank you cards, greeting them as they come in.
Polar Plunge
February 6, 2016, Gaylord, starting at 9am
February 13, 2016, at Hoppies tavern, Cheboygan, - 10:30 – 1pm
*Summer games practice- will be at the Cheboygan Rec Center, 11am – 1pm, Saturday and
Horseshoes practice 1pm – 2:30
April 2, 2016, Saturday
April 9, 2016, Saturday
April 16, 2016, Saturday
April 23, 2016, Saturday
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April 30, 2016, Saturday
May 7, 2016, Saturday – Area Summer Games
May 14, 2016, Saturday
May 21, 2016, Saturday
May 28, 2016, Saturday
June 2 - 4, 2016, Thursday- Sunday, State Summer Games
Water Warriors, Sunday – Monday, Mackinaw City, 5pm – 7pm
July 24, 2016, Sunday
5pm – Athlete’s rides on the jet skies with a rider (in the Harbor) from the boat launch area
6pm – group Photo with the rides
6:45pm – Dinner at the American hall ( we ask that you bring a dish to pass or dessert for the
Dinner)
July 25, 2016, Monday
6:30 am at the mackinaw harbor (depart at 7am)
Ride on the support boats from mackinaw city to Cheboygan
*Soccer practices will be at the cooperation Park in Inland River from 10am – noon, Saturday
July 23, 2016, Saturday
July 30, 2016, Saturday
August 6, 2016, Saturday
August 8, 2015, Saturday-
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August 13, 2016, Saturday- Area Soccer Game
August 20, 2016, Saturday
August 27, 2016, Saturday
September 10, 2016, Saturday
September 11, 2016, Sunday, Roscommon, Soccer Regional, 8am- 6pm
September 17, 2016, Saturday
September 24 –25, 2015, Saturday-Sunday, State Fall Games
LETR Run, Cheboygan, 5pm
September 15, 2016
Meet at the court house and cheer on the runs as they come through
*Winter practices – will be at the Cheboygan rec center in Cheboygan, 11am – 1pm, Saturday.
Please make sure they have snow pants, gloves, hat, boots, so they stay warm while we are
practicing outside in the cold weather. When we start basketball practice they will need a snack to
have in between the two practices.
Winter (continues till February) & basketball practices 9am- 1:30pm
November 19, 2016, Saturday
November 26, 2016, Saturday
Basketball Practice, 11am – 1pm
December 3, 2016, Saturday
9am-11am- Basketball
December 10, 2016, Saturday
11am - 11:30- snack time
December 17, 2016, Saturday
11:30am- 1:30pm –Snowshoes
January 7, 2017, Saturday- Area Winter Games
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Please make sure the athlete comes dressed for practices. They are allowed to wear shorts or
windbreakers pants, sweat pants. No jeans allowed for practice or area games. Please make sure
the athletes have a beverages to drink during practice while were practicing outside in the heat.
They have to be present at 8 weeks of practice to advance to state level and come prepared to
practice. The dates are tentative dates for 2016 subject to change due to weather. If there are
changes will be posted on the Facebook http://www.facebook.com/somiarea33. You can also look
up information the area 33 website http://www.somi.org/area33. If you have any Questions or
issues with the dates and times, please contact me at the Special Olympics line (231) 238 -0480 or
my cell (231) 420-9681.
Thank you,
Michelle Schoolcraft, area director & coaches
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