2025 Area Summer Games (Great North Woods, Seacoast, Upper Valley)

Sunday, May 4th, 2025

Seacoast Area Summer Games Exeter High School 1 Blue Hawk Drive Exeter NH, 03833   Will offer competition in: AthleticsBocceSwimming   Upper Valley Area Summer Games Claremont Community Center Pool and Track
152 South Street
Claremont, NH   Will offer competition in: AthleticsBocceSwimming   Great North Woods Area Summer Games Berlin Middle-High School 550 Willard Street Berlin, NH   Will offer competition in: AthleticsBocce

Competition at Area Games is required for an athlete to compete at the State Summer Games in athletics and bocce. The goal of Area Games is to provide our athletes with a quality competitive experience and getting scores to use divisioning at the State Summer Games.

Please take a moment to review the rules of the sport and the order of events included below.

Athletics Rules

Bocce Rules

Swimming Rules

You will register for the Area Summer Games in Agon using the registration timeline below.

IF YOU NEED HELP OR HAVE QUESTIONS

About registration, which includes compliance, the registration process through Agon including intent to participate, registration and scratch, please contact Deb at DebC@sonh.org or by phone at (603) 344-0423.

About the season or event, which includes preseason and coaches calls, final information, and day-of questions, please contact Shelby at ShelbyC@sonh.org or by phone at (603) 933-1093.

EVENT INFORMATION

TENTATIVE ORDER OF EVENTS

Great North Woods

Seacoast

Upper Valley

GENERAL INFORMATION

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

During the registration process, we will communicate with the primary LP contact, head coaches, Local Program Coordinator, Secondary Local Program Coordinator, Communications, and Compliance contacts.

INTENT TO PARTICIPATE (TELL US YOU’RE COMING)

January 3rd, 2025

Please enter the primary Local Program contact for the Games as well as the Head Coach for each sport (these may be the same or different people).

Give us an estimate of the number of athletes participating for each sport. We are looking for a rough estimate for planning purposes only, this number can change as you move through registration.

PRESEASON VIDEO CALL

Monday March 11th and Tuesday March 12th

We will discuss:

FIRST PRACTICE SHOULD BE HELD BY

Friday March 22

Training is an important part of athlete growth in both skill development and overall physical fitness. Special Olympics New Hampshire expects teams to train twice a week for 10 weeks prior to the State Tournament.

COMPLIANCE (TELL US WHO IS COMING AND DEAL WITH PAPERWORK)

Now until Wednesday April 17

REGISTRATION (ENTER EVENTS, QUALIFYING SCORES, LEVELS, TEAMS & MEALS)

Thursday April 18 to Wednesday April 24

Athletics

Swimming (Upper Valley only)

Bocce

Number of meals must be entered and may not be updated after registration closes.

COACHES VIDEO CALL

Tuesday April 30th – 7:00pm

We will discuss

FINAL INFORMATION

Wednesday May 1, 2024