2026 State Bowling Tournament

September 26 and 27, 2026

Sites	Day	Address	Sport
Gold Crown Lanes	TBD	378 Railroad St, St Johnsbury, VT	Tenpin
Funspot*	TBD	579 Endicott St N, Laconia	Candlepin & Tenpin
Lakeside Lanes	TBD	2171 Candia Road, Manchester	Candlepin
Boutwells Bowling Center	TBD	152 N State St, Concord	Candlepin
Maple Lanes*	TBD	125 Maple Ave, Claremont	Candlepin & Tenpin
Yankee Lanes*	TBD	216 Maple Street, Manchester	Tenpin
Yankee Lanes*	TBD	447 Park Ave, Keene	Tenpin
Bowling Acres	TBD	32 Elm St, Peterborough	Candlepin

The State Bowling Tournament will offer competition in:

• Tenpin Bowling – Singles, Bumper Singles, Singles with Support, Bumper Singles with Support
• Candlepin Bowling – Singles, Bumper Singles, Singles with Support, Bumper Singles with Support

Please take a moment to review the rules of the sport. Tenpin bowling rules can be found here. Candlepin bowling rules can be found here.

You will register for the State Bowling Competition 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 Bridget at BridgetC@sonh.org or by phone at (603) 969-9572.

About the season or event, which includes preseason and coaches calls, final information, and day-of questions, please contact Mary at MaryC@sonh.org or by phone at (603) 770-4055.

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Competition will be offered in bowling tenpin and candlepin across the state as outlined in the table above.
• Lunch will be provided following competition for morning events and prior to competition for afternoon events.
• Coaches will be contacted after registration closes if a venue change is required.
• Training is an important part of athlete growth in both skill development and overall physical fitness.  Special Olympics New Hampshire encourages teams to train twice a week for 10 weeks prior to the State Tournament, with one practice focusing on sport specific training and one practice focusing on fitness (cross training etc.) to allow for optimal performance and readiness at the State Tournament.
• Any event cancellations due to weather will be addressed by location. If the event is cancelled, it will not be rescheduled.  LPC, Secondary LPC, and Head Coach for each team will be notified by 6:00am on the day of the event.

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.

FIRST PRACTICE SHOULD BE HELD BY

July 18^th, 2026

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.

INTENT TO PARTICIPATE (TELL US YOU’RE COMING)

By July 29^th, 2026

• Please enter the primary Local Program contact for the Tournament 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

August 4^th, 2026

• Invitations for this virtual meeting will be sent to all primary games contacts and head coaches in Agon.
• We will discuss:
  • The season
  • Events that will take place
  • Rules
  • High-level overview of the events.

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

Now until August 26^th, 2026

• No athletes, head coaches, coaches or LPVs may be added to your roster after the compliance period ends.
• If you would like your registration from a prior year flipped into this year, please email Bridget.
• By the end of the compliance period, all athletes, Unified Sports partners, head coaches, coaches and LPVs must be compliant (showing as green in Agon).
• Requirements to be compliant can be found here:
  • Athlete
  • LPV / Unified Partner
  • Coach

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

August 27^th to September 9^th, 2026

• All athletes must be registered for event, level, qualifying score and team, if applicable).
• Each athlete may register for one event.
• If an athlete uses a ramp, it must be noted in the level field.
• A qualifying score must be submitted for each athlete.
  • Bumper events: the qualifying score must be the sum of two consecutive games.
  • Other events: the qualifying score must be the sum of three consecutive games.
• Number of meals must be entered.

SCRATCH (UPDATE QUALIFYING SCORES, REMOVE PEOPLE)

September 10^th to 16^th, 2026

COACHES VIDEO CALL

September 22^nd, 2026

• Invitations for this virtual meeting will be sent to all primary games contacts and head coaches in Agon.
• We will discuss
  • Set-up for the day
  • Draft final schedule
  • Menu
  • Process for the day
  • Weather

FINAL INFORMATION

September 23^rd, 2026

• Final order of events and any follow up information required after the coaches video call will be distributed.