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2024 Special Olympics: Penobscot/Piscataquis/Hancock Area
10 Pin Bowling Registration
 
Event Date: October 23rd & 24th, 2024
Registration Due: October 7th
Location: Family Fun Lanes, Bangor
Event Chair: Sue Uhlenhake
GMS: Christina Ehrhard
 
The Penobscot, Piscataquis & Hancock Area 10 Pin Bowling event will be held at the Family Fun Lanes in Bangor. Athletes will be assigned a day/time to help reduce congestion on the lanes. School age and adults will bowl two games and will receive an award ribbon at the event.
Qualifying scores are required to register.
 
Events Offered:
Individual Bowling
Ramp Bowling
Assisted Ramp Bowling
Unified Doubles Bowling (1 athlete & 1 Unified Partner)
 
Dates:
Wednesday October 23th & Thursday October 24th (Schools Wednesday AM, Adults Wednesday PM and Thursday).
Times: 9am-3:30pm (Seperated into sessions)
 
Free Training Times:
To help ease the cost of training, training days will be offered again this year at no cost to athletes. Coaches may bring their registered Special Olympics athletes to Family Fun Lanes to bowl two games on 9/24 and/or 10/3 from 12-4 to practice. Please call Angelina at the bowling alley, (207) 942-6701, to check lane availability prior to bringing your group.
 
Bowling Resources including a coaching guide and rules & regulations can be found here.
 
 
To Register Your Delegation:
 
Step 1: View Registration Excel using this link
Step 2: Download a copy of the Registration Excel to your computer by selecting File, then Save As, and Save As your Delegation Name-Bowling for the file name
Step 3: Complete a row for each Delegation member (HOD, Coach, Assistant Coaches, Athletes & Unified Partners). Complete all necessary YELLOW HIGHLIGHTED columns only. Qualifying score required.
Step 4: Save your completed registration copy
Step 5: Email final Delegation registration to [email protected] by 10/7 (Please put your Delegation Name-Bowling Registration in the email subject line- thank you!)
 
In an effort to keep registration emails separate from daily emails, please send any questions you have to [email protected] and the registration excel spreadsheets to [email protected].
 
Tips for using the excel spreadsheet:

Editing of the original link has been blocked, you must download a copy and enable editing of the copy.
The information you enter on the spreadsheet will be imported into our GMS system (vs being manually entered as done previously). It is VERY important to include accurate spellings of names and accurate DOB for all participants (including coaches).
Incomplete forms with missing DOBs, events, qualifying scores, etc. will not be accepted.
Complete one line for each participant. If the participant has two roles (ex. HOD & Certified Head Coach please enter their name on two lines.
Be consistent with your delegation name (so GMS does not create separate delegations for you)
Do not modify the format of this spreadsheet.
Unified Doubles teams will need a team name for each (ex. Amicus-1, Amicus-2 etc.). The qualifying score for the doubles team will be the same for each person as it should be entered as their team total score.
We are here to help troubleshoot, and are learning as well to smooth out any kinks!

 
Volunteers:
Interested in volunteering for this event? Please contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Heather Wheaton at: [email protected].
 
Required Paperwork Reminder:
Complete ALL required forms below for Athletes, Coaches, Volunteers & Unified Partners prior to the event if you have not already done so previously. (Volunteer A/Unified Partner forms and Athlete Medicals expire after 3 years)
1) Athlete Forms (Medical, Release, Communicable Disease Waiver) or view online at Athlete Resources
2) Coach & Unified Partner Forms (Volunteer A & Communicable Disease Waiver) or view online at Volunteer Resources. Coaches, Assistant Coaches and Unified Partners over 18 please also visit the above link to complete the online background check and protective behaviors.
3) Head Coach Sport Certification (Each team needs at least 1 certified Head Coach in Bowling). Fall Bowling Certification Course TBA.
4) The required paperwork in #1-3 should be completed online or sent to Sarah Phelps at the Special Olympics Maine State Office. Scan To: [email protected]  Fax To: 1-888-490-0672 Mail To: Special Olympics Maine, 525 Main Street Unit D, South Portland, ME 04106
 
This registration information will also be available on somaine.org under Calendar of Events and the event date. State event dates can be found here as well.
We look forward to a great event!
-Christina