State Indoor Winter Games

Cobb County, GA
Date: January 19-21, 2007

 

 

Special Olympics athletes from around the state head to Cobb County for the Indoor Winter Games. More than 1500 athletes, and over 350 coaches will compete in:

• Basketball

• Bowling

• Floor Hockey

• Ice Skating

• Powerlifting

• Rhythmic Gymnastics

• Roller Skating

General schedule

Friday, January 19
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Agency Check-in at Hotels
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Family Hotel Check In (Hampton Inn)
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Dinner Delivered to Hotel Lobby
6:45 pm - 7:15 pm Opening Ceremony Line-up
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Opening Ceremony at Cobb Civic Center
8:30 pm - 9:45 pm Family Dessert Social *
8:45 pm - 9:45 pm Coaches Meeting *
8:45 pm - 10:15 pm Kick –Off Dance
11:00 pm Curfew / Lights Out
*Coaches Meeting Cobb Gymnastics Center (downstairs)
*Family Social Cobb Civic Center (upstairs-left corner)

Saturday, January 20
6:00 am - 8:00 am Breakfast in Hotels
9:00 am - 3:30 pm Healthy Athletes at Marietta Middle (near Olympic Town)
8:00 am - 8:00 pm Competition
10:00 am - 4:00 pm Olympic Town at Marietta Middle
11:00 am - 2:00 pm Lunch at Marietta Middle
4:45 pm - 7:00 pm Dinner at Marietta Middle

Sunday, January 21
6:00 am - 8:00 am Breakfast in Hotels
8:00 am - 2:00 pm Competition

 

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Competition schedule

*(Note: all volunteers and fans in the stands are asked to check in at each competition location's volunteer registration area.)

 

Basketball Skills and Level A
Marietta 6th Grade Academy, I-75 Exit 263-South Marietta Parkway, right on Aviation. School is on the left.
Saturday, January 20
8:30 am – 9:00 am Basketball Skills - Warm up
9:00 am – 9:45 am Division Masters (22-up)
9:45 am – 10:30 am Division Seniors (16-21)
10:30 am – 11:30 am Finals Masters
11:30 am – 12:30 pm Finals Seniors
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm Basketball Skills - Warm Up
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm Division Youth (8-11)
1:45 pm – 2:30 pm Division Juniors (12-15)
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Finals Youth
3:30 pm – 4 :30 pm Finals Juniors

Team Basketball
Cobb Civic Center
(Fair Oaks Community Center/ Smyrna Community Center

Fair Oaks: I-75 Exit 263 S. Marietta Pkwy. Left on Powder Springs. Smyrna: I-75 Exit 260 (Windy Hill Road). Go west on Windy Hill. Turn left on Atlanta Road. The center is on your right at Village Green Circle.)
Friday, January 19
11:00 am –  5:00 pm             Smyrna Comm. Center / Fair Oaks
Saturday, January 20
8:00 am – 8:00 pm   Smyrna Comm. Center / Fair Oaks / Civic Center
Sunday, January 21
8:00 am –  2:00 pm Civic Center

 

Team Skills Basketball
Boy’s Club

(Loop 120/S. Marietta Parkway). Turn left on Manget Street and Boys Club is on the left.)
Saturday, January 21
8:00 am – 8:00 pm Skills Competition
Sunday, January 22
8:00 am –2:00 pm Skills Competition
(if necessary)
 

Bowling
 Brunswick Zone & AMF Village Lanes

(Brunswick: I-75 Exit 263 on S. Marietta Pkwy. Left on Fairground Street. Right on S. Cobb Dr. Right on Austell Rd. 7 lights on the right.)
Saturday, January 20
8:00 am - 8:45 am Singles FEMALE Check in at lanes
9:00 am - 12:00 pm Singles FEMALE Bowling Competition
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Singles MALE Check in at lanes
1:45 pm - 4:45 pm Singles MALE Bowling Competition
*Ramp Bowlers will compete on Saturday with bowlers of same gender. *
Sunday, January 21
AMF Lanes

(AMF: I-75 Exit 267A (Canton Rd./Hwy. 5). Right at first light (Sandy Plains). Follow 3 miles. Right on E. Piedmont. Next light, left into complex.)
8:00 am - 8:45 am Traditional Team Bowling Check in
9:00 am - 12:00 pm Traditional Team Bowling
Brunswick Zone
8:00 am - 8:45 am Unified Team Bowling Check in
9:00 am - 12:00 pm Unified Team Bowling
* Awards will be presented as each division concludes*

 

Floor hockey

Marietta Middle School

(S. Marietta Pkwy. Pass Civic Center. Trun right at the intersection near CVS Pharmacy (at the end of the loop). Turn left on to Polk Street. Right on Winn Street.)
Saturday, January 20
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Team Floor Hockey
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Awards for Teams
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Floor Hockey Individual Skills Competition
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Awards for Skills
Sunday, January 21
8:00 am - 11:00 am Team Floor Hockey
 

Ice Skating
Marietta Ice Center

(Loop 120/ S. Marietta Pkwy.) Follow Roswell sign. Right on lower Roswell Rd. Follow to Johnson Ferry (cross over). Next street is Davidson. Turn right. 2nd right in to parking lot. Marietta ice Center is in the back of a shopping center.)
Friday, January 19
6:30 am Check In - Continental Breakfast provided
8:00 am - 4:00 pm Competition
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Awards

 

Power lifting

Marietta 6th Grade Academy

(I-75 Exit 263 S. Marietta Pkwy. Right on Aviation. School is on left.)
Friday, January 20
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm    Weigh In for lifters (Cobb Civic Center)
Saturday, January 21
8:00 am - 8:45 am                Athlete Check-In
9:30 am - 5:00 pm               Warm– up / Competition
5:00 pm                     Awards Begin
 

Rhythmic Gymnastics
The Salvation Army

(I-75 Exit 263. Left onto S. Marietta Parkway. Pass the Cobb Civic Center. Continue to Atlanta Rd. Turn right onto Atlanta Rd. Turn right onto Waterman Street.)
Saturday, January 20
9:00 am – 11:00 am Ages 16-up - All Levels
11:00 am - 1:00 pm Group Competition - All Levels
1:00 pm -3: 00 pm Individual Competition – Ages 8-15

 

Roller Skating

Sparkles Roller Rink

(I-75 Exit 263. S. Marietta Pkwy. Left on Fairground St. Right on S. Cobb Dr. You will cross over Concord Road (12 lights). Right on Smyrna Hill Rd. Sparkles is on left.)
Saturday, January 20
7:30 am - 8:30 am Check in
8:00 am - 8:30 am Warm ups for Scooterboards and Level A
8:30 am - 9:15 am Scooterboard Finals / Level A Prelims
9:15 am - 9:30 am Scooterboard Awards
9:15 am - 9:30 am Warm Up 100m Speed Skating
9:30 am - 10:30 am 100m Preliminaries
10:30 am - 10:45 am Warm ups for 300m and 500m Speed Skating
10:45 am - 11:15 am 300m preliminaries
11:15 am - 11:45 am 500m preliminaries
11:45 am - 1:00 pm Wrap up / Awards
Sunday, January 21
7:30 am - 8:30 am Athlete check in
8:00 am - 8:30 am Warm Ups Speed and Level A
8:30 am - 8:50 am Finals Level A Sponsored By:
8:50 am - 9:15 am Finals 100m
9:15 am - 9:40 am Finals 500m
9:40 am - 10:00 am Finals 300m
10:00 am - 10:20 am Warm ups Artistic
10:30 am - 11:45 am Artistic Competition
11:45 am - 1:00 pm Wrap up / Awards


 

Sponsors

 If you are interested in being a sponsor of the Indoor Winter Games, Special Olympics Georgia would love to hear from you. Contact Reyci Martorell at  (770) 414-9390 ext. 102

 

Volunteers

About 1,000 volunteers are signed up for Friday, Jan. 19 - Sunday, Jan. 21 in venues across Cobb County. Join us and be fans in the stands!

 

For more information about volunteering, please contact April Aiken at (770) 414-9390 ext. 129