Swimming

Area 8 Soccer Sundays. Practices are on Sundays at Hope Tree in Salem. Start date is 8/16/26, with 2 practices to start: 3:30pm-4:30pm (Youth 13 and under + Adult Skills) 6:00pm-7:30pm (Team Play). Practice times are subject to change based on weather and season change.

All abilities welcome. Practice includes skill development and some team play.
Athletes Sign up
Volunteers Sign up

Unified Sports welcomes players with and without disabilities.
It was inspired by a simple principle: training together and playing together is a quick path to friendship and understanding.
All sports practice and play each week!

Athletes sign up: https://tinyurl.com/athlete9area
Volunteers sign up: https://tinyurl.com/volunteer9area

Unified Volleyball League. Ages 14 and older. Tuesdays, 7:00pm–8:30pm at Blacksburg Community Center on Patrick Henry Drive.

Unified Walking Club joins people with and without intellectual disabilities for a fun and fitness.

All members of the Special Olympics community (coaches, partners, family members, volunteer groups and caregivers) are welcome to join! This activity is lead by Coaches Matt and Jill Wheeler and will meet each Monday evening 6:30-7:30 pm.

Volunteers Sign up

Athletes Sign up

Weekly league at the NRV Superbowl in Christiansburg.
Thursdays, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
beginning Sept 17 (no bowling on October 8 or Thanksgiving)
Please wear socks. 
ATHLETE SIGN UP
VOLUNTEER SIGN UP

The swimming program pairs individuals with intellectual disabilities with a partner for individualized instruction. Swimsuit is required!
Wednesdays, 7:00pm - 8:00pm (Except for Thanksgiving Week)
ATHLETE SIGN UP
VOLUNTEER SIGN UP*

Come learn tennis basics with Special Olympics Virginia and "The Rowdy Rackets" on Saturdays, October 3rd through November 21st from 10:30am - 11:30am. Open to ages 13-18, no tennis experience required. Volunteers and athletes are always welcome. Please contact Ellie Kanowitz with any questions. Registration is required to participate.

Join The Rowdy Rackets

In honor of the legacy of Mark J. Emery who embodied the mission of Special Olympics. He is a founder, an inventor, a motivator, and a friend. Through his leadership as coordinator, coach, and unified partner of Area 26 sports he instilled respect, inclusion, and unity among his athletes and volunteers. Mark is credited for his longtime dedication to this annual golf tournament fundraiser that benefits all sports programs in Area 26.

Play 18 holes at the fabulous Westfields Golf Course, Chantilly, Virginia and interact with our Special Olympic Athletes. Enjoy lunch, an awards dinner banquet, unlimited beverages during play, and silent auction, too!

Register below and choose from multiple sponsorship levels, some of which include a foursome of golfers. 2026 Mark J. Emery Memorial Golf Tournament for Area 26 - Campaign

For more information, contact us at a26golffundraiser@novasova.org.

“Feet Meets” are a way for schools to engage students with and without intellectual disabilities. Students practice the sports stations at their schools for six - eight weeks in preparation for the culminating Feet Meet. This Feet Meet will take place at William Fleming High School. A Short Ceremony-Celebration will take place at 11:00 am.

Sign up to volunteer:
https://tinyurl.com/BigFeetVolSignup

Rain Date—October 22

If you have any questions email Sage Massie at smassie@specialolympicsva.org

“Feet Meets” are a way for schools to engage students with and without intellectual disabilities. Students practice the sports stations at their schools for six to eight weeks in preparation for the culminating Feet Meet.


Feet Meets are school events that occur during the school day.

Rain date: October 23rd

If you have any questions, please contact Jenn Greene

Regional soccer tournament hosted at Ida Lee Park on Saturday, October 24th offering 5-a-side soccer games with 15 minute halves and 5 minute halftimes. Volunteers are needed, please register at the link below:
Sign-Up Here


Please email Amy Levinrad with any questions.