Are you interested in participating in an upcoming or existing sport with Special Olympics Maryland Howard County?

ELIGIBILITY

Eligible athletes are all children and adults, at least eight-years-old, with an intellectual disability, a cognitive delay, or a closely related developmental disability. There is no maximum age limit.Children ages six and seven may participate in Special Olympics training, but may not compete.

All Special Olympics programs are offered at no cost to our athletes.

Eligible athletes have functional limitations in both general learning and in adaptive skills. This typically includes all individuals with intellectual disabilities, combination deaf-blindness, autism, traumatic brain injury, and most individuals with cerebral palsy and specific learning disabilities.

PROCEDURE

All persons who meet the above eligibility requirements must register to participate by submitting:

1)  A completed Spring Registration Form. Click here to download the form.

2) An athlete medical. New medicals must be completed once every three years.  If expired, contact us ASAP at info@somdhc.org or 410-740-0500 to have a blank medical form sent.  Athletes cannot practice until we have a valid medical on file. If an athlete currently has a medical on file, the medical must be valid through 06/13/2010 or later to be eligible to participate.

SEND COMPLETED FORMS TO:

SOHC, 8970 ROUTE 108 SUITE A1, COLUMBIA, MD 21045