Area 13 Regional Basketball Competition

General Information: 

Special Olympics Texas - Area 13 will host their 2023 Basketball Competition on Saturday February 25, 2023 and Sunday February 26, 2023  in San Marcos, Texas.  

Individual Skills Competition will be held at Owen Goodnight Middle School in San Marcos, Texas 

All Basketball Competition will be held at Jowers Center on the Texas State University Campus in the Basketball gyms. 

This event will begin with Opening Ceremonies at 8:00AM, followed by competition starting around  9:00am!  Exact schedule of Events will be available closer to the competition. 

We encourage the community to come out and cheer on our athletes as they compete in this year's competition. Special Olympics Texas events are open to the public and we encourage the attendance of families, volunteers, community partners, and spectators! 
 
 
Athlete Safety:  

All Athletes must have a current Athlete Medical & Communicable Disease Waiver  on file with the Area SOTX office, before they can participate in any practices. If your Athletes are missing either of these documents they will not be able to participate in the event. 
 
 
Volunteers:  

If you are interested in volunteering for this event please use the link below to register for one of the available volunteer shifts! 
 

To Volunteer at Jowers Center on the Texas State Campus- please use this link: 

https://www.givepulse.com/event/343288-Basketball-Competition-at-Texas-State-University-Campus 
 

To Volunteer at Goodnight Middle School for the Individual Basketball Skills Competition, please use this link: 

https://www.givepulse.com/event/343280-Basketball-Competition-at-Goodnight-Middle-School   

 Volunteers that have signed up for any events must present a picture identification card upon registration in order to volunteer for the day.  

If you are interested in volunteering at other Special Olympics events, or having a large group volunteer please reach out to Volunteer Coordinator Brenda Jimenez, via email at:  bjimenez@sotx.org 

Special Olympics HODs/Coaches - Competition Specific Information: 

Competition Deadlines: 

• Medicals & Comm. Diseases Waivers Due:  Friday January 13, 2023 
• Registration Entry Deadline: Friday January 27, 2023 
• Last Date for ADDS: Thursday February 2, 2023* 
  • ​ NO "ADDS" WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THIS DATE, DUE TO IT BEING WITHIN 4 WEEKS OF COMPETITION DATE & HIGH EXPECTED PARTICIPATION.  

 
Additional Special Olympics Basketball Information: 

For More Information on Special Olympics Basketball, please visit our new and approved Sports Information Guide page. Here you will find links to rules, entries forms, and so much more! https://www.sotx.org/sig2  
 

Helpful Forms for Special Olympics Athletes & Delegations: 

• Area Basketball Registration Form (Including Level 1 & Level 2 Individual Skills Competition)

• Athlete Medical (English) / (Spanish) 

Questions: If you have any questions, please reach out to Area 13 Program Director Kimberly Davis: kndavis@sotx.org 
 
 

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