Sports in Area 3

Area 3 of Special Olympics Virginia offers training in ten different sports during the year. The sports offered and the current or most recent time and location are shown in the following table:

Sport

Months

Time

Location

Golf

August-October

Wednesday evenings

Birdwood Golf Course

Soccer

August-October

Saturday mornings

Charlottesville High School

Gymnastics

October-December

Saturday afternoons

Classics Gymnastics Center

Skiing

November-January

Session days & times vary

Wintergreen Resort

Bowling

November-February

Sunday afternoons

Kegler's Bowling Alley

Basketball

January-March

Saturday afternoons

Albemarle High School

Swimming

March-May

Sunday afternoon

Gator Dome at Fairview Swim and Tennis Club

Track & Field

April-May

Saturday mornings

Saturday at Albemarle High 

Tennis

April-May

Sunday afternoons

Pen Park

Volleyball August-October Sunday afternoons Charlottesville Catholic School 1205 Pen Park Road

Area 3 attempts to maintain these general schedules from year-to-year; however, the specific times of the practices may change slightly. Therefore, prior to the beginning of each sports session, the Area 3 secretary mails out a letter with the detailed schedule to each registered athlete in Area 3. Additionally, a 1-page flyer with the detailed schedule is prepared and distributed throughout the area, primarily through the special education departments in the school systems included in Area 3.