Who is eligible to play? The registration fee is $20.00 per athlete, an additional $5.00 for each participating sibling thereafter. Are you affiliated with Special Olympics…? No. Our program is not currently affiliated in any way to the Special Olympics. Some of our athletes are enrolled with the Special Olympics which will not conflict with Sports For Special Kids. How do I get my athlete involved…? Sign-ups are held in January of each year at St. John's Lutheran
Church. After January, enrollment information can be obtained by calling
215-536-7960 or 215-536-4043, or downloading the necessary forms by
clicking this link; The minor league, ages 5-13 years old, play games every Sunday in May and June at 4:00pm. The major league, ages 14-99 years old, practice every Sunday in April, and games are every Sunday in May and June. There are no games on Memorial weekend. The First game in May starts at 3:00pm instead of the regular 4:00pm. The last game in June is played at 3:00pm too, immediately following the game is the awards banquet held at Richland Township Fire & Rescue (Shelly's). Baseball is no more dangerous than any other athletic activity. Our
league has modifications of the rules to accommodate the abilities
of our athletes. Our coaching staff is very experienced, and all practices
and games are carefully supervised. Our coaching staff consists of volunteer adult family members who are carefully screened and are well versed with special needs athletes. All games are supervised by at least one member of the board of directors. How long has your program been around…? We took to the baseball diamond in May 2003. We started with 21 athletes and 1 team. Currently, we have 55 athletes and 4 teams involved in the program. Are there other teams like yours…? Yes. There are other organizations like ours within the surrounding
counties that offer a similar experience. Yes. We are recognized as a non-profit organization by the IRS, and
every dollar donated to us is 100% tax deductible. You may contact us at 215-536-7960, 215-536-4043, or
send an email to Sports
For Special Kids. We get LOTS of offers for volunteers, and while we appreciate
the interest, we can't use everyone. The first step is for you to
come to practice and introduce yourself. It helps to have a full understanding
and knowledge of the game. If you would like to do something, please
tell everyone you can about the program. The more people know about
it, the more it will grow. Creating and maintaining an internet website is not
the profession by trade of this webmaster, but rather a hobby, as
he already maintains a full-time career in the financial industry. The
webmaster has dedicated a lot of time and hard work to bring our growing
non-profit organization to the internet, so please keep this in mind
when contacting our webmaster; this website space and all the time
to keep it updated is offered to Sports For Special Kids by the webmaster
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