SPECIAL OLYMPICS PENNSYLVANIA AND VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY PROUDLY PRESENT:

^{The XVI Annual Fall Festival                November 12th, 13th, & 14th, 2004}

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     Roller Skating/Roller Hockey   

Roller Skating is a Special Olympics sport with many different facets. Athletes are given the option to compete in artistic events, speed events or roller hockey. In addition to the choice of sport, athletes may choose to use in-line or quad skates, depending on their strengths. For artistic competition, men and women compete separately. The competition is further divided into four levels, each level progressively more difficult and requiring different elements. Speed events offer a variety of distances for all skill levels, as well as relay and slalom events.

-Special Olympics International

National Governing Body 

USA Roller Sports (USARS)

www.usarollersports.com

Venue Coordinator:

Venue Assistant:

   Sports Director:

Location: CN Skate Palace, Aston PA

EVENTS

Speed Events (quad & inline)

• 100 Meter Individual

• 300 Meter Individual

• 500 Meter Individual

• 1000 Meter Individual

• 2 x 100 Meter Relay

• 2 x 200 Meter Relay

• 4 x 100 Meter Relay

The following events provide meaningful competition for athletes with lower ability levels:

• 30 Meter Straight Line Race*

• 30 Meter Slalom*

Artistic Events

• School Figures (Level II, III, & IV)

• Freestyle Singles (Level II & III)

• Freestyle Pairs (Level I & II)

• Solo Dance (Level II, III, & IV)

• Co-ed Team Dance (Level II, III, & IV)

The following events provide meaningful competition for athletes with lower ability levels:

• School Figures (Level I)

• Freestyle Singles (Level I)

• Solo Dance (Level I)

• Co-ed Team Dance (Level I)

Roller Hockey

• Team Competition (5 v 5)

The following events provide meaningful competition for athletes with lower ability levels:

• 15 Meter Dribble (Individual Skills)*

• Shoot Round the Goal (Individual Skills)*

* These are entry level events.  Athletes entered in these events may not participate in other events.  They may, however, be listed as alternates for team competition.

ATTIRE

Jeans and sweatshirts are unacceptable.  Leotards and tights, jumpsuits, stretch pants, shorts and shirts must be worn.

AWARDS

Awards for all speed and artistic events will be on a rolling basis at the CN Skate Palace on Saturday starting at 11:30a and on Sunday starting at 10:00a.  Roller Hockey awards will take place on Saturday at the Skate Palace starting at 11:00a.

EQUIPMENT

All competitors in speed and roller hockey events must wear a helmet (Anzi 90.4 Rated or Snell) at all times when on the floor.  All roller hockey goalies must wear a facemask.

FACILITIES

The maple wood floor of the CN Skate Palace is 170 feet long by 60 feet wide.  This is slightly longer and narrower than the Villanova Skating Center (2003 Venue) so routines should be adjusted accordingly.

Skaters should come dressed for competition.  There are restrooms in the skating arena.

RENTALS

Rental Skates will be available at the Skate Palace.

ROLLER HOCKEY TOURNAMENT TIEBREAKER

There will be a 3 minute rest followed by two, 2-minute periods.  If the score is still tied, a final result will be obtained through sudden death shots taken from a point halfway between the center spot and the goal.  A coin toss determines which team shoots first, then teams alternate.

RULES

Download the Special Olympics Roller Skating Official Rules Adobe Acrobat Required - Download a copy here

TRANSPORTATION

Delegations will be responsible for their own team's transportation to and from the venue and campus.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Friday, November 12th

12:30p:  Head Coaches Meeting (CN Skate Palace)

01:00p:  Roller Hockey Competition Begins

05:00p:  Roller Hockey Competition Ends

05:00p:  Leave Rink

09:00p:  Head Coaches Meeting (Bartley Hall, Room 3010)

Saturday, November 13th

08:15a:  Head Coaches Briefing (CN Skate Palace)

08:30a:  Speed Preliminaries

11:00a:  Roller Hockey Awards

11:00a:  Artistic Floor Set-up

11:30a:  Warm-ups

12:00p:  Artistic Competition Begins

  *Artistic Awards presented on a rolling basis

12:30p:  Figures, all levels

01:30p:  Solo dance/Free-style

03:00p:  Artistic Finals

05:00p:  Leave Rink

Sunday, November 14th

08:15a:  Head Coaches Briefing (CN Skate Palace)

08:30a:  Speed Finals

10:00a:  Speed Awards

10:45a:  Leave Rink

SPORTS RULES COMMITTEE

Venue Coordinator      Nicole Lunn

SOPA Sport Director    Patricia Vera (Speed/Artistic), Jennifer Tresp (Hockey)

Head Coach                TBA

Alt. Head Coach          TBA

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