Special Olympics Texas is getting ready for the 2012 Winter Games running February 9th to 12th. The sports highlighted at Winter Games are bowling, figure skating, powerlifting, table tennis and volleyball.
Please, keep in mind that returning your response form does not confirm that you have a place on the key volunteer roster for Winter Games. Once we have received all the responses, we will make a final assessment of all applicants based on available space and venue needs.
KEY VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS Key Volunteers are required to be available to volunteer all days of the competition. If you are free for only select days please do not register as a key volunteer, but we would appreciate your help as a day of event volunteer. Additionally, all key volunteers are required to be up to date on all Class A volunteer requirements. If you have not done these requirements or if you believe yours have expired please click on the link below. Remember, General Orientation needs to be done only once while Protective Behaviors and the Class A Volunteer Application must be renewed every three years.
Please scan and email all updated Class A forms to: jyoshimaru@sotx.org; or fax to: 512-835-7756
SIGNING UP The online Key Volunteer Response form is up and running for Winter Games, so to let us know that you are interested and available, simply CLICK HERE or cut and paste the following address into your web browser’s address bar:
Your form must be submitted by January 13th. If you have problems using the form, don’t hesitate to let me know.
HOUSING INFO We will be staying at the Hyatt Place located at 7522 N IH-35, Austin 78752, just behind the Chapter office of SOTX. Two people will be housed per room as we have done in the past. As for housing requests, the roommate preferences are used when people request each other. When no roommate preferences are listed, we look for other volunteers close to your age group, then your area, then your region, then anyone. It is possible for you to request a room to yourself if you are willing to cover half of your housing costs yourself and there are enough rooms available to accommodate our needs.
To ensure their attendance, some key volunteers have offered to pay for their own housing expenses within our block to allow more folks to attend Winter Games as a key volunteer. Our cost will be roughly $114 per night per room, so the average three night key volunteer cost adds up to $171 if you have a roommate and $342 if you request to room alone. This definitely is not mandatory, but it is certainly welcome if you are interested. To indicate your decision to cover your own housing expenses simply make a note within the comments section of the key volunteer response form regarding your desire to cover your own housing expenses.
IMPORTANT REMINDER: No one under the age of 18 will be considered a key volunteer or be roomed in key volunteer housing. If a parent wants to be a key volunteer, another adult must bring any child to volunteer as a day of event volunteer. The second adult and the child are on their own for housing – SOTX will not cover the expenses. Please know this is not meant to penalize anyone – it is because of safety and liability reasons, so there are no exceptions.
FRIENDS & FAMILY – KEY VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT If you have friends or family members who are interested in volunteering as a key volunteer at Winter Games, feel free to forward them the link to the key volunteer response form. You are responsible for making sure the person you are recruiting 1) already has experience volunteering at area level events, and 2) writes his/her connection to you in the comments field – “I am Sam Smith’s college roommate” or “I am Jane Doe’s brother-in-law”.
We appreciate your continued involvement of Special Olympics Texas. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Judy Yoshimaru at jyoshimaru@sotx.org or 800/876-5646 x 2947.
Don’t forget to submit your form by January 13th!
We will be contacting you with your Games assignment in late January but in the meantime,you can check our website for more information about Winter Games and other SOTX competitions, trainings, and events.
Thanks so much for being involved,
Judy Yoshimaru Director of Volunteer Services Special Olympics Texas 512.491.2947 www.sotx.org
Congratulations to Gregory Johnson from the Angelo State Powerlifting Team for getting into the 700+lbs deadlift club. Here’s video of his 3rd attempt deadlift with 330kg (727.5lbs):
Due to the fact that the company APT-Pro Wrist Straps did not fulfill their obligations to the IPF, all equipment from the company APT-Pro Wrist Straps will be removed from the IPF approval list with the date December 31, 2011.
With the date of 01.01.2012 the equipment from the company APT-Pro Wrist Straps will be no longer allowed for use at IPF championships or championships of IPF affiliated member federations.
If you have any complaints, please contact the company APT-Pro Wrist Straps directly: www.prowriststraps.com
International Powerlifting Federation”
Hello Everyone:
Just another reminder to everyone, the equipment will no longer be allowed to be used. So, it will be important that we get the word out to the lifters as soon as possible.
As a reminder, at our local and state competitions, it is important that we remain both flexible and reasonable when performing equipment check on (non-supportive) equipment. PLEASE, have your referees, use their best judgment when it comes necessary to disallow a piece of gear.
Questions, please contact me directly.
Thank you,
Robert Keller
Chairman, Technical Committee
USA Powerlifting
I have updated the Records from the 2011 USAPL Roadrunner Iron Wars. Thanks to Wes Zunker and the UTSA Team for putting on another great qualifier. We had 2 equipped records broken and 59 RAW Records were broken. Congratulations to all. Please check the records to make sure that everything is correct. If you notice something that needs to be changed please shoot me an email.
The entry form for this meet is now posted. Please be advised weigh-in times are subject change. This is our fisrt time at the Central Texas Show Down http://www.posedownmag.com/page/page/7006805.htm I look forward to working with this event and showing and promoting RAW powerlifting in the state of Texas. We will have a smaller venue and due to the judging fitness show we will not be able to begin until 11:30. For this reason we will be capping off the meet to 35 entries. Please send me an email if you have any questions. Thanks
What you find below is the qualifying procedure that has been approved by the EC for the 2012 IPF Classics Powerlifting World Cup (unequipped) in Stockholm, Sweden. Please direct any questions back to me at this email address and they will be forwarded to the EC.
Angela Simons
USA Powerlifting Secretary
Selection of USAPL Teams Entering 2012 IPF Classics Powerlifting World Cup (unequipped)
In order to be considered for the USAPL Teams (Men’s and Women’s) for the 2012 IPF Classics Powerlifting World Cup (unequipped) an athlete MUST first meet all of the following criteria:
Compete at the 2011 Raw Nationals in Scranton PA 19 – 21 August
Compete as an OPEN lifter at this meet
Win their weight class at this meet
Primary Selection Process:
National champions will be crowned in each USAPL weight class. The selection of the members of the2012 IPF Classics Powerlifting World Cup Team will be based on a rank order of these open men’s and women’s national champions. This ranking will be done using Wilks points. The lifters with the highest rank and therefore the greatest number of Wilks points will be chosen for the team with no more than 2 lifters in any one class. Since the IPF now recognizes two fewer weight classes than the traditional format (which will be used at the 2011 Raw Nationals), this means that the two national champions with the lowest Wilks scores (among all of the open national champions) will not be guaranteed a spot on the world team.
Team Coaches will decide which IPF weight class they wish to nominate a lifter for based on Wilks points and actual body weight, with no more than 2 lifters per class. If a lifter decides not to accept the nomination in the offered class, his/her slot will be offered to the alternates eligible for that class based on Wilks points.
Alternates for the 2012 Classics Powerlifting World Cup Team:
The top ranked alternates will be those national champions that were not selected after which alternates will be selected using Wilks points. Per IPF rules, no team can have more than 2 lifters in any one class.
Rationale:
Since the USAPL has elected to retain the weight classes currently in place which are greater in number than the IPF will have at Worlds we will not be able create a team which consists of each of the national champions. Some selection criteria must be set. The process outlined guarantees that those first selected for the team are national champions and further aids in the formation of a more competitive team.
Please be advise that a survey is now being done to assess the membership’s feelings about adopting the IPF weight classes at USA Powerlifting National meets. The survey expires 8 June 2011 and those taking the survey must be current members. Please have your id # available.
This information was sent out via the USAPL twitter feed last week.
I’m not sure what the criteria will be for choosing a USAPL team and coaching staff, but I expect all of our awesome RAW lifters to shoot for this inaugural meet. I will keep everyone posted as information comes in.