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Fall Tournament Games Management Team Information

Fall Tournament Fact Sheet

2018 Fall Tournament Evaluation Team Report

Mark Your Calendars

Unless otherwise noted, all venue meetings will be held at the venue we plan to use for Fall Tournament. You should plan to attend the venue visit for your assigned venue.  Addresses are listed below for all venues.

Full GMT Meeting – Wednesday, October 30, 6:00 p.m. @ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 5815 Carmel Road Charlotte, NC 28226

Functional Area Trainings:

Awards Manager –  Training Overview 
Competition Managers – Training Overview
Logistics Managers – Logistics Training Overview
Media Representatives – Monday, October 21 @ 7:00 p.m. Register for the Media Representative Training. Check out the 2018 Media Represntative Training Overview.
Results Manager – Training Overview
Venue Managers – Training Overview
Volunteer/Info Services Managers – Tuesday, October 22 @ 6:30 p.m. Register for the Volunteer Manager Training Webinar. Check out the 2018 Volunteer Manager Training Overview.

Venue Information

Information will be updated for each venue as planning continues.
1.   Venue layouts are provided to illustrate where everything will be located.
2.  Equipment lists are also provided for you to review.
3.   Logistics schedules give a detailed timeline on what should be happening throughout the event at each site.
4.  Venue equipment colors indicate the color/design duct tape you should find on all boxes, etc. that belong at your venue.  If you see something with the wrong color, call Julianna!  It means someone at another site is missing their equipment!

Basketball Team – Friday Divisioning

Basketball Team – Sat/Sun Mint Hill

Basketball Team – Sat/Sun Porter Ridge

Basketball Skills

Bocce

Cycling

Golf

  • Charles T Myers Golf Course (7817 Harrisburg Rd, Charlotte, NC 28215)
  • Venue Layout
  • Golf Equipment List
  • Golf Logistics Schedule
  • Equipment Color – Cheetah Print

Roller Skating

Soccer

Tennis – Full & Short Court

  • Butler High School (1810 Matthews-Mint Hill Rd, Matthews, NC 28105)
  • Venue Layout
  • Tennis Equipment List
  • Tennis Logistics Schedule
  • Equipment Color – Multi Color Zig-Zags

Tennis Skills

  • Chestnut Square Park (320 Chestnut Parkway, Indian Trail, NC 28079)
  • Venue Layout
  • Tennis Skills Equipment List
  • Tennis Skills Logistics Schedule
  • Equipment Color –Carolina Panthers

Opening Ceremony

Victory Dance/Olympic Town

  • Butler High School (1810 Matthews-Mint Hill Rd, Matthews, NC 28105)
  • Venue Layout
  • Dance Equipment List
  • Dance Logistics Schedule
  • Equipment Color – Green
Fall Tournament Venue Map

Charlotte Area, November 1-3

More Games Management Team (GMT) Members Needed!

More sports, more activities, more volunteers, more GMT members needed! We are particularly looking for Media Representatives.  If you have anyone who might be interested in joining our crew, please let volunteers@sonc.net know!

Calling all volunteers!

Fall Tournament will require the help of over 1,000 volunteers. Limited online registration is now available! Share the link with your friends, family and co-workers by October 25. Groups of 20 or more can contact volunteers@sonc.net directly.

We are looking for announcers, medical professionals and professional photographers.  Please share the link with them or introduce us to anyone who might be able to fill these roles.

View the available job descriptions- send any suggested edits to volunteers@sonc.net. You can also review general volunteer materials online.

GMT Responsibilities

GMT Job Descriptions

Staff Contacts

Overall Games, Venues – Kelly Vaughn
Competition, Awards, Results –
Volunteers, Families, Info Services – Kathy Langfield
Logistics – Julianna Pratt
Sponsorship – Susan Doggett

You are a Class A Volunteer!

All GMT members are considered Class A Volunteers which means we need you to fill out the Volunteer Screening Form.  If you have not already filled out this form, please do so in order to complete the required criminal background check. You only have to do this form one time so if you did it a long time ago, you’re still all good!

We also ask that you take 15 minutes to complete Protective Behaviors training. This is a free online training on how to recognize abusive behaviors and ensure the safety of the athletes. This has to be done every three years and is required of all Class A volunteers. Please note that the format and web page to access this training has changed, and you will now need to create an account through the SO Learn Portal.

Also available through the SO Learn Portal is Concussion in Sports. We highly recommend all GMT members to take this free online concussion training to help ensure the safety of everyone during our event. While it does take about 45 minutes to complete, it is really great information. There should be no need to send a certificate as SONC now receives notification as soon as a training is completed.

The state of North Carolina now requires a certain number of people to have training in crowd management at large events such as our Opening Ceremony/Olympic Town.  This training also needs to be completed every three years and also requires about 15 minutes.  We specifically ask security managers and the Opening Ceremony/Olympic Town GMT to complete this training and send Julianna a copy of the certificate but it is a great training for any of our GMT.

Help Needed!

We are in need of lunches, dinners, snacks, and water for the Games as well as prizes for Olympic Town.

Special Olympics NC serves over 4,500 lunches to athletes, coaches and volunteers over the course of the weekend. If you know of any company, restaurant, or organization that may be interested in assisting with lunches, this “meal needs” document breaks down our needs by venue.

Provided is a letter you can use to approach local businesses.  Thank you!

GMT Chart

Here’s our current GMT Chart.  We are still looking for Results Coordinators and Volunteer Managers. If you have any suggestions on who should join the GMT please let Kathy Langfield know.
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