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Enjoy what Dr. Chelsea Marelle shared during her interview… SPT: What was the driving force or inspiration to pursue your Ph.D. (which is the highest academic degree a person can earn in the USA)? Chelsea: In first grade, I knew wanted to be a teacher. After high school, I went to Valdosta [...]
Hello Athletes/Parents/Volunteers: If you wish to be eligible as an Athlete or Unified Partner to participate for the 2023 Special Olympics Georgia Summer Games, then It’s time to start completing the paperwork which has a Friday, March 24th deadline. The games will be held at Emory University on May 19-21, 2023. Here is a list [...]
It’s that time of year again! Fall Training Academies & the 17th Annual Fall Classic We have 150 Athletes and 95Volunteers who are registered for the Fall Training Academies taking place at over 17 different locations. It’s not too late for YOU to join in the fun! Click now to find a location in Metro [...]
Athletes and Unified Partners Register today for the 2022 SPUD (Special Pops Unified Doubles) League Registration Deadline: Sunday, June 5, 2022 League play begins in June and we need time to build our teams. REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR SPUD LEAGUE UNIFIED DOUBLES. Athletes must have played at one of these levels (Level V, III, [...]
Special Pops Tennis is looking for site coordinators and lead coaches for our Fall Academies. The maximum time commitment is 2 hours per week. Site coordinators handle coordinating equipment, court reservations, volunteers, and record attendance. Lead coaches provide input on assessment and on-court coaching for athletes at a site Potential training sites: - Cherokee/Woodstock [...]
SPECIAL POPS TENNIS ATHLETE AND TWO VOLUNTEER LEADERS SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2022 SPECIAL OLYMPICS USA GAMES IN ORLANDO, FLORIA. Held only once every four years, these three individuals will be experiencing a world-class event at the Special Olympics USA Games 2022. Participating will be a first for Special Pops Tennis Athlete, Allison [...]
Photo: The Hancock Family at the 2019 Fall Class. L-R Phillip, Davis, Jen and Ella. Earlier this fall, Jen Hancock was given the opportunity to choose four non-profit organizations each receiving a donation from her employer at Packard Capital. Jen said, “I feel blessed to work at a company where leadership makes charitable generosity [...]
MARK YOUR CALENDAR TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS AUCTION SEPTEMBER 7 – 12, 2021 You’ll need to register to set up your bidder account on the auction website where you can preview items to bid on before the actual auction. Click now for a sneak peek at what's up for auction...more will be added before the [...]
It's time to spring into fitness with our Virtual Fitness Challenge. Let's Get Moving! Special Pops is very happy to kick off our VIRTUAL FITNESS CHALLENGE to encourage Athletes, friends and family to have fun and get moving! The challenge to Athletes is to RUN, WALK, BIKE, JUMP ROPE or DANCE your way into the [...]
The volunteers at PTC Special Pops Tennis have worked hard to put together an instructional video we can have our athletes access this fall to encourage them to keep up their tennis skills and to know we are thinking about them and look forward to when we can resume on court sessions. Special thanks to [...]
