2025 State Summer Games
June 6-7th, 2025
University of New Hampshire
145 Main Street
Durham, NH
The 2025 State Summer Games mark Special Olympics New Hampshire’s 54th Summer Games!
Please take a moment to review the rules of the sport and the order of events included below. Click on each of the sports listed below to access the rules for the sport.
The 2025 State Summer Games will offer competition in:
You will register for the State Summer Games in Agon using the registration timeline below.
IF YOU NEED HELP OR HAVE QUESTIONS
About registration, which includes compliance, the registration process through Agon including intent to participate, registration and scratch, please contact Deb at DebC@sonh.org or by phone at (603) 344-0423.
About the season or event, which includes preseason and coaches calls, final information, and day-of questions, please contact Shelby at ShelbyC@sonh.org or by phone at (603) 933-1093.
EVENT INFORMATION
General Schedule
Thursday
- 4-7pm Local Program Check-in
- 5pm Housing available
Friday
- 7:30-10am Local Program Check-in
- 8am Competition Begins
- 11am Lunch
- 5pm Dinner
- 7:30pm Opening Ceremonies
- 9pm Fireworks
Saturday
- 6:30am Breakfast
- 8am Competition Begins
- 12pm Lunch
GENERAL INFORMATION
- LPs will be assessed $100 per registered participant (athletes, unified partners and LPVs).
- Housing
- Will be on campus; you must bring your own linens.
- Local programs will be assessed TBD per bed per night for housing. (Rates are still being determined, but they are expecting a 5% increase from previous years).
- Housing is a pass through expense so Local Programs pay the actual cost of housing if they choose to utilize it.
- Meals will be provided beginning with dinner Thursday and ending with Saturday lunch.
- Training is an important part of athlete growth in both skill development and overall physical fitness. Special Olympics New Hampshire encourages teams to train twice a week for 10 weeks prior to the State Tournament, with one practice focusing on sport specific training and one practice focusing on fitness (cross training etc.) to allow for optimal performance and readiness at the State Tournament.
- If the event is cancelled, it will not be rescheduled. LPC, Secondary LPC, and Head Coach for each team will be notified by 6:00am on the day of the event
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
During the registration process, we will communicate with the primary LP contact, head coaches, Local Program Coordinator, Secondary Local Program Coordinator, Communications, and Compliance contacts.
Intent to participate (Tell us you’re coming)
By January 3rd, 2025
- Please enter the primary Local Program contact for the Games as well as the Head Coach for each sport (these may be the same or different people).
- Give us an estimate of the number of athletes participating for each sport. We are looking for a rough estimate for planning purposes only, this number can change as you move through registration.
PRESEASON VIDEO CALL
January 28th and 30th, 2025
- We will discuss:
- The season
- Events that will take place
- Rules
- High-level overview of the events
FIRST PRACTICE SHOULD BE HELD BY
March 28th, 2025
Training is an important part of athlete growth in both skill development and overall physical fitness. Special Olympics New Hampshire expects teams to train twice a week for 10 weeks prior to the State Tournament.
COMPLIANCE (TELL US WHO IS COMING AND DEAL WITH PAPERWORK)
Now until April 2nd, 2025
- No athletes, unified partners, head coaches, coaches or LPVs may be added to your roster after the compliance period ends.
- New athletes must be recorded in Agon.
- If you would like your registration from a prior year flipped into this year, please email Deb.
- By the end of the compliance period, all athletes, Unified Sports partners, head coaches, coaches and LPVs must be compliant (showing as green in Agon).
- Requirements to be compliant can be found here:
REGISTRATION (ENTER EVENTS, QUALIFYING CORES, LEVELS, TEAMS & MEALS)
April 3rd through May 21st
- All athletes and Unified Sports partners must be registered for event specific information (event, level, qualifying score and team, if applicable).
- Participants may compete in athletics OR bocce OR swimming and equestrian, tennis, and powerlifting (as long as events aren’t overlapping on the schedule – be sure to look at the schedule and make sure athletes have time for awards before their next event).
- Accommodations are available Thursday and Friday nights at The Gables.
- Each unit has six beds.
- Local Programs will be assessed $32 per bed per night.
- Coaches can request necessary lane accommodation, if needed please let Deb know prior to the close of registration.
- Additional housing (family members, spectators etc.) is available at UNH, contact Shelby Cote directly to book – ShelbyC@sonh.org or (603) 933-1093.
- Sports Specific
- Athletics
- Final scores from area competition will be entered as athletes qualifying scores for State Games, but they may be updated in Agon to appropriately reflect an athlete’s ability level.
- Events cannot be changed from area competition to state games.
- Bocce
- Qualifying scores are not needed as ability is determined during the on-site qualifying round.
- Events cannot be changed from area competition to state games.
- Participants may register for up to four events: a qualifying round, singles competition, doubles competition (traditional or Unified) and team competition (traditional or Unified).
- All athletes and unified partners must compete in the on-site qualifying round.
- Equestrian
- Level must be entered for each athlete.
- Name of horse is entered as the qualifying score or emailed to Deb.
- Please indicate in the notes how many meals are needed at the barn (if applicable)
- Proof of negative Coggins test for horses dated within 1 year emailed to Deb.
- Level must be entered for each athlete.
- Athletics
- Powerlifting
- Weight category must be entered for each athlete.
- Sprint Triathlon
- Swimming
- Final scores from area competition will be entered as athletes qualifying scores for State Games but may be updated in Agon to appropriately reflect an athlete’s ability level.
- Area competition is not required – if the athlete does not compete at area competition, qualifying scores will be obtained at a practice by the Local Program and submitted in Agon.
- Tennis
- Please indicate in the notes how many meals are needed at the pool (if applicable).
- Number of meals must be entered:
- Local Programs will be assessed at a rate of $3 for each additional meal requested. Number of additional meals are calculated as outlined below:
- (# of meals requested) -(# of athletes + # of LPVs) * (# of meals offered)
- Local Programs will be assessed at a rate of $3 for each additional meal requested. Number of additional meals are calculated as outlined below:
COACHES VIDEO CALL
May 27th, 2025 at 7pm
- We will discuss
- Set-up for the day
- Draft final schedule
- Menu
- Process for the day
- Weather
FINAL INFORMATION
June 2nd, 2025
- Final order of events and any follow up information required after the coaches video call will be distributed.