Eligibility
Athletes must be at least eight years of age and identified by an agency or professional as having one of the following conditions: intellectual disability, cognitive delays as measured by formal assessment or significant learning or vocational problems due to cognitive delay that require or have required special instruction.
Sports Seasons and Information
Fall Sports
Golf- Registration is open May 1 to May 20. Practices begin late June, with a regional competition in August.
Instructional Golf-Registration is open May 1 to May 20. This is for athletes not yet ready to play a full game. Practice is held as a 6 week clinic in late summer. focus is on driving and putting.
Flag Football- Registration is open May 1 to May 20. Practices begin late June. Regional competition is late August, early September.
Bocce- Fall Bocce is offered as a recreational opportunity (no competition). Registration is open August 1-20. Practices typically begin in September and ends in October, weather dependent.
Lakota Sports:
Basketball
Bowling
Track
Bocce
*(NOTE: Lakota programs are only for students ages 8-22 who are enrolled in Lakota schools. Athletes MUST all register online through Butler County.)
Winter Sports
Basketball-Registration is open September 1-20. Practices begin in mid October. Lakota registration is later as those teams begin practice in December*.
Swimming- Registration is open September 1-20. Practices begin in October, with a regional competition in January. We offer three levels....
Advanced swim is for swimmers who can swim several 25m laps without stopping. These swimmers are looking to improve technique, stamina and speed.
Instructional swim is for swimmers who can independently swim the length of the pool but need to develop stroke technique.
Developmental swim is for beginning swimmers with little to no experience swimming. At this time, there is not a Developmental Swim Competition.
Spring/Summer Sports
Track and Field- Registration is open February 1-20. Practices typically begin in March, with a regional competition in May. Practices are offered at Fairfield High School Track or Lakota East.*
Bocce- Registration is open February 1-20. Practices typically begin late March or early April, with a regional competition in May.
Bowling- Registration is open February 1-20. Practices begin in March. We offer bowling at four locations: Pohlman Lanes (Hamilton), Northwest Lanes (Fairfield), Eastern Lanes (Middletown) and Mason Bowl (Lakota)*.
Powerlifting-Athletes must be 14 yrs old. Our current team is full. If you'd like to be added to the "Waiting List," please contact Phyllis Gibbemeyer [email protected]