Welcome to City of Tempe Special Olympics!

Youth (8 yrs+) and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities are invited to join Special Olympics Tempe, a part of the Special Olympics Arizona chapter to learn sportsmanship and teamwork while achieving their personal goals. 

Participating in City of Tempe Special Olympics requires the following:
1. Registering for the sport you want to participate in
2. Pay the $11.00 fee per sport
3. Completing a Special Olympics Arizona Medical Waiver and Consent Form (with doctor signature) 

Registration

In order to participate you must register and pay before the sport online at www.tempe.gov/play or you can come into any City of Tempe Recreation office and submit your registration and payment.
HERE is a list of locations you can drop your registration and payment off to.

Completed and Signed Medical & Consent Forms

Download Medical & Consent forms here.

All Special Olympics athletes are required to have an up-to-date Medical Release and Consent Form on file with the City of Tempe delegation and Special Olympics Arizona in order to participate in official Special Olympics Arizona competitions and events.  The medical and consent forms contain sections that must be filled out and signed by both the athlete (or parent/guardian) AND a doctor.  This document is good for three years from the date of the doctor's and participant's (or guardian's) signatures.  Athletes without an up-to-date Medical Release and Consent Form will not be allowed to participate in Special Olympics competitions, however, an athlete is welcome to continue participating in the practices without being registered for the competitions.  Please notify Adaptive Recreation at the start of the program if you choose to do this.

Filled out registrations and medical & consent forms can be mailed to City of Tempe Adaptive Recreation, 715 West 5th Street, Tempe, AZ 85281, or they can be submitted in person at the Westside Multigenerational Center located at 715 W 5th Street Tempe, AZ 85281

Sports Offered

City of Tempe currently offers seven Special Olympics Arizona sports throughout the year, with each sport taking place during a specific season.

Winter Season
November - February 

Basketball
Cheerleading

Spring Season
February - May 

Track & Field
Volleyball

Fall Season
August - December

Below are the direct links to register for each sport.

Swimming
Beginner to Intermediate: https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/tempeopportunities/activity/search/detail/31316?onlineSiteId=0&locale=en-US&from_original_cui=true
Intermediate to Advanced: https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/tempeopportunities/activity/search/detail/31317?onlineSiteId=0&locale=en-US&from_original_cui=true

Bowling
 https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/tempeopportunities/activity/search/detail/31324?onlineSiteId=0&locale=en-US&from_original_cui=true 

Golf 
Skills: https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/tempeopportunities/activity/search/detail/31359?onlineSiteId=0&locale=en-US&from_original_cui=true
Course Play: https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/tempeopportunities/activity/search/detail/31358?onlineSiteId=0&locale=en-US&from_original_cui=true 

Welcome to City of Tempe Specialty Programs! 

Those with intellectual and developmental disabilities are invited to join our Specialty Programs through Adaptive Recreation to embark on new experiences and embrace social inclusive while being active. Please note age restrictions are per program. All involved are required to register online and pay in advance for each program. We encourage this to be done on Active Net but you may also visit any recreation center in Tempe and the front desk staff can support you.

January - March

Adaptive Skateboarding

March- May

Adaptive Kayaking

September - October

Adaptive Skateboarding
Tuesdays
Tempe Sports Complex - Skate Park
6-7:30pm
Cost: $30.00 per person
Active Net Code: #81675
Direct link to Register: https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/tempeopportunities/activity/search/detail/31362?onlineSiteId=0&locale=en-US&from_original_cui=true

Adaptive Yoga
Thursdays 
Clark Community Center
6-7:00pm
Cost: $20.00 per person
Active Net Code: #82360
Direct Link to Register: https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/tempeopportunities/activity/search/detail/32047?onlineSiteId=0&locale=en-US&from_original_cui=true

Questions:

For more information about the City of Tempe Special Olympics programs, please contact:

• Joe Steele, Assistant Recreation Coordinator 
  480-350-5212 (desk) or joseph_steele@tempe.gov