Dance Schedule UPDATES:
NOTICE from KATI:​

• The next class will be on November 7, which will be hip hop.
• Please feel free to wear your Halloween costumes to this class - we will celebrate then!

WEDNESDAYS:

• Rhythmic Gymnastics @ 5:30 (please reach out if interested in this) - THIS HAS NOT STARTED YET. WE WILL UPDATE WHEN IT BEGINS! Mari Seper has more info
• Nationals practices - See post on the FB page an update about this. These will move to either Thursday evening or Saturday. They are POSTPONED until January for the time being.
• Nutcracker will be on an individual basis. I will reach out to you directly for practice days/times

Thursdays:

• 5-5:30 Elementary (ages 4-7 or 
• 5:30 - 6:15 Jazz/Tap/Hip Hop Ballet BOYS 11+ (an email reminder of what genre for the week will be sent)
• 6:20 - 7:05 Jazz/Tap/Hip Hop/Ballet GIRLS 8+ (tomorrow is TAP!)
• Competition team & Nationals team will resume in JANUARY

​​
Rhythmic Gymnastics

• Begins November 20th at 5:30 pm.
• It will be held at Without Limits room at Stars R Us
• ​Please register by emailing Mari at [email protected].

Basketball
Without Limits-Team Galaxy is looking for more basketball coaches. Currently, he have enough for skills and girls team, but we are looking for two to three for the other two teams. Contact  [email protected] and tell us which sport you would like to help with.

• Basketball will start on 5 November (Tuesday) at the Mascoutah Leu Civic Center at 6:00 PM.
• Assessments will be conducted on 5 November and 7 November. Practices will be on Tuesday and Thursdays.
• Each team will be assigned a time on one of the days. Example:  Skill will practice on Thursdays at 6:00 at the Leu Civic Center.
• If interested, please sign up at [email protected]
• Three Team "intents" have been filed with Area J Offices on October 8th
• Several camps and scrimmages are being organized for after Thanksgiving.
• A tournament in December to assist in getting divisions for the regional tournament.
• There will also be a tournament in Springfield. I have talked to several teams in St. Louis.
• Mascoutah High School is looking at doing a camp with our teams.
• First tournament will be on December 15, 2024 at Chatham Chargers Annual Basketball Game Day
  
• Second tournament will be in Oakaville on 5 January 2025. Start time is 8:00
  
• Regionals is on 5 Febuary 2025 in Trenton
  
• State is 7-9 March 2025.

Tentative Practice Schedule
Tuesday

• 6:00 Lower Male team
• 7:00 Girls team

Thursday

• 6:00 Skills
• 7:00 Higher Male team
  
  

​Snow Shoe

• No practice on November 2nd due to State Football
  
• Next practice will be on November 9 at Fletchers
• We are looking for one more athlete so we can have two relay teams
• Regionals are on January 4th at Rend Lake
• Winter Games will be on February 11 - 13, 2025 in Galena
• If interested or if you have any questions, please contact Without Limits Team Galaxy

Flag Football

• Practice at 6:00 at Laderman.
• State will be on 2 November 2024

​Volleyball

• Skills coaches will be sending emails with updates.  

Bowling

• Coach will be sending out emails
• Good luck to all Sectional Bowling and Unified Bowling @ Event Date – 11/3/24 at St. Clair Bowl

Floor Hockey

• Practice for hockey with be on November 9th @ 9AM
• Practice make ups will be done at a later date

​Interested in Bags?  Cornhole? Kickball?  Handball?
WLTG is looking to find out what the interest is in Cornhole (bags), kickball and handball.

• Cornhole is a Unified and traditional sport.
• Handball is a sport like soccer and basketball. A demonstration will be done to show the game.
• We are trying to find out if parents or athletes would be interested in Unified soccer. It would have their own season during the summer.
• State for Unified soccer is in September.

Trenton Fund Raiser
Thank you for all the people who helped with the Fund Raiser this past weekend. 
​It was very successful.  
​
Medical-Fest Opportunity 
We are looking for doctors and nurses that could legally sign our medical applications. We are looking at using the Mascoutah Leu Civic Center and have athletes come in and do an annual medical application. This way we can as an organization stay on top of the medical application process.

• Looking to get it organized for December.
• If you are interested or know someone that could help, please email [email protected]​

MANDITORY - Coaches Training
There will be a coaches meeting on 30 October at 6:00 at the Leu Civic Center. If you coach a Without Limits-Team Galaxy team, please make this meeting. It will be to discuss coaches training and upcoming requirements. Special Olympics and Special Olympics Illinois will be requiring coaches to be certified in the sport they will be training/coaching.  This will require the coaches to complete several training blocks to be a certified coach. You will also have to have a current Class A on file. Coaches will have to attend this training to become a certified coach for their sport. This is going to be a mandated through SOIL soon, so we are trying to get a head oft he ball game.

We are working with the regional office to see if we can have a training session for our organizations sometime in December. If a person wants to coach a sport, please email [email protected] and tell us which sport they want to do. This way we can make the arrangements with the regional office for the training. If you have any questions, please contact Rich at 406-2727. 

Fall Coach Meeting - REGION J (Highly recommended)

• ​Date – October 23 @ 6PM
• Location – New Region J Office, 111 S. Washington, Trenton, IL 62293
• Parking – Street parking is available
• Come learn what’s new with Special Olympics Illinois. 2025 is setting up to be an exciting year!​

CALL TO ACTION!!!  --  Leu Civic Center UPDATE
The Leu Civic Center is starting to prepare to put in the new floor into the gym.  They are seeking help on 21 October at 1:30.  They are needing assistance to bring supplies into the center.  Once they get the material inside, it will take approximately ten days to finish the project.
 
We are trying to get a detail to assist them. 
Spread the word to see if we can get a crew out there to assist them!!!
 
This is a way we can give back to the center.  Contact Rich if you are available.

Spirit Wear
Below is a link to our spirit wear fundraiser for Without Limits-Team Galaxy sports teams https://warriorlogowear.com/team_galaxy/shop Please check it out and feel free to place your order! To order, all you must do is open an account and place your order.  Thank you so much for supporting Without Limits-Team Galaxy!!

Membership Communication
A larger effort to improve communications through our membership is being worked on.  This will include options for all so information on activities, dance and sports quickly and accurately shared.  More to come!!!

Basketball

• Basketball will start on 5 November (Tuesday) at the Mascoutah Leu Civic Center at 6:00 PM.
• Assessments will be conducted on 5 November and 7 November. Practices will be on Tuesday and Thursdays.
• Each team will be assigned a time on one of the days. Example:  Skill will practice on Thursdays at 6:00 at the Leu Civic Center.
• If interested, please sign up at [email protected]
• Three Team "intents" have been filed with Area J Offices on October 8th
• Several camps and scrimmages are being organized for after Thanksgiving.
• A tournament in December to assist in getting divisions for the regional tournament.
• There will also be a tournament in Springfield. I have talked to several teams in St. Louis.
• Mascoutah High School is looking at doing a camp with our teams.

​Snow Shoe

• Practices will begin on October 19th at the Scheve Park @ 10:30AM 
• Assessment will be completed at this time
• If interested or if you have any questions, please contact Without Limits Team Galaxy

Flag Football

• Practice at 6:00 at Laderman.
• State will be on 2 November 2024

​Volleyball

• Skills coaches will be sending emails with updates.  

Bowling

• Coach will be sending out emails
• Sectional Bowling and Unified Bowling
• Entries – DEADLINE PASSED
• Event Date – 11/3/24 at St. Clair Bowl
• **Unified Bowling is an official event this year. Medals will be awarded and gold medal winners will be eligible to advance to state bowling.**

Floor Hockey

• Practice for hockey with be on October 26th @ 9AM
• Practice make ups will be done at a later date

​Interested in Bags?  Cornhole? Kickball?  Handball?
WLTG is looking to find out what the interest is in Cornhole (bags), kickball and handball.

• Cornhole is a Unified and traditional sport.
• Handball is a sport like soccer and basketball. A demonstration will be done to show the game.
• I am also trying to find out if parents or athletes would be interested in Unified soccer. It would have their own season during the summer.
• State for Unified soccer is in September.

Medical-Fest Opportunity 
We are looking for doctors and nurses that could legally sign our medical applications. We are looking at using the Mascoutah Leu Civic Center and have athletes come in and do an annual medical application. This way we can as an organization stay on top of the medical application process.

• Looking to get it organized for December.
• If you are interested or know someone that could help, please email [email protected]​

MANDITORY - Coaches Training
There will be a coaches meeting on 30 October at 6:00 at the Leu Civic Center. If you coach a Without Limits-Team Galaxy team, please make this meeting. It will be to discuss coaches training and upcoming requirements. Special Olympics and Special Olympics Illinois will be requiring coaches to be certified in the sport they will be training/coaching.  This will require the coaches to complete several training blocks to be a certified coach. You will also have to have a current Class A on file. Coaches will have to attend this training to become a certified coach for their sport. This is going to be a mandated through SOIL soon, so we are trying to get a head oft he ball game.

We are working with the regional office to see if we can have a training session for our organizations sometime in December. If a person wants to coach a sport, please email [email protected] and tell us which sport they want to do. This way we can make the arrangements with the regional office for the training. If you have any questions, please contact me at 406-2727. 

Fall Coach Meeting - REGION J (Highly recommended)

• ​Date – October 23 @ 6PM
• Location – New Region J Office, 111 S. Washington, Trenton, IL 62293
• Parking – Street parking is available
• Come learn what’s new with Special Olympics Illinois. 2025 is setting up to be an exciting year!

NEEDED - Volunteers for Trenton Fund Raiser
​Trenton - October 18th & 19th  (WLTG) 
Sign up for the Trenton Fund Raiser for 18th & 19th of October. 

• We will be collecting change on the corner next to Dairy King
• We are seeking volunteers to work two hour shifts starting from 8:00 to 4:00 on Friday and 8AM to 12PM on Saturday.
• This is a great way to give back to the organization and get funds to keep our sports activities striving for gold.
• Please sign up for shifts here for the Trenton Fund Raiser

CALL TO ACTION!!!  --  Leu Civic Center UPDATE
The Leu Civic Center is starting to prepare to put in the new floor into the gym.  They are seeking help on 21 October at 1:30.  They are needing assistance to bring supplies into the center.  Once they get the material inside, it will take approximately ten days to finish the project.
 
We are trying to get a detail to assist them. 
Spread the word to see if we can get a crew out there to assist them!!!
 
This is a way we can give back to the center.  Contact Rich if you are available.

Spirit Wear
Below is a link to our spirit wear fundraiser for Without Limits-Team Galaxy sports teams https://warriorlogowear.com/team_galaxy/shop Please check it out and feel free to place your order! To order, all you must do is open an account and place your order.  Thank you so much for supporting Without Limits-Team Galaxy!!

LAST CALL for Letterman's Jackets
2024 Without Limits - Team Galaxy Letterman's Jacket Order!

• Orders are EXTENDED one more week!
• Orders are due:  October 22nd
• Prices good for 2024. (2025 prices are subject to change)
• Payments can be made by cash, check or credit card.
• Secure Credit Card Online Payments can be made with this link:

https://square.link/u/Wrpii7VC

Dance Schedule UPDATES:
WEDNESDAYS:

• Rhythmic Gymnastics @ 5:30 (please reach out if interested in this) - THIS HAS NOT STARTED YET. WE WILL UPDATE WHEN IT BEGINS! Mari Seper has more info
• Nationals practices - See post on the FB page an update about this. These will move to either Thursday evening or Saturday. They are POSTPONED until January for the time being.
• Nutcracker will be on an individual basis. I will reach out to you directly for practice days/times

Thursdays:

• 5-5:30 Elementary (ages 4-7 or 
• 5:30 - 6:15 Jazz/Tap/Hip Hop Ballet BOYS 11+ (an email reminder of what genre for the week will be sent)
• 6:20 - 7:05 Jazz/Tap/Hip Hop/Ballet GIRLS 8+ (tomorrow is TAP!)
• Competition team & Nationals team will resume in JANUARY

​​
Rhythmic Gymnastics

• Begins November 20th at 5:30 pm.
• It will be held at Without Limits room at Stars R Us
• ​Please register by emailing Mari at [email protected].

Cheer Team Collection (THIS SATURDAY)
Clean out your closets for the Without Limits - Team Galaxy Special Olympic Cheer Team!
Your support is helping pay for once in a lifetime opportunities:  Uniforms, Competition Fees, Travel Expenses.
We are collection:

• Clothes: Men's, Women's, Children's and Baby clothes, coats, shoes, boots, belts, scarves, hats, purses, bags, backpacks, wallets, ties, and fashion accessories. 
• Household textiles:  bedding, blankets, comforters, sheets, towels, linens and curtains.  

Items can be dropped off the 3rd Saturday of each month from February through November from 9AM to 11AM @ St. Clair Township Building / 107 Service Street Swansea, Illinois.  

Bocce Ball
Congratulations to the Without Limits-Team Galaxy Bocce Team.  We competed in the Regionals on Saturday, October 12th.
​
We brought home 2 Gold Medals, 4 Silver Medals, 2 Bronze Medals and 1 4th Place Ribbon.
Congrats to all of our bocce ballers!

Basketball

• Basketball will start on 5 November (Tuesday) at the Mascoutah Leu Civic Center at 6:00 PM.
• Assessments will be conducted on 5 November and 7 November. Practices will be on Tuesday and Thursdays.
• Each team will be assigned a time on one of the days. Example:  Skill will practice on Thursdays at 6:00 at the Leu Civic Center.
• If interested, please sign up at [email protected]​

​Snow Shoe

• Practices will begin on October 19th at the Scheve Park @ 10:30AM 
• Assessment will be completed at this time
• If interested or if you have any questions, please contact Without Limits Team Galaxy

Flag Football

• Practice at 6:00 at Laderman.
• State will be on 2 November 2024

​Volleyball

• Skills coaches will be sending emails with updates.  

Bowling

• Coach will be sending out emails
• Sectional Bowling and Unified Bowling
• Entries – DEADLINE PASSED
• Event Date – 11/3/24 at St. Clair Bowl
• **Unified Bowling is an official event this year. Medals will be awarded and gold medal winners will be eligible to advance to state bowling.**

Floor Hockey

• No practice for hockey program on Oct. 19th
• We will be doing a fund raiser and make up the practice at a later date
• Still need volunteers for fund raiser

​Interested in Bags?  Cornhole? Kickball?  Handball?
WLTG is looking to find out what the interest is in Cornhole (bags), kickball and handball.

• Cornhole is a Unified and traditional sport.
• Handball is a sport like soccer and basketball. A demonstration will be done to show the game.
• I am also trying to find out if parents or athletes would be interested in Unified soccer. It would have their own season during the summer.
• State for Unified soccer is in September.

If a person wants to take part in one of the sports, please complete the form below and tell us which sport they want to do.

Swimming 2025
WLTG is looking at possibly expanding our opportunities around the sport of swimming with the partnership at the Collinsville Maryville Troy YMCA.  Not only will we provide a Special Olympics competitive team, we are wanting to gauge interest in an opportunity for swimming instruction without the obligation to compete.  Let us know your thoughts!

A Big Blue Thank you to all the Without Limits-Team Galaxy coaches that attended Big Blue. We
were well represented. It speaks to our commitment to our Sports program.​

MANDITORY - Coaches Training
There will be a coaches meeting on 30 October at 6:00 at the Leu Civic Center. If you coach a Without Limits-Team Galaxy team, please make this meeting. It will be to discuss coaches training and upcoming requirements. Special Olympics and Special Olympics Illinois will be requiring coaches to be certified in the sport they will be training/coaching.  This will require the coaches to complete several training blocks to be a certified coach. You will also have to have a current Class A on file. Coaches will have to attend this training to become a certified coach for their sport. This is going to be a mandated through SOIL soon, so we are trying to get a head oft he ball game.

We are working with the regional office to see if we can have a training session for our organizations sometime in December. If a person wants to coach a sport, please email [email protected] and tell us which sport they want to do. This way we can make the arrangements with the regional office for the training. If you have any questions, please contact me at 406-2727. 

Rhythmic Gymnastics

• Begins November 20th at 5:30 pm.
• It will be held at Without Limits room at Stars R Us
• ​Please register by emailing Mari at [email protected].

Fall Coach Meeting - REGION J (Highly recommended)

• ​Date – October 23
• Location – New Region J Office, 111 S. Washington, Trenton, IL 62293
• Parking – Street parking is available
• Come learn what’s new with Special Olympics Illinois. 2025 is setting up to be an exciting year!

NEEDED - Volunteers for Trenton Fund Raiser
​Trenton - October 18th & 19th  (WLTG) 
Sign up for the Trenton Fund Raiser for 18th & 19th of October. 

• We will be collecting change on the corner next to Dairy King
• We are seeking volunteers to work two hour shifts starting from 8:00 to 4:00 on Friday and 8AM to 12PM on Saturday.
• This is a great way to give back to the organization and get funds to keep our sports activities striving for gold.
• Please sign up for shifts here for the Trenton Fund Raiser

WLTG Letterman's Jackets

• 2024 Without Limits - Team Galaxy Letterman's Jacket Order!
• Orders are due October 15th
• Order yours today!
• Prices good for 2024. (2025 prices are subject to change)
• Without Limits - Team Galaxy will need a minimum of 10 jacket orders to place the order.
• Payments can be made by cash, check or credit card.
• Secure Credit Card Online Payments can be made with this link:  https://square.link/u/Wrpii7VC

Leu Civic Center UPDATE
The Leu Civic Center will start to put their new gym floor in on 14 October. The floor will be available the following week. This will make it available for basketball and floor hockey.

Spirit Wear
Below is a link to our spirit wear fundraiser for Without Limits-Team Galaxy sports teams https://warriorlogowear.com/team_galaxy/shop Please check it out and feel free to place your order! To order, all you must do is open an account and place your order.  Thank you so much for supporting Without Limits-Team Galaxy!!

Basketball

• Basketball will start on 5 November (Tuesday) at the Mascoutah Leu Civic Center at 6:00 PM.
• Assessments will be conducted on 5 November and 7 November. Practices will be on Tuesday and Thursdays.
• Each team will be assigned a time on one of the days. Example:  Skill will practice on Thursdays at 6:00 at the Leu Civic Center.
• If interested, please sign up at [email protected]​

​Snow Shoe Details

• We will be starting Saturday October 12th at the Scheve Park @ 10:30AM 
• Assessments will take place on this date.
• If interested or if you have any questions, please contact Without Limits Team Galaxy

Flag Football

• Practice tomorrow at 6:00 at Laderman.
• The teams will be honored by Mascoutah Little Indians on 13 October at 1:00. Please wear uniform. We will be announced at half time.
• Divisions and tentative times of games this week. Please read the separate email about rooms
  and State information.
• State will be on 2 November 2024

​Volleyball

• Skills coachs will be sending emails with updates.  

Bocce Ball

• Bocce regionals are here.
• Good luck to our Bocce team!!!
• Coaches will be sending out emails

Bowling

• Coach will be sending out emails
• Sectional Bowling and Unified Bowling
• Entries – DEADLINE PASSED
• Event Date – 11/3/24 at St. Clair Bowl
• **Unified Bowling is an official event this year.
• Medals will be awarded and gold medal winners will be eligible to advance to state bowling.**

Floor Hockey

• Assessments and rosters are completed.
• Practice will be at the Leu Civic Center at 8:00 of Saturday (12 October).
• We have closed the roster.
• We will be scrimmaging Keygen’s IceHawks team on 12 October at 8:00. The 19th of October we will be having practice but it will be outdoors at Laderman at 9:00.
• We are having a conditioning session off-floor since they will be working on the Civic Center floor.
• We will combine an extra practice with the Flag Football team.
• We have also been invited to watch them play a game.