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

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.
Please note you no longer have to have a doctor sign this document. Please fill out and email to Joe Steele when completed. 
Joe Steele : joseph_steele@tempe.gov 

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. This document is good for only one year from the date of the 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

Swimming
Golf
Bowling

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
Adaptive Yoga

March- May

Adaptive Kayaking
Adaptive Yoga

September - October

Adaptive Skateboarding
Adaptive Yoga

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