Welcome to Shimna Stars Special Olympics Club
Welcome to Shimna Stars Special Olympics Club. Shimna Stars is 1 of 70 Special Olympics Clubs in the Ulster Region. Shimna Stars Special Olympics club offers support, sport, recreation, social interaction and learning to those with an intellectual disability in the Down area.
The club is currently based in Shimna Integrated College, King Street, Newcastle, Co. Down with the chosen sport of Basketball.
Formed in 2007 the club has grown year on year and now has up to 30 athletes in training each Tuesday evening, along with up to 20 Volunteers who freely offer their time.
In 2014, 5 Shimna Stars athletes were offered places on Team Ulster preparing for the Ireland Special Olympic Games in Limerick - 4 athletes have taken up the offer to participate.
The 2018 games will be held in Dublin .... Shimna Stars have had 7 Athletes nominated for selection on Team Ulster, 2 players for the football squad and 5 for the basketball squads.
If you are interested as an athlete or volunteer in seeing the work of Shimna Stars please feel free to drop in to Shimna College any Tuesday from 6.30pm and speak to one of the club members.
The club is managed by a committee comprising of: Chairman: Secretary: Treasurer: Athlete Protection Officer: Sports Coach: Athlete Representative plus additional committee members.
The club is currently based in Shimna Integrated College, King Street, Newcastle, Co. Down with the chosen sport of Basketball.
Formed in 2007 the club has grown year on year and now has up to 30 athletes in training each Tuesday evening, along with up to 20 Volunteers who freely offer their time.
In 2014, 5 Shimna Stars athletes were offered places on Team Ulster preparing for the Ireland Special Olympic Games in Limerick - 4 athletes have taken up the offer to participate.
The 2018 games will be held in Dublin .... Shimna Stars have had 7 Athletes nominated for selection on Team Ulster, 2 players for the football squad and 5 for the basketball squads.
If you are interested as an athlete or volunteer in seeing the work of Shimna Stars please feel free to drop in to Shimna College any Tuesday from 6.30pm and speak to one of the club members.
The club is managed by a committee comprising of: Chairman: Secretary: Treasurer: Athlete Protection Officer: Sports Coach: Athlete Representative plus additional committee members.