Red Shirt Rookies

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WELCOME BACK RED SHIRT ROOKIES!!!

WE ARE SO EXCITED TO BE BACK FOR MORE SEASONS OF SPORTS, RELATIONSHIPS AND FUN!

WHO ARE THE RED SHIRT ROOKIES? 
- RED SHIRT ROOKIES IS THE ELEMENTARY BASED UNIFIED PROGRAM THROUGH SPECIAL OLYMPICS COLORADO! 
- AT TIMBER TRAIL, OUR RSR TEAM WORKS TO BUILD MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS THROUGH ACTIVITIES AND SPORTS. LAST YEAR WE BEGAN BUILDING OUR SKILLS AROUND SOCCER, BASKETBALL AND KICKBALL. 


WHO CAN JOIN RED SHIRT ROOKIES?
- RED SHIRT ROOKIES ARE COMPRISED OF ATHLETES & PEER COACHES. TYPICALLY, ATHLETES ARE STUDENTS (K-5) WHO HAVE A DEVELOPMENTAL AND/OR INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY. PEER COACHES ARE 3RD-5TH GRADE STUDENTS IN OUR ATHLETE'S GENERAL EDUCATION CLASSROOMS AND/OR WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR ATHLETES AND BE POSITIVE PEER MENTORS. 
- THE ATHLETE/PEER COACH RELATIONSHIP IS AMAZING TO WITNESS! LAST YEAR, WE HAD PEER COACHES & ATHLETES ALIKE RETURN ALL 3 SEASONS TO CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER. WE SAW GREAT PROGRESS AS A PROGRAM AND LOOK TO IMPROVE OUR PROGRAMMING AS WE ARE ABLE. 

WHAT SPORTS WILL BE THE FOCUS IN THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR? 
- AT THIS TIME, WE ARE LOOKING AT WIFFLE BALL/T-BALL IN THE FALL, BASKETBALL IN THE WINTER AND SOCCER/KICKBALL IN THE SPRING. 
- PRACTICES WILL BE HELD 1 DAY A WEEK AFTER SCHOOL FROM 3:30-4:15, DATES ARE TBD.