The Goshen County School District (GCSD) Special Olympics team took the court this past weekend to participate in the 2022 Spring Area III Games in Cheyenne.
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TORRINGTON – The Goshen County School District (GCSD) Special Olympics team took the court this past weekend to participate in the 2022 Spring Area III Games in Cheyenne.
Participating against teams from Cheyenne, Laramie, Platte County, Carbon County, Goshen County Masters and Saratoga, the GCSD team brought home multiple gold and silver medals.
Special Olympics Coach Craig Schadwinkel said the team chose basketball skills as their event in which to compete for the spring games. Other events included swimming, track and field events and team basketball.
Special Olympics requires each athlete to participate in around eight to ten hours of practice prior to competing. Schadwinkel said he and coach Sage Munoz typically begin their practices six weeks before competitions start, with athletes practicing two times per week.
“In our practices, we work on the fundamental skills of the sport we will be competing in as well as over-all fitness and endurance skills with our athletes,” Schadwinkel said.