Special Olympics Ohio - Ross County

09/10/2026

We are not having good luck this season with weather ⛈️⚡️☀️🌡️

09/10/2026

📣❤️🖤 WELCOME TO THE TEAM, COACH HARLEY! 🖤❤️📣

Ross County Special Olympics is excited to officially welcome Harley Clyne as our new Cheerleading Coach! 🎉

Harley brings experience supporting individuals with developmental disabilities through her work as an Independent Provider, helping people reach their personal goals, build confidence, increase independence, and become more involved in their community.

She is passionate about making sure every athlete feels included, supported, encouraged, and proud of what they accomplish — while, of course, having plenty of FUN along the way! ❤️

Harley describes herself as dependable, patient, and encouraging, and we know those qualities will be a wonderful addition to our Trailblazer family.

📣 Please help us give Coach Harley a BIG Ross County Special Olympics welcome!

We’re excited for a great cheer season ahead! ❤️🖤🤍

09/09/2026

Flag Football practices are well underway and athletes and coaches have battled the extreme weather and are ready for game play! We play tomorrow, home in the Chillicothe Park Annex at 5pm vs. Highland County!

09/04/2026

🏀 COACHES WANTED! JOIN OUR SPECIAL OLYMPICS BASKETBALL FAMILY! 🏀

Special Olympics Ross County is looking for basketball coaches to join us for the upcoming season! ❤️🏀

We’re looking for individuals who are positive, encouraging, dependable, and ready to help our athletes learn new skills, build confidence, work as a team, and HAVE FUN!

💰 Coaching Stipend: $25 per practice/event
🏀 Typical Schedule: 2 practices per week
🏆 Coaches also attend scheduled games and tournaments
📍 Home Court: Ohio University Chillicothe

Basketball experience is definitely a plus, but some of the most important qualities we’re looking for are patience, enthusiasm, compassion, and a willingness to meet each athlete where they are.

Our Special Olympics program is about so much more than wins and losses. It’s about giving every athlete the opportunity to compete, grow, belong, and be celebrated. ❤️

If you love basketball and want to make a difference in the lives of some pretty incredible athletes, we would love to have you on our coaching team!

📩 Interested in coaching? Apply here: https://rossdd.org/job/special-olympics-coach-basketball/

🏀❤️ Help us build a great season — and an even stronger team!

09/03/2026

📣 CHEER COACH WANTED! JOIN OUR SPECIAL OLYMPICS TEAM! 📣

Special Olympics Ross County is looking for a Cheer Coach for our upcoming basketball season! ❤️

We’re looking for someone who is positive, energetic, patient, dependable, and excited to help our athletes build confidence, learn cheers and routines, and bring plenty of team spirit to our home games!

💰 Coaching Stipend: $25 per practice/event
📅 Season: October through January
🏀 Our cheerleaders perform at home basketball games only
🚗 No travel required!
📍 Home games are held at Ohio University Chillicothe

Cheer experience is a plus, but what matters most is having the ability to encourage athletes of all skill levels and create a fun, inclusive environment where everyone feels successful and valued.

Our Special Olympics program is about much more than sports — it’s about friendship, confidence, belonging, and celebrating every athlete! ❤️📣

If you love cheerleading, working with others, and making a difference, we would love to have you join our coaching team!

📩 Interested? Apply here: https://rossdd.org/job/special-olympics-coach-cheerleading/

Manages specified Special Olympics program for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. Expected to schedule two practices per week along with competition schedule.

09/03/2026

We hit the "BER" months, so its time to register for our Winter season!

We offer Basketball (Competitive), Basketball Skills, Cheerleading, and Swimming.

Please complete form below to register by Sunday, September 6th.

09/01/2026

Full schedule coming soon!

09/01/2026

Happy Birthday to our September Special Olympics crew! 🎂🎉

This month, we’re excited to celebrate our amazing athletes:

⭐ Jacob Armstrong
⭐ Hayden Breakfield
⭐ Victoria Burns
⭐ Alesia Colburn
⭐ Rodney Gorman
⭐ AJ Hawk
⭐ Brandon Inglin
⭐ Rick McNichols
⭐ Brandi Simmons
⭐ Emma Wallace

And a very special Happy Birthday to our Special Olympics Director, Courtney Davis! 🥳💙

We hope each of you has a wonderful birthday filled with happiness, laughter, and plenty of reasons to celebrate. Thank you for bringing so much energy, determination, friendship, and joy to our Special Olympics family!

Please join us in wishing all of our September birthdays the very best! 🎈🎁🎉

08/23/2026

🏐❤️ A Big Thank You! ❤️🏐

We want to give a special shoutout to the family members of our Special Olympics athletes who joined in the fun and competed for our program at the Sand in the Streets!

📸 cred: Kristen Smith (thank you!!)