Valor Games Far West 2014 Schedule

Friday, May 30, 2014

0800 – 1400: Athlete Registration at the host hotel, Oakland Marriott City Center
1015: Transportation leaves host hotel for Archery Clinic at Coast Guard Island**
1100 – 1400: Archery Clinic (learn about Paralympian Jeff Fabry, and Janice Walth of See No Limits who will be joining us)
1230: Lunch for Archery Clinic athletes
1400: Transportation leaves host hotel for Opening Ceremony at Coast Guard Island**
1500: Opening Ceremony, Coast Guard Island
Opening emcee is Paralympian John Register
Keynote speaker is NASA Ames Center Director Dr. Simon P. Worden
1615: Athlete Meeting
1700: Leave for Oakland A’s game
1800 – 2300: Oakland A’s vs. Anaheim Angels baseball game and dinner**

0800: Transportation leaves for Coast Guard Island**
0900: Powerlifting (bench press) Competition
0900: Biathlon Competition
0900 – 1200: Resource Fair
1100 – 1300: Power soccer – Paralympic Experience (interactive sport demonstrations), provided by PSC Silicon Valley and PSC Bay Area.
12:00 – 1300: Lunch
1300 – 1700: Archery Competition
1300 – 1700: Boccia – Paralympic Experience (interactive sport demonstrations), provided by Jeff Jones of U.S Boccia.
1700: Transportation leaves for host hotel**
1830 – 2030: Dinner at host hotel with guest comedian/magician Robert Strong

0800: Transportation leaves for Coast Guard Island**
0900 – 1200: Cycling Competition
1200 – 1300: Lunch
1300 – 1700: Swimming Competition
1300 – 1700: Wheelchair Tennis – Paralympic Experience (interactive sport demonstrations), provided by Paralympian Sharon Kelleher of PSC Menlo Park
1300 – 1700: Wheelchair Basketball – Paralympic Experience (interactive sport demonstrations), provided by PSC Silicon Valley
1300 – 1700: Rowing – Paralympic Experience (interactive sport demonstrations), provided by East Bay Rowing Club
1700: Transportation leaves for host hotel**
1830 – 2030: Dinner and entertainment at Peony’s Chinese restaurant, 2 blocks from the host hotel.

0730: Check-out of rooms at host hotel**
0800: Transportation leaves for Coast Guard Island
0900: Field (shot put and discus) Competition
1200: Lunch provided by Outback Steakhouse
1200 – 1300: Closing Ceremony, Coast Guard Island
Closing Ceremony emcee is Paralympian John Register
Keynote speaker is Deputy Director at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System Thomas Fitzgerald
Special guests: Rosie the Riveters (Rosies: Marian Sousa, Kay Morrison, Marian Wynn, Mary Torres, Priscilla Elder)
1330: Transportation leaves for host hotel**
1400: Athletes depart from host hotel

**Athletes MUST use VGFW provided transportation