EKS Games

EKS Games

Eunice Kennedy Shriver Games

Sept. 7-Oct. 19 | multiple locations

Named in honor of Special Olympics’ founder, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Games are the second-largest annual sporting event for Special Olympics Indiana. Throughout the fall, state tournaments are held at multiple locations in eight traditional and Unified sports: corn toss, distance run and walk, flag football, golf, equestrian, soccer, softball and volleyball.

More than 2,000 athletes and Unified partners compete in EKS Games and qualifying events leading up to the state finals.

All EKS Games events are free and open to the public, and fans are encouraged to attend.

 

Competition Information and Results

Cornhole
Location

Grand Park Sports Campus
Westfield, IN

Schedules and Information

Sept. 29: State championship

  • Cornhole Team Intent Form (Coming in early May)
  • Cornhole Qualification Scorecard (Coming in late June)
  • Cornhole Court Schedule (Coming in late September)
  • Cornhole Brackets (Coming in late September)
Distance Run and Walk
Location: Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School

2801 West 86th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46268
Map

Schedules and Information

Sept. 29: State championship

  • DRW Heat Sheets – 1mile 3K 5K (Coming in July)
  • DRW Heat Sheets – Unified Races (Coming in July)
  • DRW Schedule and Coaches Information (Coming in August)

 

Equestrian
Location: Hendricks Co 4H Fairground & Conference Center

1900 East Main Street
Danville, IN 46122
Map

Schedules and Information

Sept. 27-28: State championship

Flag Football
Location: Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School

2801 West 86th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46268
Map

Schedules and Information

Sept. 29: State championship

  • 2024 FLAG FOOTBALL ENTRY PACKET (Coming in July)
  • 2024 Flag Football Team Directory (Coming in July)
  • Flag Football 2024 Brackets (Coming in August)
  • Flag Football 2024 Field Schedule (Coming in August)
  • FF Skills Heat sheet (Coming in September)

 

Golf
State Tournament Location

Hickory Stick Golf Club 
4422 Hickory Stick Boulevard
Greenwood, IN 46143
Map

Schedules and Information
  • Golf Delegation Form and Individual Entries (Coming soon)
  • Unified Golf Tour Entries (Coming soon) 
  • Golf Skills – Scorecard

 

July 13-Aug. 11: Unified golf tour

  • Unified Golf Tour sectional Fact Sheets (Coming in late June) 

Aug. 25: Sectionals

  • Golf sectional Fact Sheets (Coming in August)

Sept. 8: State championship

  • State Golf Fact Sheet – Hickory Stick Golf Club (coming in August)
Soccer
Location: Grand Park Sports Complex

Westfield, IN

Schedules and Information

Sept. 29: State championship

  • 2024 SOCCER ENTRY PACKET (Coming in August)
  • Soccer Team Directory (Coming in August)
  • Soccer 2024 Field Schedule (Coming in September)
  • 2024 Soccer Brackets (Coming in September)
Softball
Locations:

State Tournament

Center Grove Lassie League
110 N. Morgantown Road
Greenwood, IN  46142
Map

RESULTS
Sept. 7: State championship
Volleyball
Location: Munciana Volleyball Facility, Yorktown location

200 S. County Road 600 W
Yorktown, IN  47396
Map

Schedules and Information

Oct. 19: State championship

2024 Court Schedule (Coming in October)

2024 Volleyball Game Brackets (Coming in October)

EKS Games Key Dates
  • July 13-Aug. 11: Unified golf tour
  • Aug. 24: Softball sectionals
  • Aug. 25: Golf sectionals
  • Sept. 7: State softball championship
  • Sept. 8: State golf championship
  • Sept. 13-14: Cornhole sectionals
  • Sept. 27-28: State equestrian championship
  • Sept. 29: State soccer, flag football, and distance run/walk and cornhole state championships
  •  Oct. 19: State Unified volleyball championship

 

State Office Contact

Kevin Aders
Director of Team Sports & Logistics

Sept. 29 EKS Day Games 

2024 EKS Day Information Handbook

Event Information for EKS Games:

Please visit our Resource Library to find all forms and event information (schedules, handbook, etc).

Entry Deadlines

Date Items
June 24
  1. Unified Golf Entries
  2. Softball Team Request
July 22
  1. Softball Team Final Rosters and Skills Entries in GMS (No Scores)
  2. Flag Football, Soccer, and Cornhole Team Request Form
  3. Golf Entrants (Non UGT teams) in GMS (No Scores)
Aug. 5
  1. Softball Game Records and Delegation Form and Skills Scores in GMS
  2. Golf Entries (Non UGT) Scores in GMS and Delegation Form
  3. Cornhole & Distance Run & Walk entries, Flag Football Rosters and
  4. Skills entries, and Soccer Rosters and Entries into GMS (no scores)
Aug. 26
  1. Cornhole Scores due in GMS
  2. Volleyball Team Request
Sept. 9
  1. DRW Scores in GMS,
  2. Equestrian Entries
  3. Flag Football Game Records forms & Skills Scores in GMS
  4. Soccer Game Records forms and Skills Scores in GMS
  5. Delegation forms for Brebeuf and Grand Park
  6. Volleyball Rosters and Skills into GMS (no Scores)
Sept. 30
  1. Volleyball Game Records and Delegation form
  2. Volleyball skills in GMS
  3. Bowling entries into GMS (No Scores) See bowling section

 

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