Special Olympics BC Unified Sports®

Special Olympics BC Unified Sports® bring together students with and without intellectual disabilities to compete together and represent their school. Special Olympics Unified Sports offer competition, connection, and fun ways to build skills and inclusion.

Special Olympics BC Unified Sports enable every student to become part of their school's social fabric. Every student can help create a more inclusive environment! Special Olympics BC Unified Sports benefit not just athletes but the whole school.

What is Special Olympics BC Unified Sports®?

• Special Olympics BC Unified Sports programs bring together students with and without intellectual disabilities to train and compete as teammates.
• Special Olympics BC provides ready-made lesson plans and programs to empower a teacher or student to coach Special Olympics Unified Sports team in 3-on-3 basketball, soccer, and/or floorball.
• Teams practice and compete together, just like any other school team!

How do Special Olympics BC Unified Sports benefit schools?

• Special Olympics Unified Sports was inspired by a simple principle: training together and playing together is a quick path to friendship and understanding.
• Special Olympics Unified Sports empowers youth with and without intellectual disabilities to change the world through sports. Students with and without intellectual disabilities make new friends, develop skills and self-esteem, and break down barriers through inclusive sport and learning experiences.

What happens in schools with Special Olympics Unified Sports?

• Students without intellectual disabilities build skills and lead the way for inclusion with their understanding and positive attitudes toward their peers with intellectual disabilities.
• Students with intellectual disabilities feel included, respected, and seen for their abilities.
• School communities are stronger and more inclusive.
• Special Olympics BC is known as a source of joyful, inclusive sport programming and social benefits both in schools and in communities across the province year round.

Find out more today to play unified and change lives, including yours!