Basketball Sport Center

Basketball is a favorite Special Olympics sport. This basketball sport center draws together sport news and stories, upcoming events and links to the Special Olympics Basketball Coaching Guide.


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Basketball is one of the top sports at Special Olympics. Players take it up at all ages and at all abilities, from young players learning to handle the ball and keep it under control while dribbling to older, more experienced players who have the moves and know the strategies to play challenging ball.

It's also one of the favorite sports for the Special Olympics Unified Sports initiative, when players with and without intellectual disabilities form teams to play other unified teams. It's a learning experience that's also a lot of fun. 


News and Stories


一月 18, 2013 | SOI General: Regions

2012年第五届大学生特奥教练员培训班

By Lafael Liu

12月8日,第五届大学生特奥教练员培训班在上海体育学院顺利举办。View Story 12月8日,第五届大学生特奥教练员培训班在上海体育学院顺利举办。培训分为上午下午两场进行,上午由国际特殊奥林匹克东亚区及中国特奥委员会委派的各位讲师介绍特奥运动发展史、基本理论、特奥运动会组织、特奥分组与融合运动、特奥运动与训练等内容,大学生们通过学习掌握了做为一名特奥教练员的基本知识。下午活动全部围绕篮球项目展开,约有100名来自体育学院学生及40名特奥运动员参与了全程培训活动。国际特奥会主席兼首席执行官蒂姆•施莱佛博士,上海体育学院党委书记戴健,国际特奥会东亚区总裁兼总经理顾抒航女士均出席了当日的培训活动。作为篮球爱好者,蒂姆•施莱佛博士还在当天下午换上运动服,加入志愿者和特奥运动员们一起参与了融合篮球比赛。 据悉,此次培训的大部分大学生均来自上海体育学院特奥志愿者社团,该社团是中国第一个也是目前唯一一个专门针对特奥志愿活动建立的学生社团。 比赛结束后,一曲“江南Style”把当天的活动推向了高潮,体育馆内的所有人都跟随着音乐律动跳起了“骑马舞”,享受音乐,体育和融合带来的欢乐。

About Lafael Liu:我就职于国际特殊奥林匹克东亚区,担任市场传讯部助理经理
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九月 19, 2012 | North America: District of Columbia

永生难忘的经历

By Rafael Pacheco

当我们为下半场进行准备的时候,队伍士气低落。

我的经历永远地改变了我对于智力障碍人群的看法。


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当我进入华盛顿特区圣克莱塔学校的篮球馆的时候,我不知道我将面对什么。我只知道我将在那里参加特殊奥运会联合篮球联赛。我的经历永远地改变了我对于智力障碍人群的看法。当我和我自己的联合运动队比赛的时候,我会同样体会到我在过去感受到的感觉,感情和队员情谊。在这场比赛中, 我们队在下半场的时候从落后20分慢慢扳回比分。在还有10秒比赛结束的时候,双方仍然平手,而且由另一队控球。 看台上的观众在大声高喊。一瞬间,我们抢球成功,把球传给了我们的一名队员,但他犯规了。他走到罚球线,第一球没有投中,垂头丧气。我走过去,告诉他“你成功了!”然后我听到“seishhh,人群攒动起来,他们冲到了球场上。我将永记那个转变的瞬间!关于拉菲尔 帕切科我在华盛顿居住,为特殊奥运会工作。

About Rafael Pacheco:我在华盛顿居住,为特殊奥运会工作。
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八月 21, 2012 | North America: Virginia

A Simple Story about Basketball

By Will Schermerhorn

This is Mason.

My son Mason is a Special Olympics basketball player in Virginia. He just finished his second season. As I was watching him before a practiceView Story My son Mason is a Special Olympics basketball player in Virginia. He just finished his second season. As I was watching him before a practice, I noticed he was dribbling the ball without looking, just as naturally and confidently as any other boy. That was a big deal. When Mason started playing basketball, he couldn't control the ball well, and he couldn't keep it going. It wasn't long before his coach, Jim Worden, showed him the right way to do it. His team of little guys from Northern Virginia were all coming into the season with skills ranging from accomplished to...can't dribble. By the end of the season, they were a team that stuck together, played defense, handled the ball and won a fair number of games. The confidence and poise that I saw in Mason as he worked his way down the court was a feeling I could not have imagined before seeing it firsthand.

About Will Schermerhorn:I am the father of a Special Olympics athlete. I also work for Special Olympics' headquarters in Washington, DC.
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Upcoming Basketball Events


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五月 23 - 26 2013

Texas Summer Games

Join us May 23 - 26 during our Summer Games event. Approximately 3400 athletes will compete in athletics, basketball, gymnastics, soccer, tennis and equestrian.
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University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas
UNITED STATES

五月 29, 2013

Unified Basketball and Football Competition

Come cheer on and support our Special Olympics athletes on 29 May for an exciting day of Unified basketball and football competition in Witbank, South Africa. Please contact Mrs Mashayane (contact info below) for event details.
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Mrs Mashayane
Email:mash@specialolympics.com
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Witbank, Mpumalanga
SOUTH AFRICA

五月 30 - 六月 2 2013

Missouri Summer Games

Join us May 30 - June 2 during our Summer Games event. Approximately 2000 athletes will compete in athletics (Track & Field), aquatics, basketball, bowling, powerlifting and volleyball.
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Columbia, Missouri
UNITED STATES

五月 31 - 六月 2 2013

Washington Summer Games

Join us May 31-June 2 at Joint Base Lewis during our Summer Games event. Approximately 2500 athletes will compete in aquatics, athletics, basketball, tennis and powerlifting.
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Joint Base Lewis
McChord, Washington
UNITED STATES

六月 05, 2013

Table Tennis and Basketball Competition

Come cheer on and support our Special Olympics athletes on 5 June for an exciting day of Table Tennis and Basketball Competition in Cape Town, South Africa. Please contact Mr Moeketsi Mokoka (contact info below) for event details.table tennis and basketball competition
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Mr. Moeketsi Mokoka
Email:moeketsi@specalolympics.org
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Cape Town , Western Cape
SOUTH AFRICA

六月 6 - 8 2013

Pennsylvania Summer Games

Join us June June 6-8 during our Summer Games event. Approximately 2000 athletes will compete in aquatics, athletics, basketball, bowling, equestrian, golf, gymnastics, softball and tennis.
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Penn State University in State College
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
UNITED STATES

六月 7 - 9 2013

Alaska Summer Games

Join us June 7-9 during our Summer Games event. Approximately 300 athletes will compete in athletics, aquatics, basketball, gymnastics, and powerlifting.
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Anchorage, Alaska
UNITED STATES

六月 8 - 9 2013

Southern California Summer Games

More than 1,100 Special Olympics Southern California athletes will show their courage and determination during Summer Games on June 8-9 at Cal State Long Beach. Become a volunteer, or come cheer these superstars on as they hit game-winning baskets, make birdie putts, and swim for the gold. This event is free, and it is open to the general public. The Games will feature our six spring/summer sports (aquatics, basketball, bocce, golf, gymnastics, and track and field). Along with the competitions, you will have fun playing games, listening to live music, and participating in many activities.
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Kelly Kloepping
Email:kkloepping@sosc.org
Phone:(562) 522-8554
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California State University, Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Blvd.

Long Beach, California
UNITED STATES

六月 14 - 16 2013

New York Summer Games

Join us June June 14-16 during our Summer Games event. Approximately 1000 athletes will compete in athletics (track & field), aquatics, basketball, bowling, powerlifting, gymnastics, tennis and volleyball.
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University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
UNITED STATES

六月 19 - 一月 23 2013

Europe Eurasia Basketball Tournament

Special Olympics athletes from 16 European nations will gather in Istanbul Turkey to compete in the fifth European Basketball Tournament in association with the Turkish Basketball Federation. Nations represented include: Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Macedonia, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey, and Ukraine.
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Kerem Ilgün
Email:kilgun@soturkiye.org.tr
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Istanbul
TURKEY

六月 28 - 29 2013

Idaho Summer Games

Join us June 28-29 during our Summer Games event. Approximately 900 athletes will compete in aquatics, basketball, cycling, powerlifting and track & field.
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Boise
Boise, Idaho
UNITED STATES

十一月 11, 2013

Unified Basketball Competition

Come cheer on and support our Special Olympics athletes on 11 November for a Unified basketball competition in Witbank, South Africa. Unified Sports promotes social inclusion through shared sports training and competition experiences by joining people with and without intellectual disabilities on the same team. Please contact Mr. Wanga Manyala (contact info below) for event details.
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Mr. Wanga Manyala
Email:ekambala@specialolympics.org
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Witbank, Mpumalanga
SOUTH AFRICA

十一月 30 - 十二月 8 2013

European Basketball Week

The concept of Special Olympics European Basketball Week is to have one week each year where everyone in the basketball community commits to doing something to expand opportunities for players with intellectual disabilities. This is the flagship event of our partnership with FIBA Europe. Let’s work together to make Basketball Week a permanent part of the annual European Basketball calendar and give thousands of Special Olympics players the chance to play center court!
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Miroslaw Krogulec
Email:mkrosoee@it.pl
Phone:+4-82-2823-9331
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32 Countries throughout Europe Eurasia

Multiple cities in Europe Eurasia, Europe Eurasia
Various Country

十一月 30 - 十二月 7 2013

Special Olympics Asia Pacific Regional Games

The inaugural Special Olympics Asia Pacific Games will take place in Newcastle, New South Wales in 2013. The event will see Australia welcome more than 1,700 Special Olympics athletes, 600 coaches, 4,000 volunteers, and approximately 200,000 spectators from 25 nations across the Asia Pacific region. Newcastle will offer world class facilities and venues across the range of nine sports to be conducted during the Games – Athletics, Bocce, Bowling, Basketball, Football, Badminton, Table Tennis, Cricket and Aquatics as well as venues for the Opening Ceremony and Games social hub.
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Alex McNeilly
Email:alexm@specialolympics.com.au
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Hunter Stadium
294 Turton Rd, New Lambton NSW 2305

Newcastle, New South Wales
AUSTRALIA

六月 13 - 21 2014

2014 USA National Games

The USA National Games be centered in and around Princeton and the Greater Mercer County area. Venues will include Princeton University, Rider University, The College of New Jersey, and Mercer County Park. The New Jersey Devils have offered The Prudential Center as the venue for the Opening Ceremonies. The National Games will feature nearly 3,500 athletes competing in 14 Olympic-style sports, with the support of 1,000 coaches, 8,000 volunteers and an estimated 50,000 family, friends and spectators. Non-competitive special events will include the Final Leg of the Law Enforcement Torch Run™ that will symbolize the start of the competition and Healthy Athletes, a place where the athletes can get vital health screenings. Youth and education events will also be held in conjunction with the Games as young leaders rally around making change for the better of the Special Olympics movement and promoting acceptance of those with intellectual disabilities.
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Greg Epperson
Email:gepperson@specialolympics.org
Phone:919-785-0700
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Several Locations - New Jersey
Princeton, New Jersey
UNITED STATES

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Basketball Competitions

2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games

Athens, Greece, was the home of the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games. That year, it was the world’s largest sporting event for athletes with intellectual disabilities. See results by athlete, delegation and bib number.


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