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


سبتمبر 19, 2012 | North America: District of Columbia

تجربة في الذاكرة

By Rafael Pacheco

احتشد الفريق أثناء استعدادنا للنصف الثاني.

.و قد غيرت هذه التجربة طريقة تفكيري حول الناس الذين يعانون من إعاقات ذهنية للأبد.

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عندما دخلت نادي كرة السلة بمدرسة سانتا كوليتا في واشنطن العاصمة، لم أكن أعرف ماذا أتوقع.لم أكن أعرف سوى أني كنت هناك للمشاركة في منتخب كرة السلة التابع للرياضة المتحدة للأولمبياد الخاص.و قد غيرت هذه التجربة طريقة تفكيري حول الناس الذين يعانون من إعاقات ذهنية للأبد.لقد كانت نفس الإحساسات و العواطف و العلاقات الجيدة بين أعضاء الفريق التي جربتها من قبل حاضرة أثناء لعبي مع فريق الرياضة المتحدة.و قد كانت هناك مباراة حيث لعب فريقي باستماتة لتقليص فارق النقط من 20 نقطة في النصف الثاني.و كانت لعبة تعادل فيها الفريقان، و لم يتبق من عمر المباراة سوى 10 ثوان، و كانت الكرة في حيازة الفريق الخصم.و كان الناس الجالسون على المنصة يصرخون بكل ما أوتوا من قوة.وفي جزء من الثانية، نقوم باسترداد الكرة و تمريرها إلى أحد لاعبي فريقنا و الذي تتم عرقلته من طرف الفريق الخصم.و يلمس خط التماس، و يفلت فرصة التسديد نحو المرمى، ثم يحني رأسه.أنا أمشي و أقول له "لقد حصلت على هذا"ثم أسمع حفيفا، إنه الجمهور يندفع نحو ساحة الملعب.لن أنسى أبدا تلك اللحظة التحولية.

About Rafael Pacheco:Iأعيش في واسنطن و أعمل لفائدة الأولمبياد الخاص.
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أغسطس 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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Location

يونيو 19 - يناير 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

يونيو 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

نوفمبر 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

نوفمبر 30 - ديسمبر 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

نوفمبر 30 - ديسمبر 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

يونيو 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

سبتمبر 9 - 21 2014

2014 Special Olympics European/Eurasian Summer Games

In September 2014 more than 2,000 athletes from 58 countries will come to Antwerp, Belgium for the 2014 Special Olympics European/Eurasian Summer Games and enjoy 13 days full of joy and friendship. The athletes will compete in 11 sports and be invited to join 5 supporting programs.
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Special Olympics European Games 2014
Email:info@so2014.com
Phone:+32 3 220 25 00
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Various locations, AntwerpAntwerp
BELGIUM

يوليه 24 - أغسطس 2 2015

World Summer Games Los Angeles 2015

In July of 2014 more than 7,000 athletes from 170 countries will come to Los Angeles, California for the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games and enjoy 10 days full of joy, friendship and competition. Athletes will compete in 22 sports. The event expects to attract 500,000 spectators and 30,000 volunteers and 3,000 coaches.
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World Summer Games Los Angeles 2015
Email:info@la2015.org
Phone:213-892-6018
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Various Locations, Los Angeles
Los Angeles , California
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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