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Special Olympics offers training and competition opportunities in 30 Olympic-type sports for athletes 8 years or older.  For children with intellectual disabilities ages 2 through 7, Special Olympics provides a Young Athletes Program. Special Olympics coaches have a unique opportunity to work with athletes in competitive situations to assist in their training for life. As a grass-roots organization, Special Olympics relies on volunteers at all levels of the movement to ensure that every athlete is offered a quality sports training and competition experience. Individual donors, corporate partners and many others make it possible for Special Olympics to offer children and adults with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage and experience joy through participation in the program.
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Full Swing Games

  1. Bullseye Golf
    A target focused game awarding points to where the ball comes to rest within a given zone. Targets may be set up in a circle or grid relative to Level 1: Skills Competition. Point increments from low (farthest ) to high(closest) should be awarded. See diagram below.
    Bullseye Golf Targeting Diagram

  2. Death or Glory
    This is a short swing game to test the student's ability to hit a controlled pitch shot over an obstacle. Students attempt to hit the ball into scoring zones which are located just beyond a designated danger area, such as a lake, tennis court, road, etc. scoring is based on a ball landing safely in the zone with higher point values near the obstacle results in a penalty or minus points.
    Death or Glory

  3. Golf Bocce
    Bocce is a game of skill and strategy. The object is for one team to get as many of their balls closer to the hole or target than the opposing team's closest ball. There may be anywhere from two to four to eight players on a team. Each player is given two balls. Each player must then take turns hitting the ball toward the hole or target. The players are given points for the balls rolled closest to the target. Players may also strike other balls to move closer to the target. Balls may also be displaced by the balls of other players.

    The team scoring the most points is the winner.
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