Special Olympics Sport programs offer Special Olympics athletes the opportunity to partner with non-Special Olympics athletes on Unified Sports teams. Unified Sports teams are great for bringing the community together for sport and fun. The following are actions that the coach would be responsible for if coaching a Unified Sports team.
Assess the Special Olympics athlete and partner (athlete without intellectual disability).
Create a practice and training schedule as he or she would at any other level of competition.
Assure that the athletes are practicing and competing with their partners under the official sports rules.
Understand all the levels of playing opportunities for the Unified Sports team.
