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Action from European Football Week 2018

Action from European Football Week 2018
45,000 participants, 50 countries, 450 events: Check out the action from European Football Week 2018 in Moldova, Greece, Estonia, Tajikistan, Kosovo, Russia and Great Britain, just some of the countries that hosted energetic and fun-filled events!

Abbigale Griswold

Abbigale Griswold

Amanda Harrinauth

Athletes

Good Friends

By Benjamin Collins, July 30, 2021
Exsaul and Rodrigo sit at a desk next to each other, each holding papers and smiling at the camera.
Athlete Ben Collins interviews friend and Unified Youth Leadership pair for International Day of Friendship.
Athletes

Unified Robotics Brings Together Hundreds of Students

A Unified Robotics competitor puts the finishing touches on her robot.
The Special Olympics Unified Robotics competition, held in Seattle, Washington on November 18th, encourages students with special needs who are interested in engineering to display their talents while continually emphasizing inclusion and awareness in STEM.
Community Impact

MATP Breaks records in Malta!

Woman in wheelchair kicking a big yellow ball.
In October, Special Olympics International’s Senior Manager of Motor Activity Training Program (MATP), Niamh Mourton, attended a groundbreaking MATP event in Malta.
Videos

Coaching Adult Athletes – Coach Webinar Series 2023 - Italian

Coaching Adult Athletes – Coach Webinar Series 2023 - Italian
The final webinar of the 2023 Coach Webinar Series, presented by Gallagher. This webinar was all about being adaptable as a coach and keeping adult athletes engaged in a challenging environment. This webinar was hosted by football referee and Special Olympics Washington Athlete Leader, Garrett Utz. Garrett has officiated at 1 USA Games, 2 Unified Cups, and 2 World Games. Garrett also holds multiple leadership positions and is also an Athlete Advisor for the Sport and Competition team in Special Olympics International. Garrett was joined by Gallagher’s Scott Gregory who sits on the board of Special Olympics Southern California and is an active Special Olympics coach. Thomas Graham from the Newcastle United Foundation gave us an overview of the development of their walking football programme and how this could be applied to Special Olympics contexts. Ken Black, co-founder of the Inclusion Club, then presented on the STEP Model (Space, Task, Equipment, People) and how to adapt your coaching to continually challenge athletes no matter the ability level. To close out the webinar, there was a very passionate and inspiring message from Special Olympics supporter and former US Men’s National Team player and current Vice President of Sporting for US Soccer, Oguchi Onyewu.
Sports & Coaching

Equestrian

Athlete riding a horse in the performance ring.
Coaching guide, rules and other materials for coaches.
Videos

Coaching Youth Athletes – Coach Webinar Series 2023 (English)

Coaching Youth Athletes – Coach Webinar Series 2023 (English)
The second webinar of the 2023 Coach Webinar Series, presented by Gallagher, was about Coaching Youth Athletes. This focused on coaching athletes from their first experience of sport, to when they leave school/college.
Sport and Competition

Unified Cup 2022 Presented by Toyota

Unified Cup 2022 Presented by Toyota
The Special Olympics Unified Cup presented by Toyota was hosted in Detroit Michigan in July 2022. As the second iteration of the Cup, this single sport competition was built on the inaugural installment in Chicago in 2018.
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