Unified Sports ®
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Massachusetts
Unified Sports®
Project UNIFY
Is a strategy launched in 2008 for engaging schools and using tools & sports programs of Special Olympics
Is youth-centered, school focused
Encourages youth to be agents of change - fostering inclusion, acceptance, respect and human dignity for all students with and without intellectual disabilities
Utilizes Unified Sports®, Inclusive Student Leadership and whole school awareness activities as a deliberate catalyst to transform and enhance a school or community
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About Unified Sports
• Special Olympics introduced Unified Sports in 1984. Massachusetts was the first state!
• 19 of the 24 sports that Special Olympics MA offers are unified.
• Unified Sports Track and Field in the schools is currently in it’s 3rd year in the Mid Wachusett Region.
• MASC High Schools can participate in Unified Recreational Bocce
Unified Sports ExperiencesFan Development & Alliance Building
About Unified Track and Field• There will be at least 13 teams this season maybe more• MIAA Varsity Sport with 8 events• Most schools have two practices a week and one meet a
week • Sometimes teams combine with the varsity track team
during practices• This sport reinforces the family aspect of a team• Compete against the people with your speed not athlete
or partner status.• There will be a state meet on May 24. This is against all
teams in the state.
Mid-Wach League Schools
Algonquin-WestboroughFitchburgGraftonGroton- DunstableHudsonMarlboroughMilford
NashobaNorth MiddlesexOakmontOxford Lunenburg Shrewsbury (New this year)
Unified Recreational Bocce
• Unified Bocce is offered through the student council organization in many schools (MASC) and in partnership with SOMA
• 2nd Annual Bocce Tournament was held this past Nov. 17th at Greenfield High School & Grafton High School.
• 18 schools participated between the 2 venues and another 17 schools came to watch as Fans in the Stands
There are also many community level programs such as soccer, basketball, and volleyball.
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Additional Unified Sports Offered• Special Olympics, MA offers 24 sports through
out the year.• 17 unified sports are offered at the local
program community level. They are:Basketball Flag Football BowlingVolleyball Tennis SoccerSoftball Track and Field AquaticsBocce Cycling GolfFishing Sailing Roller SkatingCheerleading Ice Skating
Fans In the Stands
Meets are a fun time to show off practiced skills and have some competition. They are even more fun if there are fans in the stands to encourage you.
• One recommendation to spread the word – create tickets and have athletes and partners hand them to teachers and students in classes.
Our Stories
Warm-Up!
• Track stretches
• Volley Ball Challenge: Find a partner from another school and try to pass the volleyball around. The pair that has the highest amount of passes will get a prize! You will get one try to do this.
How to Get Started:
If your school has a student council chapter and is connected with the MASC, talk with them to either get involved in a recreational bocce team or start a new team!
If your school is interested in Unified Sports Track and Field, contact Patti Doherty ([email protected])
Questions?
Our Emails
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] James
*Feel free to email us with any other questions, ect.*
Video From State Meet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkjZM51d2Hc
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Thank you!