Fall Sports
All guides will direct to the main Special Olympics site.
Traditional Soccer: Events offered are 5 a-side team competition and individual skills competition which involved a series of skills stations….dribbling, shooting, running and kicking. Teams participate in an 8 week league play format. Training begins in late August. State Tournament is held annually in October at Colt State Park in Bristol.
Football (Soccer) Coaching Guide
Cross-Country Running: Unified running club held on Monday evenings at Goddard Park. Training starts in late August with meets held throughout the training season. Events include 3K & 5K road races as well as distance races for beginners.
Unified Basketball: League play is held on Wednesday nights at Wheeler School from 6:30pm – 9:30pm. Athletes of all ability levels are welcome to participate with their local teams in league play. Unified Competition is conducted in full-court basketball. Teams are evaluated during the season and will be division based on level of play for the State Tournament will is held at Providence College in early December.
Basketball Coaching Guide
Duck-pin Bowling: Local teams conduct weekly training in preparation for the State Tournament held at Town Hall Lanes in Johnston. Excellent sport for athletes of lower ability levels. Events offered are for teams of 4 bowlers. State Tournaments are held for Junior and Senior levels.
Bowling Coaching Guide
Flag Football: Unified 5 a-side flag football team league play is held on Sunday mornings during the Fall at CCRI campus in Warwick. Teams will be divisioned by ability level for the State Tournament to be held at Cranston Stadium in late October. There is an opportunity for a team to attend the Massachusetts Special Olympics Flag Football Games at Gillette Stadium in November.
Tennis: A new program being held at Sprague Park in Narragansett. Training begins in late August on Saturday mornings from 10:00am – 12:00pm, with a tournament being held in late October. Competition is offered in singles, doubles and in individual skills competition. Sport is offered as traditional and unified.
Tennis Coaching Guide