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SPORTS! Unified Basketball Special Olympics U NIFIED B ASKETBALL Unified Basketball helps promote social interaction, and physical activity. It teaches leadership and teamwork. Unified Basketball teams are made up of Unified
UNIFIED BASKETBALL
Unified Basketball helps promote social
interaction, and physical activity.
It teaches leadership and teamwork. Unified Basketball teams are made up of
“Unified Student Athletes” and “Unified Student Partners”
THERE IS NO “I” IN TEAM
The team is made up of 3 “Unified Student
Athletes” and 2 “Unified Student Partners”
The “Unified Student Partners” are part of the
team to facilitate the play and to support “sport specific” skills. But ….
Partners can not score more than 25% of the points. Can not play defense against a Unified athlete Can not steel the ball or set screens against the
For all students to participate and
contribute to the game.
For all students to learn from each
For all students to have meaningful
involvement.
Cony hosted the first Unified Basketball game in
the state of Maine in 2015. It was coached by Paul Vashon!
Cony has 7 games set up for this year. First
game is scheduled for February 25th.
There are now over sixty teams in the State of
Maine.
“The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year- round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.” (specialolympics.org/about/our- mission)
Participates in Spring Special Olympics hosted at
RSU #2
Focus is on Track and Field Cony has participated in Special Olympics for 25
years.
There is an “ALL School” send off for the
students and coaches the day of Special Olympics!
ASD supports all students and this send off is
very powerful! Come join us in celebrating our students.
OUR OLYMPIANS! AND STUDENT PARTNERS
PHOTOS OF OLYMPIAN’S AND TEAM MEMBERS WERE
SHARED THROUGH CONY MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH
SCHOOL FACEBOOK PAGE.