Special Olympics History
She founded Special Olympics in 1968.
Who is Eunice Kennedy Shriver?
About how many athletes participate in SOSC?
What is 30,700?
This is the largest annual event held in Columbia each May, featuring multiple sports, Healthy Athletes and celebration activities.
What are the State Summer Games?
This person leads and trains a team.
What is a coach?
A Unified Champion School promotes this core value.
What is inclusion?
The first Special Olympics Games were held in this US City.
What is Chicago?
How many areas is SOSC split into?
What is 16?
In this sport, competitors aim to get the ball in the hole in as few strokes as possible.
What is golf?
This competitor without an intellectual disability trains and competes on a Special Olympics team.
What is a Unified Partner?
In this program, competitors with and without intellectual disabilities play on the same team.
What is Unified Sports?
The Athlete Oath begins with this phrase.
What is "Let Me Win"?
This is the area that we are currently in. Name those counties.
What is area 7? What is Kershaw, Fairfield, Richland and Lexington?
This the number of water sports offered in SOSC. Bonus name them.
What is 4? Kayaking, sailing, SUP and swim.
This crucial person helps manage each area as well as local program development and events.
What is an Area Director?
This large event promotes inclusion and acceptance for SOSC in March.
What is the Unified Rally at the State House?
Special Olympics serves athletes with this type of disability.
What is intellectual disability?
This is the area that Clover High School is in.
What is area 11?
This is the number of state level competitions held annually in South Carolina. Bonus name them.
What is 9? Summer Games, Fall Games, Kayaking, Tennis, Cheer, PB, Basketball, Equestrian and Sailing.
The number of Special Olympics South Carolina staff members.
What is 20?
These 3 non-sport events bring together student leaders from across South Carolina to learn about inclusion, leadership, and making a difference in their schools. (Held in - Columbia, Greenville and Charleston)
What are Youth Summits?
This region is home to Special Olympics Canada, Caribbean and the United States.
What is Special Olympics North America?
This is the number of Unified Champion Schools across South Carolina.
What is 424?
This process places athletes in groups based on age, gender, and ability level to ensure fair and competitive play.
What is divisioning?
This group of inclusive youth leaders helps lead inclusion efforts state wide.
What is the YAC?
The 3 components of a Unified Champion School.
What is IYL, Whole School Engagement and Unified Sports?