Decatur County Special Olympics Sports
Thank you for continuing to make Special Olympics-Decatur County the best program it can be for our athletes!
Basketball
Sign-Up and initial meeting will be on a Tuesday in mid-December.
Practice Tuesday evenings 6:00pm-8:00pm and Saturday mornings 8:00am-10:00am at Greensburg Elementary School gym. Use door 7 for entry.
Practices run from mid-December to mid-March, ending with the basketball sectional and/or state basketball tournament.
Bocce
Sign-Up and initial meeting for participating the end of March.
Practice Wednesday evenings at the Greensburg High School Track from 6pm-7:30pm.
Practices and Competition run from early-April through early-June, ending with Special Olympics Summer Games.
Bowling
Sign-Up and Initial Practice will usually be the Friday after Labor Day at Parkside Lanes, Greensburg.
Practice is on Friday evenings 4:00pm - 6:00pm at Parkside Lanes in Greensburg.
Practices run from early September through early December, ending with Special Olympics State Bowling tournament.
Golf
Sign-up and initial meeting is just after Special Olympics Summer Games in mid-June.
Practice varies depending on schedule of unified golf partners participating. Practice takes place at Greensburg Golf Course.
Practices and Competition run from mid-June through mid-September, ending with the Area 9 and State Golf Tournaments.
Softball
Sign-up and initial practice is just after Special Olympics Summer Games in mid-June.
Practice is on Saturday mornings 8:00am - 10:00am and Wednesday evenings 6:00pm - 8:00pm at Kohler Field.
Practices and Competition run from mid-June through mid-September, ending at the EKS (Eunice Kennedy Shriver) Games.
Track & Field
Sign-up and initial meeting for participation the end of March.
Practice Wednesday evenings 6:00pm - 7:00pm at Greensburg High School track.
Practices run from early- April through early-June, ending with Special Olympics Summer Games.
Volleyball
Sign-up and initial meeting for participation the end of March.
Practice Tuesday evenings 6:00pm - 8:00pm and Saturdays morning 8:00am - 10:00am at Greensburg Elementary School gym, use door 7 for entry.
Practices run from early-April through early-June, ending with Special Olympics Summer Games.
Winter Games
Sign-up for participation in Mid-November, Early December.
Practice and Competition held in early January each year at Perfect North Slopes in Lawrenceburg, IN.
Sports offered include Skiing, Snowshoes and Snowboarding.
Mission
Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of sports for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in order to create continuing opportunities for them to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience the joy of achievement, be included in the community, build skills, and make friends.
Support
Special Olympics Indiana is a nonprofit organization funded through private donations and fundraising projects across the state.
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Programs
Special Olympics provides a variety of competition opportunities for athletes of all abilities by offering official events of various degrees of difficulty and challenge. Most Special Olympics events have few differences from the sport played by individuals without disabilities.
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Unified Sports
Unified Sports combines persons with and without intellectual disabilities on the same team for training and competition. Indiana is a world leader in the development of Unified Sports programs in a variety of sports.
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