Sports Offered at Special Olympics Louisiana

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Special Olympics offers numerous Olympic-type individual and team sports that provide meaningful training and competition opportunities for persons with and without intellectual disabilities. There are several sports that Special Olympics Louisiana offers but does not hold competitions in due to availability or other environmental factors.

Listed below are all the sports Special Olympics Louisiana has to offer:

Artistic Gymnastics              Equestrian
Athletics  (Track & Field)    Flag Football
Badminton                             Football (Soccer
Basketball                              Golf
Bocce                                      Horseshoes
Bowling                                 Motor Activity Training
Cycling                                   Powerlifting
Rhythmic Gymnastics           Softball Table Tennis
Tennis                                    Unified Sports Volleyball

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Did you know that Special Olympics Louisiana offers 19 different sports?

Special Olympics Louisiana offers our athletes a variety of Olympic-type individual and team sports to choose to participate in. From Swimming to Rhythmic gymnastics we have it all. Special Olympics Louisiana focuses on our athletes and we try to accommodate them by providing hands on training and competition opportunities for persons with or without intellectual disabilities.

Any of our sports can be Unified. Our Unified Sports bring people together. Unified Sports combines athletes with intellectual disabilities and those without (called Partners) on sports teams for training and competition. Athletes that participate in Unified Sports improve their physical fitness, sharpen their skills, challenge and have fun, too!

Here is a list of the sports we offer:

Swimming                                Horseshoes
Artistic Gymnastics               Motor Activity Training
Athletics (Track & Field)      Powerlifting
Badminton                               Rhythmic Gymnastics
Basketball                                 Softball
Bocce                                          Table Tennis
Bowling                                      Tennis
Cycling                                       Unified Sports
Flag Football                             Volleyball
Golf

Click here to find out more information about our Sports offered.

Click here for more information about our Unified Sports.

 

McNeese Defeats Nicholls in Unified Rivalry Game

This weekend was a great weekend for Special Olympics flag football! Athletes and unified partners from Nicholls State University and the surrounding area traveled to Lake Charles to compete in a unified flag football game against divisional rival McNeese State University. Nicholls held the lead until the final play of the first half when athlete Matthew Dubone scored on a 50 yard catch! McNeese went on to win the game 19-6. After the game, the two teams enjoyed friendly tailgate hosted by the McNeese Alumni Association. Following the tailgate, everyone went to watch the McNeese vs. Nicholls collegiate football game where the Cowboys trumped the Colonials once again. Everyone had a wonderful time this weekend and we are excited to see who wins next years game!

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Rivalry Game Cancelled

The Special Olympics Unified Sports Rivalry Series scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, October 31st has been postponed due to the inclement weather.  The flag football game will be rescheduled at a later date. Stay tuned for more information!

Click here to donate to your team, or both!

Special Olympics Unified Sports Rivalry Series

The Special Olympics Unified Sports Rivalry Series will take place next Saturday, October 31st!   The flag football game will feature Special Olympics Louisiana Athletes competing on the same team with students from the University of Louisiana Lafayette and University of Louisiana Monroe.

The event will take place at  Moore Park in Lafayette, LA for 9am.  We encourage fans from both teams to come out and cheer!  Click here to donate to your team, or both!

Special Olympics Unified Sports Rivalry Series

On Saturday, October 31st at Moore Park in Lafayette, LA for 9am, we will host a Special Olympics Unified Sports Rivalry Series!  The game will feature Special Olympics Louisiana Athletes competing on the same team with students from the University of Louisiana Lafayette and University of Louisiana Monroe.

Check out the team pages and you can donate to your favorite team!  Once you do be sure to share on social media with your friends.  Sponsorships are also available; please click here for sponsor information.

We hope to see all of you at Moore Park on october 31st!

Bama vs. LSU Featured on SEC Nation

The Unified flag football game that took place at LSU UREC this past Saturday was featured on ESPN’s SEC Nation!  The clip featured both LSU and Alabama athletes an was broadcast live. View the full clip here.

SO College LSU took the victory with a 34-14 score!  Both teams played exceptionally well and it was a great game.

Thank you to all of the spectators, VIPs, media, and Law Enforcement that attended the game!  We would also like to give a special shout out to LSU UREC staff that made this game possible!

Today Show Recap

Did you miss the Today Show’s piece on Special Olympics Louisiana’s Unified Flag Football team Friday morning? Don’t sweat it, watch it here!

Thank you again to the New Orleans Saints, Rita Benson LeBlanc, NBC, the NFL, and the Today Show! #playunified