Flag football

Flag Football is popular among Special Olympics athletes and is one of the most popular team sports at Special Olympics.  We offer team events along with individual skills competitions. Athletes can train and compete in basic skills before advancing to team play. Therefore, players of all ages and abilities have the opportunity to advance individual skills, work as a team and compete at various competitions. Flag Football is offered as a Unified Team Sport. Unified Sports assigns Special Olympics Massachusetts athletes and partners without intellectual disabilities to the same team. During Flag Football competition, the lineup will never exceed three athletes and two partners at any time. 

Flag Football is a Level A sport here at Special Olympics Massachusetts