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- Special Olympics involves individuals of all ages and ability levels
- Special Olympics includes athletes with low motor abilities as well as highly-skilled athletes who can compete in a higher level of sport both in and out of Special Olympics competitions.
- Special Olympics is a year-round program
- Athletes who participate in Special Olympics receive a lifetime of learning through sport.
- Atheletes build muscle, sharpen their motor skill, gain self-confidence and develope social skills that help them live a better life
- It is the same as when you learned to catch a ball, or ride a bike. Remember the joy of achievement and the confidence you felt? Special Olympics athletes feel it too.
- Special Olympics is training for life in more ways than one
- The men, women, boys and girls train in community gyms, playgrounds, fields and courts. They are preparing themselves for competition and interaction with family, work, school and community life.
- The athletes are not the only ones who benefit from Special Olympics
- The families of the athletes, coaches and volunteers reap the rewards of participation as well.
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