UCS Playbook Resources
The following links are provided for educators, students, and Special Olympics Programs to get the most out of each Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools® Playbook and its contents and supplemental resources.
ALL PLAYBOOKS
Unified Champion Schools Playbooks for elementary, middle and high schools.
Elementary School Playbook
This Elementary School Playbook is packed with information and ready-to-use resources designed to help elementary school communities increase social inclusion and implement the Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools® strategy.
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Middle Level Playbook
This Middle Level Playbook is packed with information and ready-to-use resources designed to help middle school communities increase social inclusion and implement the Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools® strategy.
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High School Playbook
This High School Playbook is packed with information and ready-to-use resources designed to help middle school communities increase social inclusion and implement the Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools® strategy.
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Additional Resources
For Special Olympics Unified Sports® Implementation
NFHS Coaching Unified Sports Online Course
Find a free 90-minute online coaching course here.
Special Olympics Unified Physical Education Resource (PDF)
This contains information that can be used in physical education curriculum.
Unified Sports - A Student's Guide (PDF)
An overview that explains how students can bring Unified Sports to their schools.
Unified Sports in Schools (PDF)
This provides an overview of the ways Unified Sports can be incorporated into Unified Champion Schools.
Special Olympics Fitness Guide for Schools
Supporting school-based implementation of Special Olympics Fitness programming.
Young Athletes Activity Guide for Printing (English) (PDF)
A high resolution file for printing the instructions for running the games and activities in Special Olympics Young Athletes.
Young Athletes Resources (View More)
Get information, activities, downloads in various languages and more to promote and implement the Young Athletes program.
Developmental Sports Implementation Guide
Developmental sports provides an age-appropriate introduction to sports for children with and without intellectual disabilities, ages 6-12 years old.
For Inclusive Youth Leadership Implementation
Inclusive Youth Leadership Training Facilitator’s Guide
This resource provides educators and students with effective leadership tools.
Youth Engagement Resource
This resource provide educators and students with effective leadership tools.
Starting a Unified Club
This resource gives students and educators the steps for maintaining and implementing a Unified Club in their school.
For Whole School Engagement Implementation
It's Our School Too! (PDF)
Script for "It's Our School Too!" play for inclusive school performance.
Spread the Word Inclusion Resources
Find all of the tools you need to host your own Spread the Word Inclusion events and campaigns year-round.
National School Recognition Program
This program gives national banner recognition to a Special Olympics Unified Champion School demonstrating commitment to inclusion by meeting 10 standards of excellence. Check out how your school can reach banner status!
What happens after high school?
Check out how colleges and local communities work together to play Unified!