Resources to help during the crisis
For Athletes
School of Strength
Introducing a whole new way to exercise, featuring WWE Superstar Becky Lynch. Work out with these videos five times a week to help you stay fit and reach your athletic goals. Watch them in order starting with Video 1. When you can do each exercise in a video correctly, it’s time to move on to the next one.
Fit 5
Fit 5 and Fitness Cards have been valuable resources for Programs looking to expand their fitness programming and initiatives.
For Coaches
For Healthcare Professionals
Health Professional Training
Take free eLearning courses to learn how to treat people with intellectual disabilities
For Sharing on Social Media
For Youth Leaders
For Athlete Leaders
For Families
Sibling Engagement Fitness - No Captions (video)
This 4-minute cartoon video follows Yui, a sibling of a person with an intellectual disability, as he learns about Special Olympics Fitness opportunities and the importance of being healthy.
Sibling Engagement Fitness - Captions in English (video)
This 4-minute cartoon video follows Yui, a sibling of a person with an intellectual disability, as he learns about Special Olympics Fitness opportunities and the importance of being healthy.
Sibling Engagement Fitness - Captions in Espanol (video)
This 4-minute cartoon video follows Yui, a sibling of a person with an intellectual disability, as he learns about Special Olympics Fitness opportunities and the importance of being healthy.
Sibling Engagement Fitness - Captions in Francais (video)
This 4-minute cartoon video follows Yui, a sibling of a person with an intellectual disability, as he learns about Special Olympics Fitness opportunities and the importance of being healthy.
For Program and Team Leaders
For Young Athletes
Young Athletes at Home
Young Athletes offers families a collection of resources and activities for inclusive play at home.
Staying Active with Young Athletes at Home
Young Athletes provides children, ages 2 – 7, with fun and engaging activities to stay fit and healthy. This is especially important while spending so much time indoors due to the COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic.
For Everyone
COVID-19 eLearning course (PDF)
How to create an account.
Fitness
Strong Minds
Virtual Games
Handwashing
Fun Activities
Health Advocacy Toolkit
School of Strength
Introducing a whole new way to exercise, featuring WWE Superstar Becky Lynch. Work out with these videos five times a week to help you stay fit and reach your athletic goals.
Stay Fit at Home (PDF)
Practice may have been cancelled due to Coronavirus, but you can stay fit and ready for when practice starts again! Fit 5 and Fitness Cards can help our athletes to keep on track.
Special Olympics “Staying Fit at Home” BINGO Board Encourages Fun Fitness
Staying Fit at Home can be FUN with BINGO! The board is filled with links to workouts and other exciting activities. Each week, we challenge you to fill out the ENTIRE board and have fun while doing it.
1 Min Read
Take 5 for Strong Minds Challenge
Spend 5 minutes every day from April 20 – May 17 practicing a Strong Minds stress reducing technique.
Proper Hand Washing Techniques
Special Olympics athletes have skills and abilities beyond sports. In a new Expert Tip video series, athletes share their know-how on a range of helpful and popular topics.
Bobby's Coloring Book
Special Olympics Maryland athlete, Robert Jones has a passion for art and design and uses his artistic ability to represent Special Olympics in various ways.
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Hanna’s List of Fun Indoor Activities
Hanna Joy Atkinson, a Sargent Shriver International Global Messenger from Colorado, shares these tips to have fun and keep busy while indoors.
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Healthy Salad Recipes
Los Angeles-based Unified Schools teammates, Diego Salazar and Iantha Kahn, served up some savory salads with Mara Sampo’ and Chef Massimo Denaro from Sfixio in Beverly Hills during the “Special Olympics Live” stream-a-thon.
1 Min Read
How to Color Pictures with Adobe Illustrator
Looking for a way to bring your black and white illustrations to life? In this video, Bobby Jones, Special Olympics Virginia, demonstrates how to color in pictures using Adobe Illustrator.
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How to Make a Friendship Bracelet
Loretta Claiborne is the Vice Chair of the Special Olympics Board of Directors and athlete from Pennsylvania. In this expert tip video, she demonstrates how to make a friendship bracelet.
How to Prepare Podcast Interviews
Looking to recording an interesting podcast that keeps people’s attention? Award-winning and veteran podcaster, Dan Smrokowski (Special Olympics Illinois) offers these tips on how to create compelling content for audio and video podcasts.
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Health Advocacy for PWID During COVID19 Toolkit USA (DOCX)
1. Additional Advocacy Opportunities and Strategies (DOCX)
2. INFOGRAPHIC: The Issue: Health Inequity for People with Intellectual Disabilities in the COVID-19 Era (PDF)
3. TEXT AND CITES The Issue: Health Inequity for People with Intellectual Disabilities in the COVID-19 Era (DOCX)
4. Story Bank Information (DOCX)
5. What should an athlete do if (s)he feels his/her rights were violated (DOCX)
6. Know Your Health Rights (DOCX)
2. INFOGRAPHIC: The Issue: Health Inequity for People with Intellectual Disabilities in the COVID-19 Era (PDF)
3. TEXT AND CITES The Issue: Health Inequity for People with Intellectual Disabilities in the COVID-19 Era (DOCX)
4. Story Bank Information (DOCX)
5. What should an athlete do if (s)he feels his/her rights were violated (DOCX)
6. Know Your Health Rights (DOCX)
Health Advocacy for PWID During COVID19 Toolkit Global (DOCX)
1. Additional Advocacy Opportunities and Strategies (DOCX)
2. INFOGRAPHIC: The Issue: Health Inequity for People with Intellectual Disabilities in the COVID-19 Era (PDF)
3. TEXT AND CITES The Issue: Health Inequity for People with Intellectual Disabilities in the COVID-19 Era (DOCX)
4. Know Your Health Rights (DOCX)
5. Story Bank Information (DOCX)
6. What should an athlete do if (s)he feels his/her rights were violated (DOCX)
2. INFOGRAPHIC: The Issue: Health Inequity for People with Intellectual Disabilities in the COVID-19 Era (PDF)
3. TEXT AND CITES The Issue: Health Inequity for People with Intellectual Disabilities in the COVID-19 Era (DOCX)
4. Know Your Health Rights (DOCX)
5. Story Bank Information (DOCX)
6. What should an athlete do if (s)he feels his/her rights were violated (DOCX)