Competition The Rules

1
Competition The Rules!

• Special Olympics is a training and competition
  programme
• Minimum training requirement
• Advancement
• Rules for the sport
• Sanctioned

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Training Requirement

• Athletes must train for a minimum of 8 weeks
  before local competition
• Train for a further 26 weeks to progress
  toRegionalNationalInternational

3
Advancement

• Athletes must compete at the next lower level to
  advancei.e. Must follow the competition pathway
  from local regional national - international

4
Rules

• Follow SO Rules
• Events for all abilities
• Divisioning based on ability
• Honest Effort
• SO Sport-specific rules and NGB rules (SO Rules
  take precedence if there is a conflict

5
Sanctioning

• All events must be sanctioned to be covered by
  SO insurance
• Different forms for local, regional and national
  competitions

6
Invitations

• Local competition Priority to local groups.
  Can invite groups from other regions
• Regional competition Priority to local groups.
  Can invite other regions
• National competitions Entry to regional teams