Unified Sports
Training together and playing together is the quickest path to friendship and understanding. Unified Sports joins people with and without intellectual disabilities on the same team.
On the same field.
As equal teammates.
Unified Sports teams are made up of people of similar ages and abilities. This makes practices more fun, and the games more challenging and exciting for everyone.
Having sport in common is just one more way that preconceptions and false ideas are swept away. Our only opponent is intolerance, and only shoulder-to-shoulder, as teammates together, can we defeat it.
Unified Sports in Alaska
We offer 7 official Unified Sports, competing in both Winter and Summer statewide games.
Unified Basketball
A fast-paced court favorite where athletes and partners compete as one cohesive unit.
Unified Bocce
A precision sport requiring strategic placement, teamwork, and high concentration.
Unified Golf
Pairs play alternate shot formats, encouraging collaborative course strategy and coaching.
Unified Floor Hockey
High-intensity indoor hockey with full-line changes to maximize athlete participation.
Unified Bowling
Teammates trade frames, generating enthusiastic team spirit and massive cheers.
Unified Alpine Skiing
Athletes and partners navigate slalom runs side-by-side on Alaska's winter slopes.
Unified Snowboarding
Dynamic board events focused on speed, balance, and peer support on the snow.
Join the Unified Movement
Select a path below to register and start competing as part of a Unified team.
Unified Partner
An athlete without intellectual disabilities who trains and competes alongside Special Olympics athletes.
Unified Coach
Guides the team, teaches game fundamentals, and ensures equal opportunities and inclusion for all players.
Unified Athlete
An athlete with intellectual disabilities who wants to build skills, friendships, and compete on a team.
Unified Competition Manager
Have questions about starting a Unified team in your school or community? Contact our Sports & Competition Manager for official rulebooks and resources.
Eddie Eccker
Sports & Competition Manager
Office: 3200 Mountain View Dr. Anchorage, AK 99501
Email: eddie@specialolympicsalaska.org
Phone: 907-222-7625 ext. 610