Special Olympics
Special Olympics is a global movement to unleash the human spirit through the transformative power and joy or sport.
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Specialist Olympics of Pennsylvania - Crawford County, provides year-round sports training and competitions in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. While some of our athletes do have physical disabilities, most of our athletes have some level of cognitive impairment. Currently there are an estimated 293 athletes in Crawford County competing in 9 sports:
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Fall
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Bocce
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Long Distance Walk/Run
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Volleyball
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Powerlifting
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Bowling
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Winter/Spring
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​Floor Hockey​
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Athletics
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Aquatics
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Basketball
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Competitions
Local:
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Annual Track and Field Meet in Spring (usually the 2nd week of May)
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Bowling Tournaments at Plaza Lanes/Lost Lanes
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Regional:
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Western Fall Sectionals
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Western Bowling Sectionals
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Western Spring Sectionals in Clarion, PA
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State:
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Fall Festival at Villanova University
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Summer Games at Penn State University