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Special Olympics Football Coaching Guide
The Benefits of Football
The Benefits of Football
Football is generally considered to be the world's most popular team sport. Played in just about every country, the
sport's success is due to the fact that it can be played by boys, girls, men and women of just about any physical build
and ability. Football requires little in the way of specialized equipment and is organized using simple, intuitive rules.
Football is a particularly appropriate sport for individuals with intellectual disability. Football:
Involves all of the participants constantly;
Is easy to teach and immediately rewarding to play;
Allows relatively rapid initial improvement in skills and basic game understanding;
Is a great conditioning activity.
Above all, football is fun.
The wonderful thing about football is that you do not need to be an expert to begin coaching. You just need
enthusiasm and a commitment to learn the basics. With some guidance, anyone with time and interest can become a
successful Special Olympics football coach and help athletes with intellectual disability join the worldwide football
family.
A Preview of Football Events Offered
For athletes with lower ability, who do not have the readiness for direct, face-to-face offense and defense,
competition is offered in individual skills competition.
For athletes with average to moderate ability, competition is offered in modified team competition. The game is
played in a smaller area and with a few modified rules. This game is simpler to understand and provides the
transition from individual skills to traditional team play.
For athletes with higher ability, competition is offered in traditional 7-a-side / 11-a-side team play and Special
Olympics Unified Sports® football.
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Football competition is based upon athletes' ability levels. Following is a summary of those competition
offerings.
For the actual football events offered, see the Official Special Olympics Sports Rules for Football.
Special Olympics Football Coaching Guide
Created: February 2004
Football
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Football
Football Attire
Football Attire Dartfish
Butt Kicks
Butt Kicks Dartfish
Push-Ups
Push-Ups Dartfish
Control-Receiving: Feet
Control-Receiving Feet Dartfish
Control-Receiving: Thigh-Chest
Ctrl-Receiving Thigh Dartfish
Dribble Line Drill
Dribble Line Drill Dartfish
Dribble Cones
Dribble Cones Dartfish
Dribble Cones
Dribble Cones Dartfish
Passing Drills
Passing Drills Dartfish
Passing Static
Passing Static Dartfish
Shooting
Shooting Dartfish
Tackling
Tackling Dartfish
Heading
Heading Dartfish
Goalkeeper
Goalkeeper Dartfish
Goalkeeper Dive
Goalkeeper Dive Dartfish
Football - Cover
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Football - 20
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Football - Football Attire Dartfish
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Football - 39
Football - 40
Football - 41
Football - 42
Football - 43
Football - Butt Kicks Dartfish
Football - 45
Football - 46
Football - 47
Football - Push-Ups Dartfish
Football - 49
Football - 50
Football - Control-Receiving Feet Dartfish
Football - Ctrl-Receiving Thigh Dartfish
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Football - 54
Football - 55
Football - 56
Football - 57
Football - 58
Football - Dribble Line Drill Dartfish
Football - Dribble Cones Dartfish
Football - 61
Football - 62
Football - Passing Drills Dartfish
Football - 64
Football - 65
Football - 66
Football - 67
Football - Passing Static Dartfish
Football - 69
Football - 70
Football - 71
Football - 72
Football - 73
Football - 74
Football - 75
Football - Shooting Dartfish
Football - 77
Football - 78
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Football - 80
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Football - Tackling Dartfish
Football - 85
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Football - 89
Football - 90
Football - Heading Dartfish
Football - 92
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Football - 94
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Football - 96
Football - 97
Football - 98
Football - 99
Football - 100
Football - Goalkeeper Dartfish
Football - Goalkeeper Dive Dartfish
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Football - 133
Football - QS-Cover
Football - QS-1
Football - QS-2
Football - QS-3
Football - QS-4
Football - QS-5
Football - QS-6
Football - QS-7
Football - QS-8
Football - QS-9
Football - QS-10
Football - QS-11
Football - QS-12
Football - QS-13
Football - QS-14
Football - QS-15
Football - QS-16
Football - QS-17
Football - QS-18
Football - QS-19
Football - QS-20
Football - QS-21
Football - QS-22
Football - QS-23
Football - QS-24
Football - QS-25
Football - QS-26
Football - QS-27
Football - QS-28
Football - QS-29
Football - QS-30
Football - QS-31
Football - QS-32
Football - QS-33
Football - QS-34
Football - QS-35
Football - QS-36
Football - QS-37
Football - QS-38
Football - QS-39
Football - QS-40
Football - QS-41
Football - QS-42
Football - QS-43
Football - QS-44
Football - QS-45
Football - QS-46
Football - QS-47
Football - QS-48
Football - QS-49
Football - QS-50
Football - QS-51
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