Special O Olympics T Table Tennis Coachin Guide ng Tab Tennis Rules, Pro ble otocol & Et tiquette Divisio oning Athletes in every sport and event are grouped by age, gend and abilit - giving eve s der, ty eryone a reas sonable chance to win. At Spe ecial Olympics there are no World Reco s o ords because each athlete, whether in t best the alued and recognized equa ally. In every division, all athletes receive an award, from or worst division is va gold, silv and bronz medals, to fourth throu eighth pl ver, ze o ugh lace ribbons. This idea of e equal ability grouping is the foun gs ndation for co ompetition in Special Olym mpics and can be witnessed at all event n ts. thod for verif fying that ath hletes are pla ced in the co orrect ability l level for competition. Divisioning is the met ria: s d Athletes and teams are divisioned using the following criter 1. By Se (Gender) ex 2. By Ag ge Individual l 8-11 12-15 16-21 22-29 30 and over o ts Team Sport 15 and unde er 16-21 22 and over 3. By Ab bility (most im mportant) 15% perfo ormance guid deline Pre-compe etition (entry scores - in S TT "Athle Profile Form" y) SO ete Preliminar (on-site) pe ry erformance the Observed games and IS - observe t players d SC during the div visioning (som metimes s; players during warming up); Fill in the obse rver's sheets Rating the p r Minimum 3; maximum 8 players per division ympics Table Tennis Coaching Guide- July 2014 G Special Oly 71