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SPECIAL OLYMPICS ARIZONA UNIFIED SOCCER OFFICIAL EVENT:
 Unified Sports® 5-a-side Team Competition

SPECIAL OLYMPICS FOOTBALL (SOCCER) RULES:
 Please see Special Olympics Summer Sports Football/Soccer Rules.
 Please see Special Olympics Arizona Soccer Rules.
 Please visit, www.SpecialOlympics.org, every January for a copy of updated International
Rules. Step by step instructions are listed in Unified Sports® Curriculum Coaches Manual.
 Please visit, www.SpecialOlympicsArizona.org, for copy of updated Arizona Addendum Rules.
Step by step instructions are listed in Unified Sports® Curriculum Coaches Manual.

UNIFIED SPORTS® RULES:
There are few differences in the rules for Unified Sports® competition as stipulated in the
Official Special Olympics Sports Rules Book and modifications outlined in the rules book.
The additions are highlighted below:
 A roster consists of a proportionate number of athletes and partners.
 An athlete is a person with intellectual disabilities.
 A partner is a person without intellectual disabilities.
 Teams are division for competition based primarily on ability.
 Team sports must have an adult, non-playing coach. Player-coaches are not allowed in
team sports.

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