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SAFETY RULES:

Teachers/Coaches will provide adequate supervision as defined by Professional, Legal,
District, and Special Olympic Guidelines to ensure students behave properly in light of
any foreseeable dangers.

Listed below are the Guidelines:
 Misbehavior of any type must not be tolerated.
 Failure to act or improper action is grounds for liability.
 The greater the degree of danger, the higher the level of supervision should be.
 Students must never be left unattended, except in an emergency where the potential
harm is greater than the perceived risk to students. Even then, risk should be minimized
or responsibility transferred to another authorized person if the situation allows.

Points to remember:
 Teachers/Coaches should use the proper equipment and teach the athletes how to use and
perform all activities the “right” way the first time and every time.
 Teachers/Coaches should be aware of equipment problems and hazardous areas so as to
correct or avoid them.
 Teachers/Coaches should perform periodic safety inspections and preventative maintenance
on all equipment and playing field areas.
 Teachers/Coaches should review rules and stress the words “Let’s Play Safe Out There” on a
daily basis.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS ARIZONA UNIFIED BASKETBALL OFFICIAL EVENT:
 Unified Basketball Team Competition

SPECIAL OLYMPICS BASKETBALL RULES:
 Please see Special Olympics Summer Sports Basketball Rules.
 Please see Special Olympics Arizona Unified Basketball Guidelines and 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 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. Although the exact
distribution of roster spots is not specified, a basketball roster containing eight athletes
and two partners does not meet the goals of Special Olympics Unified Sports®.
 An athlete is a person with intellectual disabilities.
 A partner is a person without intellectual disabilities
 A lineup during the competition consists of half athletes and half partners. Teams with an odd
number of players (e.g., -on- basketball) have one more athlete than partner in the game at
all times.

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