Basketball has players of all ages and abilities, from players learning to handle the ball and keep it under control while dribbling to more experienced players who compete as teams.
This sport offers a Unified option. This gives individuals both with and without intellectual disabilities a chance to compete on the same team. This sport also offers Individual Skills, which gives lower-ability or new athletes a chance to compete and showcase the skills they are learning in that sport.
Coaches: registrations will be due to your Area Director on January 26th.
Sports certifications must be updated every three years. Please click here to verify which coaching level you are at and take the proper courses to recertify your coaching status.
Coaching Forms
- Team Basketball: 5-on-5, 3-on-3
- Unified Team Basketball: 5-on-5, 3-on-3
- Individual Basketball Skills Contest: target pass, 10m dribble, spot shot
- Team Basketball Skills Contest: contest is made up of two halves consisting of five rounds each, each player on the five-member team attempts to catch the ball and throw it accurately to the player in the next position, last person on the free throw line will attempt to shoot.
Competition Season
Basketball competition season takes place from January through March.
Special Olympics South Dakota Basketball Handbook
The Official Special Olympics Sports Rules for Basketball shall govern all Special Olympics competitions. As an international sports program, Special Olympics has created rules based on the Federation Internationale de Basketball (FIBA) rules for basketball. FIBA or National Governing Body (NGB) rules shall be employed except when they conflict with the Official Special Olympics Sports Rules for Basketball or Article 1. Special Olympics South Dakota adheres to Special Olympics Rules for Basketball except in certain instances.