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Football

The Football Virtual Competition offers athletes the opportunity to enter a maximum of three football skills events. These events have been chosen as they can be completed at home and are deemed safe for personal training. The events are as follows:

  • Dribbling
  • Passing & Receiving
  • Keepie Uppies

All videos and written text instructions per event are included below. 

The competition is open to all Special Olympics athletes.

Process & Timelines:

Below is an outline of the entry and submission processes and timelines:

Step 1 – Athlete Entry

  • Registration is now closed

Step 2 – Training Phase

  • During the training phase, athletes should practice their events at home.
  • The training phase will commence on 12th February 2021 and conclude 26th February 2021.
  • See below for each individual event videos and text instructions

Step 3 – Divisioning Score Submission

  • The deadline for divisioning score submission has now passed
  • Final Divisions will be posted on this page no later than 5th March 2021.

Step 4 – Finals Score Submission

  • A coach or parent/guardian should submit a final score for each athlete.
  • Final scores should be submitted by 12th March 2021 via the link, which will be available on this page.

Results:

  • Final results will be posted on this page no later than 26th March 2021
  • All athletes will receive a ‘Virtual Competition Certificate’