 Soccer has emerged as one of the most advanced and fastest growing sports in the Special Olympics North Carolina program. Soccer has grown from a demonstration sport with two teams at the 1984 Special Olympics North Carolina Summer Games, to 32 teams at 2007 SONC Fall Games.
Rules and Resources
Events OfferedSONC offers two types of soccer competition: individual skills and 5-on-5 team. Individual skills competition allows Special Olympics athletes to develop sports skills in a competitive format. This event is designed to serve as a stepping stone for athletes to become a member of a team as they master skills and learn team concepts. The indvidual skills offered for soccer are dribbling, shooting, and run-kick. Athletes participating in traditional team competition learn the fundamental skills of soccer, appropriate social behavior and functional knowledge or rules enabling them to successfully participate in a game. 5-on5 team competition is played on a modified soccer field with a size 5 soccer ball. Competition and Skill Development OpportunitiesTriangle United Soccer Association and Catawba Valley Soccer Association Clinics are offered to SONC athletes and features skills stations run by the members and coaches of the soccer associations and held in early September. To register for either of these clinics, contact Michael King. Divisional Qualifiers are designed to division teams for the state-level event. Attendance and participation in a qualifier is mandatory for athletes and teams in order to advance to state-level competition. SONC Fall Tournament is held in High Point the first weekend in November. |
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Sports Offered
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