 The SONC softball program began modestly in 1984 when four teams participated for the first times at the Summer Games. The program has grown significantly since then, with both its numbers and popularity.
Rules and Resources
Events OfferedSONC offers two types of softball competition: individual skills and slow-pitch 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 softball are base running, throwing, fielding, and hitting. Athletes participating in traditional team competition learn the fundamental skills of softball, appropriate social behavior and functional knowledge or rules enabling them to successfully participate in a game. Slow-pitch team competition is played on a softball field, with modified base paths and pitching mounds for lower divisions. Competition OpportunitiesSpecial Olympics Forsyth hosts a softball invitational in May. Contact the local program coordinator for registration information. 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 Summer Games is a state-level competition featuring six sports and held in Raleigh the first weekend of June. |
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Sports Offered
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