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Softball
Level: StateSeason: Spring/Summer
Resources: Coaching Guide, Sport Rules and Rules Updates
Softball is an exciting Special Olympics team sport. Athletes play slow-pitch softball, which involves two teams of 10 athletes each. Special Olympics Virginia also offers individual skills competition to allow athletes to train and compete in basic softball skills. The development of these key skills is necessary prior to advancing to team competition. These skills include base running, fielding and throwing. A player's final score is a total of their scores for each of these events.
Events:
- Team Competition
- Unified Sports® Team Competition
- Individual Skills
For details on other sports, please see our sports listing page.
Joe Engle of Area 4 (Shenandoah Region) celebrates a gold-medal win at the 2009 Summer Games.
