Concord-Carlisle Unified Track and Field
Dear Students and Parents:
We are excited to announce our participation in Unified Sports with the introduction of our Unified Track and Field program this spring. Unified Sports is in conjunction with the Special Olympics. As stated on their website, “Special Olympics is dedicated to promoting social inclusion through shared sports training and competition experiences. Unified Sports joins people with and without intellectual disabilities on the same team. It was inspired by a simple principle: training together and playing together is a quick path to friendship and understanding. In Unified Sports, teams are made up of people of similar age and ability. That makes practices more fun and games more challenging and exciting for all. Having sport in common is just one more way that preconceptions and false ideas are swept away.”
Please click on the link below to register for Unified Track & Field:
UNIFIED TRACK DETAILS
- Unified Track begins on April 28th
- The team is a Co-Ed team
- A 50/50 ratio of students with and without IDD (intellectual developmental disabilities)
- Once the competitive season starts, practices are held two times per week from 2:45 pm to 4:00 pm at CCHS or Emerson track
- Four practice meets (typically 2 home, 2 away) followed by a district qualifier and then a State Championship for those individuals who qualify.
- Students are not paired; they are teammates who mentor and coach each other as they train and compete together
- Competition is based on students of similar athletic ability in heats/flights
- All students’ performances count and potentially contribute to the team’s success, not just the fastest runners and longest throwers
- Unified Track is organized by the MIAA in association with the Special Olympics
- A user fee of $150 is required for registration/participation.
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