Special Olympics Indiana – Young Athletes
6200 Technology Center Drive, Suite 105, Indianapolis, IN 46278
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Special Olympics Indiana – Young Athletes is a sport and play program where children take part in activities such as running, kicking, and throwing. The program includes activities and games that match each child’s individual skill and ability level, and children of all abilities take part together. Young Athletes can be done at home, in schools, or in the community using the Young Athletes Activity Guide and basic equipment.
• Ages: 2–7 years old
• Schedule: An eight-week Young Athletes curriculum has been studied for its impact on motor skill development.
Special Olympics Indiana, founded in 1969, is a nonprofit part of the global Special Olympics movement. Its mission is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, offering them continuing participation in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community. Through Young Athletes, all children, their families and people in the community are welcomed into the world of Special Olympics and can be a part of an inclusive team. Special Olympics Indiana uses sport, health, education, and leadership programs to end discrimination against and empower people with intellectual disabilities, relies entirely on donations, and uses sport as a catalyst for social change by exposing inequity and highlighting the abilities of people with intellectual disabilities. Parents and teachers of children who took part in the Young Athletes curriculum said the children learned skills that they will use in pre-primary school, were more enthusiastic and confident, and played better with other children, and family members say that Young Athletes raised their hopes for their child’s future. Children with intellectual disabilities who took part in an eight-week Young Athletes curriculum saw seven months’ development in motor skill, compared to a three-month gain for children who did not participate.
Last updated May 12, 2026.
• Ages: 2–7 years old
• Schedule: An eight-week Young Athletes curriculum has been studied for its impact on motor skill development.
Special Olympics Indiana, founded in 1969, is a nonprofit part of the global Special Olympics movement. Its mission is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, offering them continuing participation in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community. Through Young Athletes, all children, their families and people in the community are welcomed into the world of Special Olympics and can be a part of an inclusive team. Special Olympics Indiana uses sport, health, education, and leadership programs to end discrimination against and empower people with intellectual disabilities, relies entirely on donations, and uses sport as a catalyst for social change by exposing inequity and highlighting the abilities of people with intellectual disabilities. Parents and teachers of children who took part in the Young Athletes curriculum said the children learned skills that they will use in pre-primary school, were more enthusiastic and confident, and played better with other children, and family members say that Young Athletes raised their hopes for their child’s future. Children with intellectual disabilities who took part in an eight-week Young Athletes curriculum saw seven months’ development in motor skill, compared to a three-month gain for children who did not participate.
Last updated May 12, 2026.
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