Special Olympics Tennessee Sports Training and Competition Programs
5115 Maryland Way, Suite 300, Brentwood, TN 37027
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Special Olympics Tennessee Sports Training and Competition Programs offer sports training and athletic competitions in 17 Olympic-style sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Athletes can take part in specific sports such as Athletics (Track & Field), Bocce, Powerlifting, Aquatics, Pickleball, and Volleyball. The programs also include Healthy Athletes screenings, health education, and fundraising events that support these sports training and competition opportunities.
• Ages: 2–18 years old
Special Olympics Tennessee offers year-round sports training, competition, health screenings, and education opportunities for individuals aged 2 and above with intellectual disabilities. The Young Athletes program is available for children with and without intellectual disabilities ages 2–7, and the Junior Athletes program is available for children with and without intellectual disabilities ages 6–12. Individuals eight years old and up can compete in local and state competitions. Special Olympics Tennessee provides sport, health, and education programming that reaches more than 18,000 participating athletes, with 21,000 registered athletes across 36 area programs.
The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-style sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills, and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes, and the community. Special Olympics Tennessee is active across the state, reaching more than 21,000 athletes and volunteers, and hosts several fundraising events throughout the year to help support more than 18,000 athletes in Tennessee. Tennessee offers seven different free Healthy Athletes screenings and health education throughout the year, and also offers the Train 4 Life™ program and an NFL-stage experience that allows athletes to compete. Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools is part of the program and is aimed at promoting social inclusion through intentionally planned and implemented activities affecting systems-wide change. Corporate partnerships and sponsors support Special Olympics Tennessee in delivering these sports, health, and education programs.
Last updated May 12, 2026.
• Ages: 2–18 years old
Special Olympics Tennessee offers year-round sports training, competition, health screenings, and education opportunities for individuals aged 2 and above with intellectual disabilities. The Young Athletes program is available for children with and without intellectual disabilities ages 2–7, and the Junior Athletes program is available for children with and without intellectual disabilities ages 6–12. Individuals eight years old and up can compete in local and state competitions. Special Olympics Tennessee provides sport, health, and education programming that reaches more than 18,000 participating athletes, with 21,000 registered athletes across 36 area programs.
The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-style sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills, and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes, and the community. Special Olympics Tennessee is active across the state, reaching more than 21,000 athletes and volunteers, and hosts several fundraising events throughout the year to help support more than 18,000 athletes in Tennessee. Tennessee offers seven different free Healthy Athletes screenings and health education throughout the year, and also offers the Train 4 Life™ program and an NFL-stage experience that allows athletes to compete. Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools is part of the program and is aimed at promoting social inclusion through intentionally planned and implemented activities affecting systems-wide change. Corporate partnerships and sponsors support Special Olympics Tennessee in delivering these sports, health, and education programs.
Last updated May 12, 2026.
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