Special Olympics would like to thank the following professionals, volunteers, coaches and athletes who helped in the production of the Basketball Coaching Guide and its 2023 revision.
They have helped fulfill the mission of Special Olympics: to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for people 8 years of age and older 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 is proud to acknowledge the support of Gallagher, official sponsor of Special Olympics International Sport and Coaching programming, and Toyota, official sponsor of Special Olympics Unified Sports.
Special Olympics athletics welcomes your ideas and comments for future revisions of this guide. We apologize if, for any reason, an acknowledgement has been inadvertently omitted.
Special thanks to our Basketball Global Resource Team Members for the contribution of content and resources for this guide.
With thanks to our Partner Organization ICOACHKIDS for their contribution to the guide.
Special thanks to our Partner Organization FIBA Foundation for their contribution to the guide.
Special thanks to all of the athletes and coaches pictured throughout the guide.
Fiona Murray, Jeff Lahart, Gwendolyn Apgar