Basketball season is from November to May of each year

Congratulations to all the athletes that competed with the 2009-2010 Basketball team. A great job was done by all the athletes in our first basketball season. Results from the season have been posted below. We will announce practice times for the 2010-2011 season when the start of the season gets closer.

Practices are held at St John Lutheran Church in Mansfield. For directions to St John Lutheran Church please click here.

Individual Skills

This is an individual works on various basketball skills that can lead an athlete to play on a team. The athlete will perform three tasks to show their skills. Those tasks are Target Pass, 10-Meter Dribble and Spot Shot. Various points are given based on their performance of each of these skills. If the athlete meets eligibility requirements they can compete in local, area, state, national and international bowling competitions. 

Team Skills

This is a team of five athletes perform various tasks and earn points for successful completion of those taks. The tasks include passing and field goal shooting against other team skills teams. Each team member passes the ball to another member in a specific sequence and the final player shoots a field goal. The team then rotates to the next postion until all players have been given a chance to shoot a field goal. Once all players have had a chance to shoot a field goal there is a five minute intermission. Then the teams exchange ends of the court and complete another round. If the athlete meets eligibility requirements they can compete in local, area, state, national and international bowling competitions. 

3 on 3 Team

This team consists of a maximum of five athletes (three on the court and up to two alternates) playing three athletes from another team in hal-court basketball. The teams will play each other for 20 minutes or until the first team scores 20 points. If the athlete meets eligibility requirements they can compete in local, area, state, national and international bowling competitions.

5 on 5 Team

This team consists of a maximum of ten athletes (five on the court and up to five alternates) playing five athletes from another team in full court basketball. The teams will play each other for 20 minutes or until the first team scores 20 points. If the athlete meets eligibility requirements they can compete in local, area, state, national and international bowling competitions.

Unified Sports® 3 on 3 or 5 on 5 Team

This team consists of two (3 on 3) or three (5 on 5) athletes paired with one (3 on 3) or two (5 on 5) Unified Sports® Partners working together as a team. This is called Unified Sports® Team Competition. Roster limitations are the same as mentioned above, except that Unified Sports® Partners can not exceed the number of athletes on the team. The game is played the same as the 3 on 3 and 5 on 5 teams mentioned above. If the athlete meets eligibility requirements they can compete in local, area, state, national and international bowling competitions.

Upcoming Events

2009-2010 Basketball Season Results 

Special Olympics Texas Area 11 Competition (Summer Creek Middle School), February 27th, 2010

Special Olympics Texas Summer Games (University of Texas at Arlington), May 28th, 2010

Basketball Medal Totals