Our new Young Athletes Program is for partispants ages 2 through 7 and will be offered within Chesterfield County Fall 2026, other counties within Area 6 will offer programs at a later introductory date.  Our Young athete program introduces children ages 2-7 with intellectual disabilities to basic sports skills such as running, kicking, throwing, dribbling, and hand-eye coordination.  The program emphasizes play-based learning to help young children with intellecutal disabilites develop strength, balance, coordination, flexibility, and confidence while fostering social skills like sharing, taking turns, and following directions.  The program encourages partispants to engage in physical activity, establish healthy habits, build friendships, and prepares our young athlete to transition to all Special Olympics sports and compititions upon reaching age 8.