2025-2026 Interscholastic Unified Sports® Registration

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All high schools and middle schools wishing to compete against other schools, in any capacity, in Unified Sports during the 2025-2026 school year must register with Special Olympics New Jersey/NJSIAA at the start of the season by completing this form.

Registering does not commit you to any specific events, it simply indicates your school's intent to participate in an interscholastic Unified Sports program and allows us to help connect you to other schools who are looking for teams to play.

Separate registrations will be required for certain events such as some NJSIAA state-level competitions and Unified Cups.

For high school questions, please contact Katie Telschow at KMT@sonj.org or Al Stumpf at astumpf@njsiaa.org. 

For middle school questions, please contact Jaclyn Williamson at JRW@sonj.org or Katie Telschow at KMT@sonj.org. 

If your school will be running Unified Sports this year in any capacity (even if virtual), please fill out this form with your anticipated activities. 

If you are a co-op program, please list the names of both schools


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Principal Information






Sports Declaration
You may declare your Unified Sports teams at the beginning of each season or all at once, whichever is easiest for you. Estimates for Unified athlete and partner participation numbers are sufficient. 
Fall Sports

Sport Information


Students with intellectual/developmental disabilities

Students without intellectual/developmental disabilities



Soccer Information
The soccer season runs from early September to late October. The Unified Cup will be in October at Mercer County Park. Please check the Unified Soccer Dashboard for more information.

Students with intellectual/developmental disabilities

Students without intellectual/developmental disabilities




Volleyball Information
The volleyball season runs from early September to late October. There is no formal tournament scheduled for Unified Volleyball at this time. Please check the Unified Volleyball Dashboard for more information.

Students with intellectual/developmental disabilities

Students without intellectual/developmental disabilities



Winter Sports 

Basketball Information
The basketball season runs from early December to early March. The NJSIAA Championship game will be at Rutgers in mid-March - OPT-IN below. Unified Cup information for middle and high school will be released at a later date. Please check the Unified Basketball Dashboard for more information.

Students with intellectual/developmental disabilities

Students without intellectual/developmental disabilities




Bowling Information
The bowling season runs from early December to late February. The NJSIAA Championship tournament will be at Bowlero in North Brunswick in late February - OPT-IN below (schools may enter ONE TEAM OF SIX STUDENTS). The Unified Cup for Middle Schools will be in March also at Bowlero. Please check the Unified Bowling Dashboard for more information.

Students with intellectual/developmental disabilities

Students without intellectual/developmental disabilities




Swimming Information
NJSIAA will be offering Unified Relays at the State Championship Meet! The single-sport restriction and full season expectation will be waived this year. Events: 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay. We encourage you to pursue adding a Unified Heat for the 200 Medley Relay and the 200 Free Relay at your County and Conference Championship Meets. Please reach out directly to Katie Telschow if you would like to add this to your county/conference meets!


Students with intellectual/developmental disabilities

Students without intellectual/developmental disabilities



Sport Information


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Students without intellectual/developmental disabilities



Spring Sports

Sport Information


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Students without intellectual/developmental disabilities



Track & Field Information
The track & field season runs from mid-March to late May. The NJSIAA Championship Meet will be at Franklin High School in Somerset in May - OPT-IN below. Please check the UCS Dashboard for more information.

Students with intellectual/developmental disabilities

Students without intellectual/developmental disabilities




Kickball Information
The kickball season runs from early April through May. There is currently no scheduled tournament but our office would be happy to support our kickball schools to schedule an end-of-season group game day at a neutral location. Please see the Unified Kickball Dashboard for more information and to standardize game play throughout the state.

Students with intellectual/developmental disabilities

Students without intellectual/developmental disabilities



Bocce Information


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Flag Football Information


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