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Our Young Athletes At-Home Program is the perfect sport and play program to participate in the comfort of your own home. Use the lesson plans found here to be guided through six weeks of activities promoting gross motor skill development. Make sure to track your progress with our At-Home Training Log! This is the perfect program for the entire family to get moving and grooving together!

Lesson Plan Videos

To help support our Young Athletes and their families, we created ready to view lesson plan videos! Make sure to check in with your Young Athletes Program Coordinator on which week you should be viewing. And remember, these videos are just one way to keep up with the Young Athletes At-Home Program, check out your weekly resource guides for additional activities, or check out a live YAPpy Hour session!

Resources

Weekly Resource Guides

Young Athletes At-Home: Lesson 1 – Balance

Young Athletes At-Home: Lesson 1 A great way to start Young Athletes...

Young Athletes At-Home: Lesson 2 – Hop and Jump

Young Athletes At-Home: Lesson 2 Here at Special Olympics Maryland, we love...

Young Athletes At-Home: Lesson 3 – Obstacle Course

Young Athletes At-Home: Lesson 3 The Young Athletes Program is all about...

Young Athletes At-Home: Lesson 4 – Toss and Catch

Young Athletes At-Home: Lesson 4 Did you know a simple game of...

Young Athletes At-Home: Lesson 5 – Overhand Toss

Young Athletes At-Home: Lesson 5 Throwing is considered as one of the most important manipulative...

Young Athletes At-Home: Lesson 6 – Catching with Two Hands

Young Athletes At-Home: Lesson 6 Catching a ball with two hands allow...

Additional Resources

Young Athletes At-Home: Training Log

Our Young Athletes At-Home Program is the perfect sport and play program...

Young Athletes At-Home: Modifications & Adaptations

 Changes to equipment can decrease injury and increase success. Balls, Frisbees, balloons,...

YAPpy Hour

YAPpy Hour is a virtual online campaign to get our youngest #FutureChampions moving while in the comfort of their own homes! Log in to an online practice that consists of movement, music, and lots of virtual high fives. We guarantee you'll leave feeling #YAPpy!

Interested in participating in the Young Athletes At-Home Program? Click the link below to sign up and a member of our Young Athletes team will be in contact with the next steps!