NB High School, Special Olympics NJ to Host Sunday Basketball Clinic

The following information is a press release from Special Olympics NJ.

The New Brunswick High School (NBHS) Play It Smart program, in conjunction with Special Olympics New Jersey Project UNIFY, is hosting a free Unified basketball clinic this Sunday, March 3 from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the high school gymnasium.

The clinic is being organized by the New Brunswick High School Project UNIFY Student Leadership Committee, a group of students involved in the Play It Smart program who are committed to creating a climate of inclusion and acceptance in their school. The clinic is free and open to athletes of all ages and abilities.

Clinic attendees will rotate through seven stations, being coached on dribbling, passing, rebounding, shooting, agility, defense, lay-ups and ball handling. They will be coached by approximately 40 members of the New Brunswick High School basketball team and other student volunteers. Following the skills development clinic, the Special Olympics athletes will play in a Unified scrimmage game with the Play It Smart athletes. Each participant will receive a Project UNIFY/Play It Smart t-shirt designed by a member of the Student Leadership Committee.

Project UNIFY is an education-based program that uses the sports and education initiatives of Special Olympics to activate youth to promote school communities where all young people are agents of change – fostering respect, dignity and advocacy for people with intellectual disabilities. Special Olympics believes that through sports, young people can make a difference in friendships, schools and communities. Project UNIFY began its fifth year of activities in the fall of 2012. For more information on Project UNIFY, visit www.specialolympics.org.

For more information on Special Olympics New Jersey, visit www.sonj.org or call (609) 896-8000.