NISRA provides Special Olympics training programs in numerous sports for children ages 8 & older, and adults with intellectual disabilities.
NISRA partners with Special Olympics Illinois and school districts to provide the Young Athletes program for individuals from ages 2-7.
Individual athletes and teams compete locally, and in Special Olympics Illinois competition at the Area, District, State, National, & International levels.
August 2025: Special Olympics Registration Update
We are excited to share that Special Olympics Illinois has launched a new online platform—the Center of Excellence (COE)—to make athlete registration
and roster management easier and more efficient.
As of today, NISRA will no longer be accepting paper or emailed copies of Athlete Registration Forms. All athlete registration and health history updates will now be completed online through the COE portal.
ALL Athletes MUST be registered in the COE portal and complete all checklist items by December 1, 2025 in order to maintain eligibility.
CLICK HERE for instructions on registering in the COE portal.
Sports provided by NISRA
NISRA provides the following Special Olympics Sports:
- Alpine Skiing
- Basketball
- Bocce Ball
- Bowling
- Flag Football
- Floor Hockey
- Golf
- Powerlifting
- Rhythmic Gymnastics
- Snowshoeing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track & Field
- Unified Golf
- Volleyball
Questions?
Please contact Emily Eliscu, NISRA’s Manager of Special Olympics at [email protected] or 815-459-0737, ext. 226.