Unified Indoor Football - 5 a side

A Unified team is made up of at least 5 pupils, 3 of whom must have special needs and 2 without. There can be no more than 7 players in a team (4 with special needs and 3 without, including a substitute for each). A team does not have to be made up of pupils from the same school. A team made up of pupils from more than one school is allowed, so long as all pupils can train together.

Before the competition starts, the so called “Preliminaries” take place. In line with these results, a “Divisioning”  (where pupils are divided into groups of similar ability) takes place so as to guarantee as a high a level of consistency in the following stages of the competition as possible. The number of games and the arrangement of levels depend on the numbers taking part and the strength of the participating teams. A list of players must be given to the timekeeper before the competition.

Size of ball: 5
No “back pass” rule
No off-side
Only change players during breaks of play.
Only substitute an athlete for an athlete and a partner for a partner. 
No kick off and no free kicks from the penalty area; the goalkeeper throws the ball no further than the centre line.
Small changes to the rules, e.g. indirect kick-in instead of “Outeinwurf” etc will be acknowledged separately.
Strips must be numbered.

Identifying a winner in a tie situation:
number of games won 2. result of the direct match 3. number of goals saved 4. number of goals scored

Red and yellow cards
Yellow cards are carried with the team to the next game (but not after “Divisioning”).
2 yellow cards results in suspension from the next game.
Red or yellow/red card/s result in a send off and suspension from the next game (also in “Divisioning”).
Send off – the player can be replaced after 2 minutes or before that if a goal is scored when a substitute may come on immediately.
Shoes: Only indoor shoes may be worn.

Unified Outdoor Football – 7 a side

A Unified team is made up of a minimum of 7 and maximum of 11 pupils. In a match there must be 4 special needs pupils and 3 non special needs pupils playing. In total the team would consist of 6 players with and 5 players without special needs. The pupils in a team need not be from the same school. A team may be made up of pupils from different schools but all must be able to train together.

Before the competition starts, the so called “Preliminaries” take place. In line with these results, a “Divisioning” (where pupils are divided into groups of similar ability) takes place so as to guarantee as a high a level of consistency in the following stages of the competition as possible. The number of games and the arrangement of levels depend on the numbers taking part and the strength of the participating teams. A list of players must be given to the timekeeper before the competition.

Size of ball:5
No “back pass” rule
No off-side
Only change players during breaks of play.
Only substitute an athlete for an athlete and a partner for a partner. 
No kick off and no free kicks from the penalty area; the goalkeeper throws the ball no further than the centre line.
Small changes to the rules, e.g. indirect kick-in instead of “Outeinwurf” etc will be acknowledged separately.
Strips must be numbered

Identifying a winner in a tie situation:
number of games won 2. result of the direct match 3. number of goals saved 4. number of goals scored
Red and yellow cards
Yellow cards are carried with the team to the next game (but not after “Divisioning”).
2 yellow cards results in suspension from the next game.

Red or yellow/red card/s result in a send off and suspension from the next game (also in “Divisioning”).
Send off – the player can be replaced after 2 minutes or before that if a goal is scored when a substitute may come on immediately.

Shoes:
It is not allowed to play with metal studs or with detachable "screwed" studs.
Only shoes with "molded" studs =  non- removable studs of rubber or hard plastic may be worn.
At ones own risk one may also play with sneakers or trainers if one does not have such football shoes.

Unified Team Athletics

The athletics competition is a team event. A team is made up of e.g. 6 athletes (pupils with no special needs) and 6 partners (pupils with special needs). The achieved time of the athletes and partners in the running races, or the distance in meters achieved in the long jump or shot putt, will be converted to points and all of the team’s points will be counted together. Every competitor takes part in his/her chosen events e.g. 100m sprint, 800m run and long jump. Before the competition starts, the so called “Preliminaries” take place. In line with these results, a “Divisioning” (where pupils are divided into groups of similar ability) takes place so as to guarantee as a high a level of consistency in the following stages of the competition as possible. In “Divisioning” it is important to make sure that the difference between the first and the last places in a team do not differ by more than15%.

The “Divisioning” will be carried out according to the result e.g. times/distances, and the degree of handicap is not taken into consideration. Depending on the circumstances, 4 athletes and 2 partners, 6 partners or 6 athletes or 3 partners and 3 athletes could take part in a race. All competitors receive points for their placing in each event. Whether an athlete or a partner, 1st place receives the most points, 2nd place the second most points and so on. The total team score is calculated at the end by taking all competitors scores into account. The team with the most points wins. The idea is that all competitors have the same potential to perform and thus have the same chances.

A maximum of 8 teams in a group and a minimum of 3.