Therapeutic Benefits

• Unified Doubles Definition: In Unified Team Tennis, doubles teams composed of players with and without disabilities play together in matches against doubles teams of similar ability levels. (Special Olympics). The players with disabilities are typically called athletes, while the players without disabilities are called the Unified Partners.
• The goal of Unified Doubles is for the adaptive athletes to achieve their maximum potential in an inclusive setting.
• The Unified Partner’s role is to keep the rally going and to allow the athlete to play a match. A Unified Partner must be able to play consistently. Unified Partners also assist the athlete with keeping score, reminding them of the court positions and rules, and providing support so the athlete can enjoy the game while learning.

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