Advancement to Provincials:

Special Olympics teams that compete in lower and middle skill levels will have as equal an opportunity to advance to the Provincial Championships as those teams who participate in a more advanced skill level.  To ensure that this opportunity is available, team selection is determined by the team’s performance relative to other teams of equal skill level.  

Prior to the start of competition, teams can participate in a skills assessment test to determine the ability level or division in which they will compete.  During competition, teams play a round robin tournament to determine the first, second, third, etc. place teams within each division. 

Teams are awarded 3 points for a win, 2 points for a tie, and 1 point for a loss. Advancement is determined based on the highest total points across the tournament teams. 

Total point tie breaking will occur in the following succession:

·         Highest game points

·         Head to head results

·         Lowest points against average

·         Highest points for average 

The team with the highest game points at each regional qualifier will qualify for the Provincials pending final endorsement from the Four Corners team and educators at the qualifying school.  The final team spots will be filled by the four teams with the highest game point totals from all eight regional qualifiers. Any tie breaking will follow the same rules as mentioned above. Teams will be notified of qualification following the final regional qualifier for each sport.