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Coach Development Model

Our volunteer coaches help Special Olympics athletes reach their best level of skill and performance. These resources can be used by Program sport directors to recruit and train coaches to reach their own heights of achievement.

COACH DEVELOPMENT MODEL BROCHUREVIDEOCOACH DEVELOPMENT MODEL POSTERSRECRUITING COACHESEDUCATING COACHES

COACH DEVELOPMENT MODEL BROCHURE

Special Olympics Power Lifting
Special Olympics Powerlifting

The brochure is an overview of the coach development model and its goals and methods.

VIDEO

List of videos that explain the coaching development model in various languages and tell the stories of participating Special Olympics coaches.

  • Sport Teaches Us: Special Olympics is a sports organization, but it's also far more. Through a variety of innovative programs and the involvement of passionate volunteers, Special Olympics transforms lives.
  • A Day in the Life of a Unified Sports Football Coach: Award-winning video showing what it's like to be a Unified Sports football coach during a big Special Olympics Games. 10 minutes.
  • A Day in the Life of an Alpine Skiing Coach: Join Cristoph Scheurer, Special Olympics Alpine Skiing coach for Team Germany and member of the Alpine Skiing Sport Resource Team, as he takes you through a "day in the life" of an alpine skiing coach at World Winter Games.
  • Overview of the Coaching Development model (video): EnglishArabicChineseFrenchRussianSpanish

COACH DEVELOPMENT MODEL POSTERS

Items that can be printed out in a large size for display

RECRUITING COACHES

Special Olympics has several resources to make it easier to find qualified volunteers to serve as coaches.

  • Get in Touch with Sport Federations: Several International Sports Federations have signed proclamations with Special Olympics and are a resource for coach recruitment. Use the proclamations to initiate contact with your local National Governing Body to recruit NGB-certified coaches for your local Program.
  • Recruit Coaches Among Unified Sports Partners: People who are Unified Sports teammates are good candidates for Special Olympics Program coaching positions.
  • Find Coaches in Young Athletes Families: The Young Athletes program family members are a source of future Special Olympics coaches for local programs.

EDUCATING COACHES

A list of guides, online courses, brochures and mobile apps that can be used to educate people on how to become Special Olympics coaches.