Athlete Leadership Curriculum

• Beyond the Vision
• This is Athlete Leadership

Orientation to Athlete Leadership to motivate athletes and volunteers to participation, and to share the many roles available to athletes with the goal of integrating athletes into all aspects and levels of Program leadership.

• Introduction to Athlete Leadership

This course is an overview of what it means to be an athlete leader. It serves as a guide to help athletes make decisions about their future roles and training in athlete leadership using interactive exercises. This course should be taken prior to any other courses.

• Global Messenger - Public Speaking
• Advanced Messenger - Public Speaking (Additional materials being developed)
• Working with The Media (Additional materials being developed)

Guides, reference materials and presentations that help athletes develop the skills needed for effective communication.

• Creating a PowerPoint Presentation
• Email, Internet and Search Engines (EISE)
• Social Media (Additional materials being developed)
• Photo & Videography (Additional materials being developed)

Guides, reference materials and presentations that teach athletes how to use technology to effectively communicate their message.

• Athletes as Coaches
• Athletes as Officials

Guides, reference materials and presentations that help Special Olympics athletes in become leaders by being a Special Olympics sports coach or sports official.

• Additional materials being developed

This course is being developed and will be available in the near future.