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Athlete Spokesperson

The role of an Athlete Spokesperson is to promote, educate, and inform others about the mission, benefits, and direction of Special Olympics. It goes beyond giving public speeches and interviews, it is about spreading the word about the Special Olympics movement through different outlets.

The purpose of the Athlete Spokesperson training course is to train athletes the required leadership skills that will allow them to participate effectively as spokespeople.

Sports Leader

Special Olympics is committed to providing high quality athletic and sports experiences to persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Athletes who have participated in Special Olympics training and competition provide a unique perspective to their peers who are competing and developing their athletic abilities and looking to improve their knowledge and performance in a particular sport.

Sport Leaders are experienced Special Olympics athletes that are trained as coaches, officials and other sport leadership roles. They hold a major role in supporting athletes as they achieve their maximum potential.

Event Leader

The role of an Event Leader is to participate in the planning, promotion, and execution process of Special Olympics events. There are several types of leadership roles athletes can do before, during, and after events.

The purpose of the training course is to provide event leaders with the required knowledge that will allow them to take on leadership roles in the planning, promotion, and execution of Special Olympics events.

Athlete Representative

Athletes need to drive Special Olympics work. To achieve this, there needs to be athlete representation on all leadership groups. Athlete Representatives help set policy, make recommendations for continuous improvement, introduce new ideas, and implement those ideas to improve local programming.

The purpose of the training is to equip athlete leaders with leadership skills that allow them to participate effectively as Athlete Representatives.

Understanding Leadership

This module takes you through the next step of discovering who you are as a leader and recognizing the value you bring as you continue your leadership journey.

Leading Discussions

As a leader you may be tasked with leading a discussion around an important topic, learn the tips to leading an engaging and productive discussion!

Managing Time

Your ability to manage your time is an essential skill for your success in meeting expectations and accomplishing your work as a leader.

Engaging with Others

Athlete Leaders learn how to effectively interact with individuals and teams and influence others to follow their lead.

Understanding Emotions

Athlete leaders will explore the importance of recognizing and managing emotions to build and maintain good relationships.

Unified Leadership

Athlete Leaders learn about advocacy and how to become a Unified Leader.