Golf
Coaching guide, rules, and other materials for coaches.
Coaching Guide 2003
Rules
Golf Global Sport Development Strategy Plan 2025 – 2027
Special Olympics is excited to tee off a new approach to golf development alongside its partners as we progress to Special Olympics World Games 2027 and beyond. The Global Golf Development Strategy will focus on driving participation and improving the quality of delivery, ensuring that all athletes have the chance to share their unique gifts, skills, and friendships with their families, fellow Special Olympics athletes, and the community.
Warm-Up and Cool-Down Guides and Videos
Warm-Up and Cool-Down Videos
Dynamic Warm-Ups and Cool-Downs are an important part of every workout, training session, or competition. Follow along with these videos to learn how to perform the different exercises in the sport-specific warm-up and cool-down guides. Questions? Please email fitness@specialolympics.org
Tools to Better Train for Golf at Home
Thank you for coming to the Special Olympics Golf Resource Page. Here you will find a recent feature from Global Ambassador Padraig Harrington on some tools that you can use to better train for golf at home. The videos cover topics from managing short game, to perfecting a mental routine, to knowing when to chip versus putt.
Proper Chipping Technique
Special Olympics Global Ambassador and 2021 European Ryder Cup Captain Padraig Harrington gives advice on proper chipping technique, making sure that when you are close to the green, you can feel confident about taking the next step to finishing out the hole.
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Sports Essentials
Divisioning
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Divisioning
The fundamental difference between Special Olympics competitions and those of other sports organizations is that athletes of all ability levels are encouraged to participate, and every athlete is recognized for his/her performance.
Coaching
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Overview of the Coach Development Model
This video is an overview in English of the coach development model. It is about 4 minutes long. DOWNLOAD MP4 -
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.
Sport Rules
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Sport Rules
The heart of Special Olympics is competitions, the races, matches, tournaments and games for people with intellectual disabilities. In many ways, these competitions are like sports run by any other organization, but there are some key differences. -
Sport Rules Article 1
The Official Special Olympics Sport Rules (“Sport Rules”) provide standards for Special Olympics training and competition. Sport Rules Article I provides general principles established by the Special Olympics Official General Rules (“General Rules”) that are not found in the sport-specific rules.
Golf
This page draws together golf-related information for all of Special Olympics. The coaching materials and other links will help you get a good sense of how this sport contributes to Special Olympics.