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Special Olympics Athlete Leadership Programs Quick Overview of ALPs

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Objectives of Workshop

2 / Special Olympics

Why are we here today?We are here today to:

• Learn about Athlete Leadership Programs • Review the SO Mission• Have participants identify specific aspects

of the mission that are important to them personally.

• Have participants understand how we create divisions for competition and selection of athletes to move to higher levels of competition – 2 aspects of SO that makes us different from other sports organizations.

Athlete Leadership Programs


Athlete Leadership Programs Definition


An Athlete or Participant who serves in at least one Athlete Leadership role listed below:

Athlete Leadership Examples:

Athletes as Volunteers (games or events)

Athletes as Coaches or Assistant Coaches

Athletes as Sport Officials

Athletes as Public Speakers (Global Messengers)

Athletes on Boards, Committees or Input Councils

Athletes assisting with Fund Raising

Athletes assisting with technology or other office work

Athletes serving as peer mentors or team captains

Athletes attending regional or national meeting about ID

The Mission of Special Olympics

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The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and

athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and

adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage,

experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills, and friendship with their

families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.



Year-round



Sports training



Athletic competition



Olympic-type sports



Children and adults (eight years old or

older)



with intellectual disabilities



Physical

Develop

Fitness



Demonstrate

Courage



Experience

Joy



Share gifts, skills

And friendship

With their families

The Mission of Special OlympicsVOTING


Children/Adults

Competition

Olympic-type

Sharing gifts, skills & Friendship…

Year-round

Intellectual Disabilities

Courage

Physical fitness

Joy

Sports Training

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The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and

athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and

adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage,

experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills, and friendship with their

families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.

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What makes Special Olympics Unique?

What makes Special Olympics Unique?


•No charge to athletes•Awards for all•Advancement to higher levels of competition•All ability levels•Divisioning

All abilities can participate in sports,

can achieve, & have value

Unique: Divisioning

The Stork Stand!


Objectives of Workshop


Did we…?•Learn about Athlete Leadership Programs •Review the SO Mission•Have participants identify specific aspects

of the mission that are important to them personally.

•Have participants understand how we create divisions for competition and selection of athletes to move to higher levels of competition – 2 aspects of SO that makes us different from other sports organizations?

Thank you.

Now get out of this classroom and start working and leading Special Olympics! We NEED you!

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