Athlete Leadership Programs Governance Workshop Date Location Trainer

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Athlete Leadership Programs

Governance Workshop DateLocationTrainer

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• Develop confidence• Learn to express opinions• Listen to other ideas• Learn to work in a group to solve a

problem• Find out what athletes think is important

• Purpose: To learn how to discuss problems and come up with solutions that will be best for Special Olympics

Objectives of Workshop

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Introductions• Name• Where are you from?• How long have you been involved in

Special Olympics?

Question: If you could be any animal, what would

you be? Why?



Athlete Leaders (including ALPs) Definition An Athlete or Participant who serves in at least one Athlete Leadership role listed below:

Athlete Leadership Examples:Athlete Leadership Examples:Athletes as Volunteers (games or events)Athletes as Coaches or Assistant CoachesAthletes as Sport OfficialsAthletes as Public Speakers (Global Messengers)Athletes on Boards, Committees or Input CouncilsAthletes assisting with Fund RaisingAthletes assisting with technology or other office workAthletes serving as peer mentors or team captainsAthletes attending regional or national meeting about ID

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The Mission of Special Olympics



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!


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Your Role as a Representative

Question: What is your most important role as a

representative of Special Olympics?

• Educate/Promote in an articulate, knowledgeable, convincing manner

• Know the facts about Special Olympics


Key Elements of the Philosophy All abilities can participate in sports,

can achieve and do have value Selling Points/the Brand Special Olympics changes lives Special Olympics inspires all Special Olympics creates heroes Special Olympics celebrates

differences The Mission of Special Olympics

On the Tip of your Tongue


Special Olympics Facts

For people with intellectual disabilities For athletes 8 years and older (Young

Athletes Program for ages 2-7) Worldwide – Programs in over 180

countries Offers 30 official sports Year-round Sports training AND competition

opportunities Team AND individual sports


Roles & Responsibilities

Athletes Mentors

A mentor is a person who provides support, counsel, friendship, reinforcement, and constructive example


Show Your Color


Discovering Leaders


Discovering Leaders

What does a leader do?

Who are good leaders?

Why are they good leaders?

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Name Your Team


What is a…

• Board of Directors

• What do they do?


What is a…

• Committee?

• What do they do?


What is the role of…

Special Olympics staff?

What do they do?


Special Olympics Program

• How do the Board of Directors, committees and staff work together?


Committee Work - 1

Brainstorming

You are each on the Area Committee of a new Program with 100 athletes in a wide geographical area.

If you had all the money you needed, what sports would you offer to make it a great program?


Committee Work - 2

BrainstormingYou are each on the Area Committee of a new Program with 100 athletes in a wide geographical area.

If you had all the money you needed, what would you do to give them the best Program possible?

What decisions did you make?


Committee Work - 3

There has been a huge shortfall in revenue, and the budget has been cut in half.

Your committee must now decide how to cut half of their plans.

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The Wedding

What do you REALLY need?


Committee Work - 4

Plans are submitted to the Board for review AND further cuts…


Committee Work

Board / Committee Work

The Board explains their decisions…

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Athlete Input Councils


After the workshop, you can…

Serve on a committee Serve on the Board of

Directors Participate in an Input Council Volunteer Think about what you want to

do…


Evaluation

• What is one thing you learned from this workshop?

• What will you do when you go home?

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