Special Olympics Athlete Leadership Programs Quick Overview of ALPs

1. Special Olympics Athlete Leadership Programs Quick Overview of ALPs

2. Objectives of Workshop 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.

3. Athlete Leadership Programs

4. 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

5. The Mission of Special Olympics

6. The Mission of Special Olympics The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-roundsports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adultswithintellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to developphysical 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.

7. The Mission of Special Olympics Year-round

8. The Mission of Special Olympics Sports training

9. The Mission of Special Olympics Athletic competition

10. The Mission of Special Olympics Olympic-type sports

11. The Mission of Special Olympics Children and adults (eight years old or older)

12. The Mission of Special Olympics with intellectual disabilities

13. The Mission of Special Olympics Develop Physical Fitness

14. The Mission of Special Olympics Demonstrate Courage

15. The Mission of Special Olympics Experience Joy

16. The Mission of Special Olympics Share gifts, skills And friendship With their families

17. Sharing gifts, skills & Friendship… The Mission of Special OlympicsVOTING Joy Courage 0 0 Competition 0 0 Children/Adults Physical fitness 0 0 Olympic-type Year-round 0 0 Sports Training Intellectual Disabilities 0 0

18. The Mission of Special Olympics The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-roundsports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adultswithintellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to developphysical 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.

19. What makes Special Olympics Unique?

20. 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

21. Unique: Divisioning • The Stork Stand!

22. 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?

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