North Carolina 2015 Special Olympics North Carolina Coach Conference 1

The better the coach, the better the athlete 2

What are we doing here? SATURDAY STRIVE Nutrition Making the Most of Your Practice Working with Group Homes Low Impact Running Let’s Go Bowling SUNDAY Clinician Briefing Injury Prevention BREAK OUT Sport Training School Unified Sports Training 3

North Carolina Strive CORE Training 4

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North Carolina NUTRITION 101 6

North Carolina Making the Most of Your Practice 7

NO LAPS NO LINES NO LECTURES 8

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2 Minute Drill On your own consider the following questions: What is your philosophy on coaching? 10

Why do you Coach? 11

Command Style (The dictator) Submissive Style (The babysitter) Cooperative Style (The teacher) 12

Creating your Team Vision/Culture Creating a team vision Willingness to learn continuously What does team culture mean? The way things are done Basics of team culture Traditions Operating Procedures Management of Information Power Structure Leadership Style I 13

Coaching the Traditional Way 1.Overemphasis on technical skills 2.Overemphasis on direct instruction 3.Mindless drills 4.Boredom 14

Coaching the Games Approach 15 Shaping Play Focusing Play Enhancing Play

Technical Tactical- Functional 16

Athlete Characteristics & Learning No athlete is same! Knowing your athletes is just as important as knowing your sport The best coaches are flexible and adaptable! 17

2 Minute Drill Within your group area, discuss the different characteristics/behaviors you may have had experience with, and how you managed that behavior or characteristics so the athlete could be successful. 18

Components of an Effective Practice Warm-Up Review Skills Instruction Competition Experience Cool Down 19

During Practice Remember…. The 5 C’s of Communication Clear Concise Concrete Consistent Command Oriented 20

During Practice Remember… Athlete Safety : “ KNOW” Know your athletes NO participation without APF or proper equipment Operational equipment Walk your practice field/court before each activity 21

Developing Your Practice Plan Utilize the packet provided to develop a practice plan for your team Record the plan YES you can use things you do now, but don’t write an old plan Keep in mind the GAMES APPROACH Make it meaningful and something you can use in the future Don’t forget about you volunteers and assistant coaches 22

What did You Come Up With? 23

You have resources everywhere! SONC Sport Staff Sport Development Team Members Online resources

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North Carolina WORKING WITH GROUP HOMES 26

27 Kelsie Brown Jeff Caudill Scott Boucher Dorothy Halloway

North Carolina LOW IMPACT RUNNING Jim Sotelo 28

BOWLING: SONC Style 29

North Carolina 2015 Special Olympics North Carolina Coach Conference 30

North Carolina 31 Good Morning!

32 SUNDAY Clinician Briefing Injury Prevention BREAK OUT Sport Training School Unified Sports Training

New Coach Requirements for Concussion Training Coaching Special Olympic Athletes 33 / Special Olympics North Carolina

North Carolina Coaching Athletes with Autism 34

Where do you go from here? Unified Sports Training Interested in Unified Sports Not attending a sport training to become a coach or clinician for a fall sport 35 / Special Olympics North Carolina Coach/Clinician Training Need initial certification for a fall sport Would like to be a clinician for a fall sport I wasn’t here yesterday, what’s this conference stuff