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1 Athlete Leadership Programs Governance Workshop Date Location Trainer
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2 / Special Olympics 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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3 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?
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Athlete Leadership Programs 4 / Special Olympics
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Athlete Leadership Programs 5 / Special Olympics Athlete Leaders (including ALPs) 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
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6 The Mission of Special Olympics
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7 / 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.
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The Mission of Special Olympics 8 / Special Olympics Year-round
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The Mission of Special Olympics 9 / Special Olympics Sports training
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The Mission of Special Olympics 10 / Special Olympics Athletic competition
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The Mission of Special Olympics 11 / Special Olympics Olympic-type sports
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The Mission of Special Olympics 12 / Special Olympics Children and adults (eight years old or older)
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The Mission of Special Olympics 13 / Special Olympics with intellectual disabilities
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The Mission of Special Olympics 14 / Special Olympics Physical Develop Fitness
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The Mission of Special Olympics 15 / Special Olympics Demonstrate Courage
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The Mission of Special Olympics 16 / Special Olympics Experience Joy
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The Mission of Special Olympics 17 / Special Olympics Share gifts, skills And friendship With their families
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The Mission of Special Olympics VOTING 18 / Special Olympics Children/Adults Competition Olympic-type Sharing gifts, skills & Friendship… Year-round Intellectual Disabilities Courage Physical fitness Joy Sports Training 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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The Mission of Special Olympics 19 / 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.
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20 What makes Special Olympics Unique?
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21 / Special Olympics 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
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Unique: Divisioning The Stork Stand! 22 / Special Olympics
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23 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
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24 / 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
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25 / Special Olympics 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
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26 / Special Olympics Roles & Responsibilities Athletes Mentors A mentor is a person who provides support, counsel, friendship, reinforcement, and constructive example
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27 / Special Olympics Show Your Color
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28 / Special Olympics Discovering Leaders
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29 / Special Olympics Discovering Leaders What does a leader do? Who are good leaders? Why are they good leaders ?
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30 Name Your Team
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31 / Special Olympics What is a… Board of Directors What do they do?
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32 / Special Olympics What is a… Committee? What do they do?
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33 / Special Olympics What is the role of… Special Olympics staff? What do they do?
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34 / Special Olympics Special Olympics Program How do the Board of Directors, committees and staff work together?
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35 / Special Olympics 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?
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36 / Special Olympics Committee Work - 2 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 would you do to give them the best Program possible? What decisions did you make?
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37 / Special Olympics 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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38 The Wedding What do you REALLY need?
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39 / Special Olympics Committee Work - 4 Plans are submitted to the Board for review AND further cuts…
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40 / Special Olympics Committee Work Board / Committee Work The Board explains their decisions…
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41 Athlete Input Councils
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42 / Special Olympics 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…
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43 / Special Olympics Evaluation What is one thing you learned from this workshop? What will you do when you go home?
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44 Athlete Leadership Programs
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