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Special OlympicsAthlete Leadership

ProgramsQuick Overview of

ALPs

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Objectives of Workshop

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

• Learn about Athlete Leadership Programs

• eview the !O "ission• #ave participants identify speci$c aspects of

the mission that are important to thempersonally%

• #ave participants understand how we createdivisions for competition and selection ofathletes to move to higher levels ofcompetition & ' aspects of !O that makes usdi(erent from other sports organi)ations%

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Athlete LeadershipPrograms

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Athlete LeadershipPrograms *e$nition

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A" Athlete or Participa"t who serves i" at least o"e Athlete Leadership role

listed #elow$

Athlete Leadership +,amples:

Athletes as &olu"teers 'games or eve"ts(

Athletes as )oaches or Assista"t )oaches

Athletes as Sport O*cials

Athletes as Pu#lic Speakers '+lo#al ,esse"gers(

Athletes o" -oards. )ommittees or "put )ou"cils

Athletes assisti"g with 0u"d aisi"g

Athletes assisti"g with tech"ology or other o*ce work

Athletes servi"g as peer me"tors or team captai"s

Athletes atte"di"g regio"al or "atio"al meeti"g a#out

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-he "ission of!pecial Olympics

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 5he missio" of Special Olympics is toprovide year.round sports training a"d

athletic competition i" a variety of

Olympic.type sports for children andadults with intellectual disabilities. givi"g

them co"ti"ui"g opportu"ities to develop physical $tness. demonstrate courage.

e,perience joy a"d participate i" a sharingof gifts/ skills/ and friendship with their

families. other Special Olympics athletes a"dthe commu"ity6

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 0ear.round

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!ports training

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Athleticcompetition

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Olympic.typesports

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1hildren andadults 2eightyears old or

older3

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withintellectualdisabilities

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Physical

*evelop

4itness

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*emonstrate

1ourage

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+,perience

 5oy

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!hare gifts/ skills

And friendship

With their families

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 5he missio" of Special Olympics is toprovide year.round sports training a"d

athletic competition i" a variety of

Olympic.type sports for children andadults with intellectual disabilities. givi"g

them co"ti"ui"g opportu"ities to develop physical $tness. demonstrate courage.

e,perience joy a"d participate i" a sharingof gifts/ skills/ and friendship with theirfamilies. other Special Olympics athletes a"d

the commu"ity6

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What makes

!pecial Olympics=ni>ue?

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What makes !pecialOlympics =ni>ue?

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•;o charge to athletes•Awards for all

•Adva"ceme"t to higher levels ofcompetitio"•All a#ility levels•ivisio"i"g

 All abilities can participate insports,

can achieve, & have value

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Objectives of Workshop

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