1 Athlete Leadership Programs Governance Workshop Date Location Trainer

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

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?

Athlete Leadership Programs 4 / Special Olympics

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

6 The Mission of Special Olympics

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.

The Mission of Special Olympics 8 / Special Olympics Year-round

The Mission of Special Olympics 9 / Special Olympics Sports training

The Mission of Special Olympics 10 / Special Olympics Athletic competition

The Mission of Special Olympics 11 / Special Olympics Olympic-type sports

The Mission of Special Olympics 12 / Special Olympics Children and adults (eight years old or older)

The Mission of Special Olympics 13 / Special Olympics with intellectual disabilities

The Mission of Special Olympics 14 / Special Olympics Physical Develop Fitness

The Mission of Special Olympics 15 / Special Olympics Demonstrate Courage

The Mission of Special Olympics 16 / Special Olympics Experience Joy

The Mission of Special Olympics 17 / Special Olympics Share gifts, skills And friendship With their families

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

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.

20 What makes Special Olympics Unique?

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

Unique: Divisioning The Stork Stand! 22 / Special Olympics

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

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

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

26 / Special Olympics Roles & Responsibilities  Athletes  Mentors A mentor is a person who provides support, counsel, friendship, reinforcement, and constructive example

27 / Special Olympics Show Your Color

28 / Special Olympics Discovering Leaders

29 / Special Olympics Discovering Leaders  What does a leader do?  Who are good leaders?  Why are they good leaders ?

30 Name Your Team

31 / Special Olympics What is a… Board of Directors What do they do?

32 / Special Olympics What is a… Committee? What do they do?

33 / Special Olympics What is the role of…  Special Olympics staff?  What do they do?

34 / Special Olympics Special Olympics Program How do the Board of Directors, committees and staff work together?

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?

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?

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.

38 The Wedding What do you REALLY need?

39 / Special Olympics Committee Work - 4  Plans are submitted to the Board for review AND further cuts…

40 / Special Olympics Committee Work  Board / Committee Work  The Board explains their decisions…

41 Athlete Input Councils

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…

43 / Special Olympics Evaluation What is one thing you learned from this workshop? What will you do when you go home?

44 Athlete Leadership Programs