Coaching Resources

• Athlete Pre-Season Form – Use this form to get to know your athlete on a personal level prior to the season beginning. What are their interests and strengths, goals (on and off the court), and best strategies to teach and work with that athlete.
• Special Needs Form – Use this form to relay important information to event volunteers about how to best work with athletes with special needs (i.e. communication limitation, hearing or visual impairment, special equipment adaptations or behavioral needs).
• Sports Rule Change Proposal – The Special Olympics Wisconsin Rule Change Proposal Form is a rolling application. Rule Change Proposals must be submitted at least 6 months prior to the season’s medical deadline to be considered.
  
  Absent Advancement Request Form – If you have an athlete who is missing from Regional or Sectional competition, that wants to compete at the next level of Competition, fill out this form and send it to your Tournament Director by 11:59pm on the Monday of the tournament completion. Only certain situations outlined in the Team Advance Rule will be considered.

• Session Plan Template – Download this blank session template for writing our your session plans.
• General Guide for Coaches – Use this handout to learn about the basics of coaching for SOWI.
• Athlete Behavior Characteristics Guide & Quick Reference Guide
• Training Site Safety Checklist – Use this general safety checklist at practices to promote a safe and injury-free environment.
• Concussion Card – View this informative flyer on concussion awareness including: signs and symptoms, return to play policy, and more.
• Uniform Requirements at a glance – For more detailed information on sport-specific uniform requirements, refer to each sport’s rules page.
  
  Coaching Standards & Expectations – A guide on the expectations for all SOWI coaches.
  Divisioning – A video explaining the divisioning process.
  Quota Explanation – A short document explaining the Quota process.
  Athlete Centered Coaching Guide – A document that outlines how to coach with an Athlete Centered approach.
  Team Advancement Rule – A short document explaining the team advancement rules that are used in competitions.

Fit5 Guide – Use this guide to achieve fitness and personal best with physical activity, nutrition, and hydration.

Fit5 Fitness Cards – Use these easy to follow fitness cards to teach your athletes about physical activity outside of practice.

Fitness through Sport Playbook – Please note the links do not work on the original document, but can be found here: Links

For any additional questions or resource requests, please reach out to Jeston Glish (Health Program Manager) – [email protected]

Sport Science Guides

Sport Science Info Pack – A guide that encompasses all of the aspects of Sport Science for Athletes.

Injury Prevention – How to help prevent injuries in your athletes.

Nutrition – How to provide your athletes with a good nutritional plan.

Sport Psychology – The aspects of sports psychology in athletes.

• The Coaches Certification is now on our new Volunteer system, Voluntaro. Please check this page for your coaching status.
• Special Olympics Learning Portal – You will need to create a profile on this webpage to begin taking courses.
• Coaching Special Olympics Athletes – A powerpoint presentation from a previous course for Coaching Special Olympics Athletes.
  National Federation of State High School Associations Course – A library of courses, free & paid, to help improve your coaching knowledge – Please note, any fees for external courses are not covered by SOWI.
  Coaching Unified Sports – Free NFHS course to help Coaches who coach Unified Sports.

All calls begin at 7pm

Tuesday January 14^th – Spring Sports Pre-Season Coaches Meeting – PDF Download of Slides – Recording Passcode: HJLjm58$

Tuesday February 4^th – Winter Games Coaches Call – PDF Download of Slides – Recording Passcode: 9hxF5CZ!

Tuesday April 1st – Summer Sports Pre-Season Coaches Call – PDF Download of Slides – Recording Passcode: !LXg3d%%

Tuesday April 8^th – Spring Games Coaches Call – PDF Download of Slides – Recording Passcode: FY!b@SP9

Monday June 2nd – Summer Games Coaches Call

Tuesday June 17^th – Fall Sports Pre-Season Coaches Call

Tuesday September 2^nd – Fall Games Coaches Call

Tuesday September 16^th – Bowling & Volleyball Coaches Call

Tuesday December 2^nd – State Bowling Pre-Season Coaches Call

Tuesday December 9^th – Winter Sports Pre-Season Coaches Call