Special Olympics Canada has identified specific outcomes that require additional knowledge, skills, and abilities that are relevant to coaching Special Olympics athletes in a competitive stream. The intent is to prepare the coach to meet the specific needs of the Special Olympics athlete. The coaches will be required to demonstrate their abilities in the training (SOC Competition Introduction Workshop).

This is a required course for all Special Olympics Coaches.

Course Information:

• May 11th, 2023 from 5:00pm-9:00pm (virtual)
• May 13th, 2023 from 9:00am-5:00pm (in-person)

This course will run via Zoom and in-person. The in-person portion will take place at the Admin Centre for Sport, Recreation & Culture in Saskatoon. Thursday will consist of a 4-hour Zoom session, running from 5:00pm-9:00pm. The Saturday session will be 8 hours in-person running from 9:00am-5:00pm. You must attend both sessions to complete the training. There will be a 30 minute time period allotted for lunch on Saturday (make sure to pack a lunch).

Registration deadline is Thursday, May 4th, 2023.

Registration is for both the virtual and in-person sessions. You do not need to complete separate forms. 

For more information, please contact Brooklyn Weisgerber at bweisgerber@specialolympics.sk.ca or (306) 780-9181.