Special Olympics North America has partnered with American Sport Education Program (ASEP), National Federation of High School (NFHS) and West Virginia University Continuing Education (WVU) to offer online courses. These courses are for Special Olympics Coaches who are seeking advanced training or continuing education. Please note that Special Olympics will not cover any course registration fees. 

Additional Resources & Courses

What Special Olympics Athletes want from their Coaches 

This guide is a general introduction to coaching adults and children with intellectual disabilities. This guide also includes a section focusing on some behaviors commonly associated with intellectual disabilities and effective strategies to improve athlete learning.

Download the Athlete-Centered Coaching Guide

Download the Coach Recruitment and Retention Guidebook

Sport Rules

• Visit our SIG page for the latest on all sports rules.
• Sports Rules Article 1
• Divisioning 

Sport Science Guide 

• Injury Prevention 
• Sports Nutrition  
• Sports Psychology for Coaches 

Coaching Special Olympics Athletes

• Athlete Centered Coaching Guide
• Coach Recruitment and Retention Guidebook
• Coaching Special Olympics Athletes Online Course 
• Coaching Unified Sports 
• National Alliance for Youth Sports 
• Athlete Developmental Model
• Coach Developmental Model

Additional Links

• Request for New Delegation
• HOD Change Form
• Divisioning Video
• Divisioning Quiz