Coach Support Resources
Special Olympics Ontario encourages coach development and advancement through higher level Games. Those requirements are described in the articles below. You’ll also see links to the provincial and national coaching organizations, as well as templates for practice planning.
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7000-209 Coach Ratios7000-209 Coach Ratios Review Date: February 2021        Effective Date: February 2021 Coach Ratios The following Athlete to Coach ratios will apply for all of the sports listed below the stated ratios. 5:1 Athlete/Coach Ratio Basketball (10:3 for major games) Curling (5:2 for major games) 5 Pin Bowling Floor Hockey Soccer (12:3 for major games) Softball Bocce 4:1 Athlete/Coach Ratio Powerlifting Rhythmic Gymnastics Swimming (Lifeguards can not be counted in the ratio) Track & Field 10 Pin Bowling Golf 3:1 Athlete/Coach Ratio Alpine Skiing Figure Skating Nordic Skiing Snowshoeing Speed Skating The above ratios are minimum athlete to coach requirements for not only Conference competitions, Provincial and National Games, but for all Special Olympics Ontario competitions and practices.
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Coach Certification Requirements for National GamesCoach Certification Requirements for National Games  The following are the minimum recommended National Coaching Certification Program certification qualifications for various levels of involvement. All Volunteers Must be 18 years of age or older Current Criminal Record Check (within the last 3 years) Special Olympics Competition Sports Coach Course Making Ethical Decisions (this module is contained within some sport specific courses) Making Headway Safe Sport   Sport Specific Requirements  Summer Sport Minimum Sport Technical Coaching Course from the National Sport Organization (NSO) or SOC Athletics Sport Coach (Competition) Basketball Learn to Train (Competition) Bocce 125 coaching hours **SOC Bocce Course for 2026 National Games Golf Special Olympics PGA of Canada Golf Course Powerlifting SOC Powerlifting Course Rhythmic Gymnastics Gymnastics Foundations (Introduction, Theory and Rhythmic) Soccer Learn to Train OR Soccer for Life Softball Ongoing Participation (CSp-Ong) Swimming Fundamentals Coach – Swimming 101 (Competition) Tenpin Bowling Community Sport Winter Sport Minimum Sport Technical Coaching Course from the National Sport Organization (NSO) or SOC 5 Pin Bowling Community Coach Alpine Skiing Entry Level Course OR CSIA Level 1 Cross Country Skiing Commmunity Coach trained (Intro to Community Coaching and Community Coaching) Curling Club Coach (Community) Figure Skating CanSkate Coach Trained (Level 1+2) Regional Coach In-training (Levels 3 to 6) Floor Hockey SOC Floor Hockey Course Snowshoeing SOC Snowshoeing Course Speed Skating  FUNdamentals Coach (Instruction)   Â
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Practice Plan TemplatesSOC-Practice-Plan-TemplateDownload MS Word: Practice-Plan-Template-Download
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Yearly Training Plan TemplatesPDF : Yearly-Training-PlanDownload Excel Sheet: SOO-Yearly-Training-PlanDownload
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