Junior Coach

Purpose

To encourage youth to become involved in providing sports skill training to athletes with an intellectual disability.

Qualifications

• Desire to work with people who have intellectual disabilities
  
• Knowledge of sports and some experience working with Special Olympics athletes would be an asset.
  
• Required to have completed the National Coaching Certification Program Special Olympics Canada Community or Competition Coach technical course within one year of becoming a coach
  
• Obtaining NCCP multi sport and sport specific courses is recommended
  

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist athletes in acquiring sports skills
  
• Have basic knowledge of first aid
  
• Attend available coaching clinics in the sport
  
• Set a good example as a role model for athletes
  
• Exhibit good sportsmanship
  
• Work towards attaining such qualities as patience, conscientiousness, flexibility, discipline, and organization
  
• Encourage people with an intellectual disability to participate in Special Olympics programs
  
• While Junior Coaches fill an important role in assisting the Coach or Head Coach, as conditional volunteers they are not expected to take on full responsibility for the athletes and can not be counted in the sport coach to athlete ratio
  

Time Requirement

Two to five hours per week

Accountability

Reports to the Head Coach