BADMINTON Special Olympics Sports Skills Program

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Organizing the Program • Coach’s Job Description • Help for the Coach • Recruiting Athletes • Recruiting Unified Sports Teammates • Recruiting Assistant Coaches • Retaining Athletes and Coaches • Equipment • Clothing • The Training Facility • Coaches’ Safety Checklist • Developing a Season Plan • Coaches’ Self-assessment Special Olympics Badminton Sports Skills Program SECTION B 1 3
Coach’s Job Description Description: The Special Olympics coach is responsible for providing athletes with comprehensive sports training and preparation for competition, according to the Special Olympics purpose, mission, and philosophy. Responsibilities: 1. Select, assess, and train Special Olympics athletes. • Recruit athletes and complete and submit all required medical and registration materials by established deadlines. • Assess the skill of each athlete or team determining the appropriate events and levels for training and competit i o n in the selected sports. • Develop individual training programs for each athlete including fundamental skill instruction, strength and conditioning activities, and instruction in competition and rules. This training program will be a minimum of eight weeks duration. 2. Apply and abide by the Official Special Olympics Sports Rules. 3. Apply the skills and rules of the sport being coached. 4. Develop family support to enhance athlete training opportunities. 5. Make sport training and competition a fun experience. 1 4 6. Execute the legal duties of a coach: • Provide a safe environment. • Properly plan the activity. • Evaluate athletes for injury or incapacity. • Match or equate athletes. • Provide adequate and proper equipment. • Warn of inherent risks in the sport. • Supervise the activity closely. • Know emergency procedures and first aid. • Have a first aid certified coach on site at all training sessions. • Keep accurate records. Help for the Coach Families are encouraged to take an active role in the Special Olympics Program. Coaches may call upon family members of all ages to help as the following: • Assistant coaches • Recruiters of athletes or other volunteers • Fundraisers for the Program’s equipment and uniforms • Transportation providers • Record keepers • Chaperones for travel. Special Olympics Partners Clubs ® are in existence in hundreds of schools across the United States and are beg i n n i n g all over the world. Student groups volunteer their time to help as one-on-one peer coaching assistants and teammates. Special Olympics, Inc., provides Partners Clubs handbooks to help a school organize and establish this program. Brochures are also available. A 90-minute orientation for family members includes the follow i n g : • Introduction of coaches and volunteers • Special Olympics mission and philosophy • Coaching philosophy • Demonstration by athletes, or slides or video of athletes in the sport • Program specifics—dates, times, procedures • How families can help • Questions and answers.
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Page 3 and 4: Table of Contents Introduction to t
Page 5 and 6: Introduction to Badminton B adminto
Page 7 and 8: History To honor the memory of the
Page 9 and 10: 8. Special Olympics encourages qual
Page 11 and 12: volunteer for Special Olympics as p
Page 13: Additional age groups may be establ
Page 17 and 18: 1 6 Recruiting Athletes The size of
Page 19 and 20: Equipment Badminton equipment can r
Page 21 and 22: • Write down your goals for the s
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Page 25 and 26: Planning a Training Session You hav
Page 27 and 28: Side Stretch Figures 3 and 4 • St
Page 29 and 30: Basic Skills The game of badminton
Page 31 and 32: Basic Skill #3 Low Short Serve The
Page 33 and 34: Basic Skill #6 Underhand Net Rally
Page 35 and 36: Steps to Teach the Forehand Overhea
Page 37 and 38: Drills 1. Bucket of Smashes Same as
Page 39 and 40: Skill #14 Forehand and Backhand Dri
Page 41 and 42: Drills/Activities for Doubles Low A
Page 43 and 44: Improving Athlete Performance SECTI
Page 45 and 46: intervals. Build up to be able to p
Page 47 and 48: Initial Measures for Cardiac Arrest
Page 49 and 50: Getting Ready for Competition SECTI
Page 51 and 52: Competition Officials 1. Scorekeepe
Page 53 and 54: Additional Resources • Protest Pr
Page 55 and 56: Side out — A loss of serve. Same
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Page 62 and 63: Sports Skills Assessment for Badmin
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Training Session Sheet (sample) Pra
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Score Card Event: _________________
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Application for Participation in Sp
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Release to be Completed by Adult At
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For more information contact: Speci
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