BADMINTON Special Olympics Sports Skills Program
BADMINTON Special Olympics Sports Skills Program
BADMINTON Special Olympics Sports Skills Program
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Recruiting Athletes<br />
The size of your program will depend upon many things—<br />
how many coaches and assistants are available, how much<br />
individualized attention each athlete requires, space and<br />
equipment available, and scheduling and transportation<br />
concerns. The appropriate training program can range from<br />
one athlete getting private instruction and practice time to<br />
a busload of athletes in a large facility moving from skill<br />
station to skill station in smaller groups. Athletes are most<br />
often recruited through those organizations in your community<br />
that provide services to individuals with intellectual disabilities.<br />
They may include:<br />
• Schools<br />
• Residential facilities<br />
• Group homes<br />
• Associations servicing citizens with intellectual disabilities<br />
• Supported work environments or employment settings.<br />
Referrals from family members who have relatives in <strong>Special</strong><br />
<strong>Olympics</strong> <strong>Program</strong>s and from <strong>Special</strong> <strong>Olympics</strong> athletes<br />
themselves can provide additional sources of new athletes.<br />
However, individual athletes beyond school age who live<br />
with their families are often hardest to identity. Publicizing<br />
your program to churches, parks and recreation departments,<br />
and other civic associations will help to get the information<br />
to a broader base of potential athletes.
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