Coaching Special Olympics Experience

in the special olympics. At first I intimidated by the challenges I might face as a coach, but then I decided that I should just give it a try. When I first started it was not easy. Sometimes it was hard to communicate with the players, and it was hard to get them to understand what I was trying to get them to understand. Over time, these challenges began to go away, and I began to really have fun with my coaching position. In the three years I spent coaching the Stanislaus County Special Olympics

unorthodox technique works, and it doesn’t matter that I failed to teach Jekeil perfect basketball skills, because this is Special

year round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community (Special Olympics New Zealand, 2007). Special Olympics was founded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver in 1962 by a summer day camp she

Key Principles and Good Practice within sports Sport development is the promotion of sports activities for the community. Successful sports development depends largely on effective partnership and networking with a wide range of community groups, service providers, facility operators, National Governing bodies, local authorities and voluntary groups.Fundamentally sport development is about participation and promoting the opportunities and benefits of participation. Participation in sport and physical

I was frustrated with his facial expression when I was in the room. He locked eyes with me when I spoke, but his face was slightly blank. His body language—such as a slight grimace or moan—indicating that he was irritated, but his emotions and needs were not obvious. I tried to put myself in his shoes and decipher his thoughts. The patient’s brother had to leave the room earlier because he could not watch his loved one in this condition. While that response might be puzzling to some, I could relate

This subject appealed to me because of the variety of topics that the course has offered, an example is sports coaching. The

Two special plays he wrote honored Dr. Seuss and Jim Henson when they passed away. Mike also wrote music for historical people and patriotic plays. Music has always been a part of Mike’s life, at about five; he was entertaining the next door neighbors. His dad

of our season. This being the case many athletes have full year obligations to their team that they devote their time to. These commitments come with sacrifices such as not being able to study abroad, limited work experiences and internships, along with other opportunities and experiences that help create a well-rounded person internally and externally. Much of my summer last year consisted of traveling back and forth from Ohio where I would work on a farm for a few weeks to make some money then back

Personal Action Plan Being of mixed race, African American and white and being raised and exposed to very diverse regions and people, I feel as though I have an advantage when it relates to being culturally competent. I am very proud of and in touch with ethnic background and culture and have established very strong relationships with people from different ethnicities and cultures. I feel very comfortable around them and have grown as a person and an educator by learning more about their cultures

The Olympic Savior The Olympics have always been a special world tradition. More than just sports, its an event with such influence and spirit that it can unify an entire world of contrasting people. In its beginnings, the event was regarded so holy that even military threats and ongoing wars would be suspended for its duration. However, the cancellation of three (including 2 consecutive) Games demonstrated that as international politics and dispute increased, the importance and significance of