Program Coordinators Requirements

Every accredited school, organization, and agency involved with Special Olympics D.C. must have one Program Coordinator who serves as the program administrator, acts as a liaison, and communicates essential information to their coaches. Since its inception, SODC has relied on Program Coordinators to attend meetings to receive and distribute information on sports training and competition.

Program Coordinator responsibilities include:

  • Identify and recruit coaches within their school, organization, or agency
  • Attend four Program Coordinator meetings which are held at the beginning of each sports season (fall, winter, spring), as well as prior to the Summer Games
  • Liaison between SODC and their sport-specific coaches
  • Liaison between SODC and school/organization/agency administrators
  • Serve as the Head of Delegation for Summer Games and be on-site each day their organization participates

Structure and Schedule

The Program Coordinators receive essential information and overviews of each sport at the Program Coordinators’ meetings held before the fall, winter, and spring seasons. Additionally, a meeting is held prior to the Summer Games which covers all of the elements and logistics of this event. Through this structure, Coordinators gain an understanding of the requirements and policies governing participation in the sports offered. They are responsible for conveying this information to their school or agency administrators and coaches, and to provide support and guidance when needed.

The Program Coordinator Meetings will be held on the following dates during the 2011-12 program year:

  • Fall Sports - August 23

    Golf Individual Skills, Tennis Individual Skills, Youth Basketball (Team Competition, Individual Skills, and MATP), Adult Unified Bocce

  • Winter Sports – October 11

    Speed Skating, Bowling (Youth and Adults), Adult Unified Basketball, Adult MATP Basketball

  • Spring Sports – February 2012

    Aquatics, Volleyball (Traditional and Unified), Track & Field, Tennis Match Play, Soccer (Traditional, Unified, and Individual Skills), Bocce

  • Summer Games – TBA

    Meeting for all Program Coordinators and head coaches for the spring sports