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Special Olympics offers training and competition opportunities in 30 Olympic-type sports for athletes 8 years or older.  For children with intellectual disabilities ages 2 through 7, Special Olympics provides a Young Athletes Program. Special Olympics coaches have a unique opportunity to work with athletes in competitive situations to assist in their training for life. As a grass-roots organization, Special Olympics relies on volunteers at all levels of the movement to ensure that every athlete is offered a quality sports training and competition experience. Individual donors, corporate partners and many others make it possible for Special Olympics to offer children and adults with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage and experience joy through participation in the program.
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Individual Equipment

You will need the following equipment to conduct your skills training sessions:
  • 1 golf club per student (or pair of students). A lofted iron is preferred (#9,8,7,6,5)
  • 1 putter per pair of students. #1,2,3 irons may also be used as putters
  • 10 golf balls per student
  • 1 tennis ball per student for introductory games
  • 2 regular size whiffle or plastic balls per student
  • 1 square of carpet remnant per student. Because the carpet is used for floor protection for indoor classes, the pile should be thick enough to protect the floor from the floor
* Level II-V athletes are responsible for providing their own equipment at competition for on course play:
  1. Golf clubsA set of clubs shall include at least one wood, one iron and one putter.
  2. A golf bag
  3. Golf Balls
  4. Pitch Mark Repairer
Equipment Sources
 
Golf Professionals
Golf Club Members
Golf Associations
Equipment manufacturers
Thrift shops
Parks and Recreation Departments
School Physical Education Departments
Sporting Goods Retail Shops
 
 
Proper Golf AttireGolf Shirt: Shirt with collar
Slacks or Shorts
Footwear:  Golf Shoe (Soft Spikes)
  Sneaker or smooth soled shoes








Getting Started in Golf

Let's Get Started!

You have secured a facility, equipment, assessed the athletes and are now ready to begin your skills training program. Let's review the recommended training session outline from the previous section.
  1. Warm up session
  2. Review previous instruction
  3. Introduce new skills
  4. Incorporate rules into the instruction
  5. Play a fun game
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