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Coaching Adult Athletes – Coach Webinar Series 2023 - Chinese

Coaching Adult Athletes – Coach Webinar Series 2023 - Chinese
The final webinar of the 2023 Coach Webinar Series, presented by Gallagher. This webinar was all about being adaptable as a coach and keeping adult athletes engaged in a challenging environment. This webinar was hosted by football referee and Special Olympics Washington Athlete Leader, Garrett Utz. Garrett has officiated at 1 USA Games, 2 Unified Cups, and 2 World Games. Garrett also holds multiple leadership positions and is also an Athlete Advisor for the Sport and Competition team in Special Olympics International. Garrett was joined by Gallagher’s Scott Gregory who sits on the board of Special Olympics Southern California and is an active Special Olympics coach. Thomas Graham from the Newcastle United Foundation gave us an overview of the development of their walking football programme and how this could be applied to Special Olympics contexts. Ken Black, co-founder of the Inclusion Club, then presented on the STEP Model (Space, Task, Equipment, People) and how to adapt your coaching to continually challenge athletes no matter the ability level. To close out the webinar, there was a very passionate and inspiring message from Special Olympics supporter and former US Men’s National Team player and current Vice President of Sporting for US Soccer, Oguchi Onyewu.
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Coaching Adult Athletes – Coach Webinar Series 2023 - French

Coaching Adult Athletes – Coach Webinar Series 2023 - French
The final webinar of the 2023 Coach Webinar Series, presented by Gallagher. This webinar was all about being adaptable as a coach and keeping adult athletes engaged in a challenging environment. This webinar was hosted by football referee and Special Olympics Washington Athlete Leader, Garrett Utz. Garrett has officiated at 1 USA Games, 2 Unified Cups, and 2 World Games. Garrett also holds multiple leadership positions and is also an Athlete Advisor for the Sport and Competition team in Special Olympics International. Garrett was joined by Gallagher’s Scott Gregory who sits on the board of Special Olympics Southern California and is an active Special Olympics coach. Thomas Graham from the Newcastle United Foundation gave us an overview of the development of their walking football programme and how this could be applied to Special Olympics contexts. Ken Black, co-founder of the Inclusion Club, then presented on the STEP Model (Space, Task, Equipment, People) and how to adapt your coaching to continually challenge athletes no matter the ability level. To close out the webinar, there was a very passionate and inspiring message from Special Olympics supporter and former US Men’s National Team player and current Vice President of Sporting for US Soccer, Oguchi Onyewu.
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Coaching Adult Athletes – Coach Webinar Series 2023 - Arabic

Coaching Adult Athletes – Coach Webinar Series 2023 - Arabic
The final webinar of the 2023 Coach Webinar Series, presented by Gallagher. This webinar was all about being adaptable as a coach and keeping adult athletes engaged in a challenging environment. This webinar was hosted by football referee and Special Olympics Washington Athlete Leader, Garrett Utz. Garrett has officiated at 1 USA Games, 2 Unified Cups, and 2 World Games. Garrett also holds multiple leadership positions and is also an Athlete Advisor for the Sport and Competition team in Special Olympics International. Garrett was joined by Gallagher’s Scott Gregory who sits on the board of Special Olympics Southern California and is an active Special Olympics coach. Thomas Graham from the Newcastle United Foundation gave us an overview of the development of their walking football programme and how this could be applied to Special Olympics contexts. Ken Black, co-founder of the Inclusion Club, then presented on the STEP Model (Space, Task, Equipment, People) and how to adapt your coaching to continually challenge athletes no matter the ability level. To close out the webinar, there was a very passionate and inspiring message from Special Olympics supporter and former US Men’s National Team player and current Vice President of Sporting for US Soccer, Oguchi Onyewu.
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Special Olympics World Games Santiago 2027

Special Olympics World Games Santiago 2027
Significant progress has been made in preparation for the upcoming Special Olympics World Games Santiago 2027.
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Special Olympics Approves Technical Delegate Appointments for Santiago 2027

Special Olympics Technical Delegate speaking with a football official on the pitch at the Special Olympics Unified Football World Cup Paris 2026.
With just over a year to go until the Special Olympics World Games Santiago 2027, Special Olympics is preparing the high-level team of Technical Delegates (TD) who will be deployed in Santiago across the Games’ 22 sports to uphold and maintain the organization’s high competition standards in order to have meaningful, competitive, and fair competition across all athletes competing.
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Badminton Momentum Builds at the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games in Minnesota

Two athletes lunge toward a badminton net on an outdoor grass court.
Demonstration sessions introduce athletes and coaches to the sport while creating lasting opportunities for badminton’s growth in North America
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USA Games Attracts Media Coverage for its Health Work at USA Games

Athlete having blood pressure taken by a health care worker.
Thank you to the media outlets that elevated Special Olympics Health across earned media, partner content, and owned channels while capturing compelling athlete and volunteer stories during the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games.
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“Let Me Be Brave in the Attempt”: Leadership Beyond Special Olympics

Young woman celebrating.
As the Special Olympics Global Athlete Congress Chair, Kiera Byland has helped ensure athlete voices are heard at the highest levels of the movement.
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Leading the Charge

Two people stood side by side with their thumbs up
Ron Szeto and Matthew Fong reflect on their training, preparation, and presentation, challenging others to think differently about disabilities and inclusion in the workplace.
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Building Communities, One Club at a Time

Building Communities, One Club at a Time
Through local clubs, Special Olympics is helping athletes, families, coaches, and youth leaders build spaces where everyone belongs.Read the full article
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