Transcript Document

Special Olympics North Carolina
Coaches Conference
November 16-17, 2012
Concord/Salisbury, NC
North Carolina
Welcome
•Staff Introductions
•Weekend Agenda
•Why We Do What We Do!
•What is Special Olympics - Video
•Sport Teaches Us - Video
Networking
•Introduce yourself to the folks at your table
•Name
•County
•Sport
•Number of years coaching
•Schedule scrimmages/practices
G.O.A.L. Setting
Beth Brooker & Lauren Saulter
Friday, 7:30-8:20pm
North Carolina
G.O.A.L Setting
•Get
•Organized (Resources for Coaches)
•And
•Lead (Be Proactive, not Reactive)
Organized
•Coaches Resources
•SONC Website!
•Responsible Sports
•Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA)
•American Sports Education Program (ASEP)
•National Federation of State High School
Associations (NFHS)
•Coaching Today
Organized - NFHS
Organized – Fun!
Basketball Apps
Google Play/Apple
If you don’t know
where you’re
going – you’ll end
up somewhere
else .
– Yogi Berra
North Carolina
Benefits to Goal Setting
 Give
direction
 Motivation
towards achievement both short term and
long term
 Boosts
self confidence
 Improves
performance
Assessing
 Assessing
your athletes allows you to gather baseline
information and gives clear direction as to how to set
up your goals
 Identify
strengths
 Identify
areas of improvement
 Be
creative
 Track
improvement so athletes can see
Setting Individual Goals
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What are the athletes current strengths?
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Where can the athlete improve?
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What is your time line? Make It short term
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How are you going to determine achievement and start
new goals?
Include the athlete
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What do they want to accomplish?
‣ During this practice
‣ This game
‣ This season
Pre Season Questionnaires
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Give the coach insight into the interests, goals, motivations, and
expectations of each athlete
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Give during a parents/ coaches meeting
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Return so they can keep their goals in mind throughout the
season
Examples of what to include:
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Favorite athlete
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Why do you enjoy participating in Special Olympics?
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What are your strengths?
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What do you want to improve on this season?
Setting Team Goals
 What
are the team strengths and weaknesses?
 What
is your timeline?
 What
does your team want to accomplish?
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Understand and execute a zone offense
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Reduce turn over ratio
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Win 50% of games
Here’s some practice
At your table discuss and establish two goals for this
conference. Be prepared to share and give an example
of how the goal you have established may benefit your
team or squad.
Remember your SMART goals.
Useful References
101 Smart Goals
Managing & Motivating
A panel discussion on managing and motivating parents,
staff, volunteers, and caregivers.
Facilitator: Lauren Saulter
Friday, 8:30-9:20pm
North Carolina
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Managing & Motivating
Panel Members:
• Emily Riley - Cabarrus County Local Coordinator
• Wynter Sexton - Cabarrus County Coach
• Penny Chisholm - High Point Coach, Fall
Tournament GMT, Group Home Owner
• Lewis McLean – SONC Board Member,
Basketball SDT, Group Home Rep.
Managing & Motivating
 How
do you motivate group home staff?
 How
do you ensure that athletes from group homes
are active outside of practice?
 How
do you motivate difficult parents?
 Helpful
 What
hints: Preseason meeting
experiences are you as coaches having in
motivating parents, staff, volunteers, and caregivers?
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Fitness & Nutrition
Tiffany VanDeMark & Kara Lydon
Friday, 8-8:50am
North Carolina
Coaching Athletes
with Autism
Lauren Saulter
Saturday, 9-9:50am
North Carolina
POP QUIZ
1 in every ____ babies
born are diagnosed with
autism on average in the
United States.
1 in 88 babies born are
diagnosed with autism,
typically before the age of
3. In North Carolina the
rate is higher than the
average at 1 in 70.
POP QUIZ
True or False: All individuals with autism are withdrawn,
avoid eye contact, engage in self-injurious behavior,
rock, spin objects and avoid affection.
FALSE
Some individuals engage in eye contact, while others
enjoy tickles and hugs. However, not all engage in
rocking, spinning or self-abusive behavior. Individuals
with autism do share common behavioral
characteristics, and it is on this basis that a diagnosis
can be made.
POP QUIZ
Autism is caused by
A. Vaccines
B. Bad parenting
C. Environment factors such as pollution levels
D. None of the above
There is no scientifically definitive cause of autism.
Scientist believe it may be a combination of
environmental and genetic factors
POP QUIZ
Autism found in _______ most commonly.
A.
Boys
B.
Girls
C.
Autism is found equally in both genders
Boys, siblings of those whom are diagnosed with
autism, and individuals with developmental delays
have been found to be more at risk.
What is Autism?
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) refers to a group of
developmental disabilities that affect a person's ability
to understand what they see, hear, and otherwise
sense. It is a brain disorder that impacts
communication, social interaction, and behavior.
A person with ASD may…
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Have severe language
deficits or differences
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Talk about or show interest
in a restricted range of
topics
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Have trouble relating to
others
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Appear to be unaware when
other people talk to them
but respond to other sounds
A person with ASD may… cont.
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Repeat or echo words or phrases said to them, or repeat
words or phrases in place of normal language (echolalia)
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Have trouble expressing their needs using typical words or
motions
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Repeat actions over and over again
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Avoid eye contact and want to be alone
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Have trouble adapting when a routine changes
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May have delayed motors skill development
Benefits of Participation in Sports
 Improved
health through
physical activity
 Improvement
of
appropriate social
interactions
 Development
of
friendships
 Possible
reductions in
behaviors
 Gained
skills
sport specific
Best Practices for an Awesome
Practice
1. Plan Ahead
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Always have alternative activities for individual
athletes just in case
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Have consistent start/stop cues for athletes
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Develop clear transitions from activity to activity
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Consider your athletes and any possible behavior
triggers
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Best Practices for an Awesome
Practice
2. Develop a consistent routine
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Warm-Up Activity
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Stretch
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Water Break
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Skill Drills
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Water Break
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Routine Practice
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Team Talk
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Best Practices for an Awesome
Practice
3. Teach skills and drills a variety of ways
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Many athletes are visual and hands on learners
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UNO Skill Drill
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You need:
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Deck of Uno Cards
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4 sheets of paper with a specific skill listed on each
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4 cones with each that match one of the Uno colors red, yellow, blue, green
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Athletes pick any Uno card they use. Once a card is chosen, they then
take the Uno card to the corresponding cone and perform that skill. Once
complete they choose another card and continue for the allotted time.
Best Practices for an Awesome
Practice
4. Utilize Technology
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Video review of an
athlete’s skills
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Apple iPads have
thousands of apps
specifically designed for
those with Autism.
Best Practices for an Awesome
Practice
5. Know your athletes
A
primary factor in a parent’s decision to have their
child to participate in Special Olympics is a coach
demonstrating a willingness to learn about each
athlete’s needs
 What
 Do
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are their triggers if any?
they have areas of specific interest?
Useful Resources
North Carolina Autism Society
National Institute of Health
PE Central
Sportsmanship for All
Facilitators: Beth Brooker & Andrea Stamm
Saturday, 10-10:50am
North Carolina
Sportsmanship
Panel Members:
• Charyl Clark, Greensboro Director
• Mike Scoglio, SONC Powerlifting Athlete,
Guilford Greensboro Team Captain
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Sportsmanship
•What Sportsmanship is Not – video
•Coach and Parent Lack of Sportsmanship video
Sportsmanship
•Sportsmanship and Special Olympics
•What SONC Expects from Coaches
Sportsmanship – Team Captains
•SONC would like to make team captains a standard in all of
the sports we offer!
•Many athletes who are capable of taking on a leadership
role in their sport.
•Team Captain instead of coach
•Great way to be a leader while still competing
•Get message of sportsmanship out across the
movement
•SONC encourages each local program to designate a team
captain for each of their sports.
Sportsmanship – Team Captains
•Implementing the Team Captain concept at area and state
level events.
•Team captains attend all coaches’ meetings
•Credential team captain as such at state-level events
•At team sport competitions, armbands will be given to team
captain to identify them. These sports include:
•Basketball
•Cheerleading
•Soccer
•Softball
•Volleyball
Sportsmanship - Videos
•Ultimate Sportsmanship
•Mike Candrea USA Softball Coach talks about
developing youth sports players physically, mentally, and
emotionally.
•Great Sportsmanship
Officials Q & A
Facilitator: Andrea Stamm
Saturday, 11-11:50am
North Carolina
When in doubt,
consult the
rules.
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When addressing an Official/Judge
Remember the Golden Rule.
And if you cannot remember the
golden rule, do not act or speak
in a way that would embarrass
your mother.
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Question & Answer
Inquiring coaches want to
know…….
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Thank you!
North Carolina
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