All Coaching and Officiating Articles

Special Olympics has partnered with leading sport coaching education provider American Sport Education Program (ASEP) to develop and deliver a Special Olympics-customized online course aimed at improving the quality and consistency of Special Olympics’ coaches training worldwide. [read more]

When making the move to get open, whether it is across the key, down the lane, or when the ball is coming to the strong side, the "catch and score" play is ideal. [read more]

Most of us don’t have the luxury of having an elite player on our roster, and even if we did, what do we do when that player is injured, fouled out, or denied the ball. [read more]

The one time the team in possession of the ball is at a numbers disadvantage is when inbounding the ball. [read more]

Learn to clearly spell out how your athletes (or others) are expected to conduct themselves and the consequences of failing to meet those expectations. [read more]

After completing the emergency action steps and establishing the ABCs, you should begin the physical assessment to pinpoint the nature, site, and severity of a sport injury or illness. Do not begin the physical assessment until the ABCs have been established. As with the emergency action steps, follow a standard pattern, such as the following, to make the evaluation more thorough. The acronym HIT will help you remember these steps. [read more]

Begin by giving your players the proper mental picture of the slide. It is simply a glide on top of the grass, not a dive or a leap. [read more]

Landing properly and knowing how to fall are both key aspects of injury prevention in the sport of gymnastics. These are prerequisite skills for gymnastics performance, and gymnasts should be continually educated in these areas. Education and reminders should be built into lesson plans and used for each apparatus. [read more]

Hand-putting is an effective method for learning to read greens. [read more]

Teaching key soccer skills and structuring quality practices is now as easy as accessing your favorite hand-held device. [read more]