Get Involved

Coach Resources/Forms

Regardless of whether you've coached before, you can be an inspiration to Special Olympics athletes. We provide sport-specific training, tips to help you coach your team and a simple certification process that makes it easy for you to get involved.

Below are links to many of the resources you’ll need as a coach. Please contact your Region Director if you have any questions or need additional information about coaching certification courses. If you are unsure about how to contact your Region Director, view our statewide map for contact details.

Volunteer Interest Form
Interested in coaching? Complete our online interest form and a Region Director will contact you with additional information about volunteer opportunities in your area.
Online Volunteer Interest Form

Registered Training Program (RTP) Form
This is a roster of all athletes and coaches who participated in area sports.
Online RTP Form
RTP Form (PDF)
RTP Form (Word)

Coaching Guides
Coaches can download Coaching Guides for every sport, except cheerleading, from the Special Olympics Inc. Web site. This includes great tools for planning a training season, teaching sports skills and following the rules, protocol and etiquette of each sport.
Coaching Guides (PDF)

Sport Rules
Rules for each sport , except cheerleading, can be downloaded from the Special Olympics Inc. Web site.
Sport Rules (PDF)

Competition Management Guides
These documents outline the effective planning, organization and administration of a safe, quality and dignified sports competition. Available on the Special Olympics Inc. Web site.
Competition Management Guides (PDF)

Coach Code of Conduct
This document outlines standards of behavior for Special Olympic Virginia coaches and assistant coaches.
Coach Code of Conduct (PDF)

Code of Conduct Report Form & Action Plan
This form is used to document inappropriate behaviors by volunteers or athletes, and to develop an action plan to resolve the issues.
Code of Conduct Report Form & Action Plan (PDF)
Code of Conduct Report Form & Action Plan (Microsoft Word)

Incident Report Form (American Specialty)
This form is used to report an injury to an athlete or volunteer. Completed forms should be submitted to the Special Olympics Virginia staff who will review them and submit them to American Specialty.
Incident Report Form (PDF)
Incident Report Form (Microsoft Word)

Criteria for Advancement to Higher Level Competition
This document outlines the procedures for selecting athletes to advance to higher levels of competition.
Criteria for Advancement to Higher Level Competition (PDF)

Coach Certification Process
This document explains how to become a Special Olympics certified coach.
Coach Certification Process (PDF)

Coach Certification Form
Submit this form whenever you take a coach certification course. If you are applying to be a Special Olympics certified coach for the first time, you need to take the Special Olympics General Volunteer Orientation, take a sport skills training or the Coaching Special Olympics Athletes course and complete a 10-hour practicum working with Special Olympics athletes. To maintain your certification, coaches must take a coach training course of their choice once every four years.
Coach Certification Form (PDF)
Coach Certification Form (Microsoft Word)

Terminology/Language Guidelines
This document discusses terminology and proper ways to refer to Special Olympics participants and the program
Terminology/Language Guidelines (PDF)

Additional resources, including Class A and B volunteer forms, can be found in our volunteer resources section.