| | UPCOMING EVENTS IN THE NYC REGION November 15th, 2008
Coaches' Conference, Brooklyn DDSO
December 6th, 2008 2008 NYC Regional Bowling Tournament, AMF Lanes, Queens, NY December 7th, 2008
POLAR PLUNGE, Great Kills Beach, Staten Island, NY |
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| | ANNOUNCEMENTS | | COACHES' CONFERENCE
There's still time to register!
SPORTS OFFERED - Floor Hockey Skills and Cross Country Skiing!
PLEASE reserve November 15th, 2008 for the Special Olympics New York City Region Coaches' Conference! This conference is a great, FREE!, easy way to start the certification process for new coaches and will hold invaluable information for veteran coaches. The conference will be held at:
Brooklyn Developmental Disabilties Services Office
888 Fountain Ave.
Brooklyn, NY
For more information and directions, you can visit their website at http://www.omr.state.ny.us. This venue is easily accessible from all five boroughs!
For new coaches, this conference is the jumping off point for you to join the exciting and rewarding experience of training Special Olympics athletes! Individuals over the age of sixteen may become certified. The time commitment involved after you are certified is about one to two hours per week, per sport season. In order to become a certified coach, you must attend a General Orientation, complete a volunteer application, attend a sport-specific training and a 10-hour practicum. This conference combines the first three steps into one simple process and leaves you ready to start your 10-hour practicum. We are holding sport-specific trainings in floor hockey skills and cross country skiing. Please attend even if you wish to coach a sport other than those offered as the first two steps are uniform! The conference should last from about 9am to 2pm for new coaches.We will have free giveaways and provide lunch.
For veteran coaches, The time requirement is only 9am to 11:30am (lunch begins at 11:30am, which you may choose to stay for or not) and we will have free giveaways! Please attend!
AGENDA:
8:15 - 9:00am - Breakfast
9:00 - 9:15am - Welcome , Introductions, Review and Updates
9:15 - 10:00am - Coaching the Special Needs Athlete
Jonathan Belkin, NYC DOE D75 teacher
Special Olympics New York Certified Coach
10:00- 11:00am - Floor Hockey Skills - Walter Kopczuk
Cross Country Skiing - Ziggy Chodor
11:00 - 11:15am - Evaluation and wrap-up
11:15am - Lunch for veteran coaches
11:15am - 12:00pm - Lunch and General Session for new coaches
Please RSVP to Colleen Everett at ceverett@nyso.org (or hit reply to this email), or call (212) 661-3963. Thanks!
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
What: NYC Regional Bowling Tournament
When: Saturday, December 6th, 9am - 2pm
Where: AMF 34th AVE LANES, 69-10 34TH AVENUE, WOODSIDE, NEW YORK 11377
How: Please contact Colleen Everett at ceverett@nyso.org or (212) 661-3963 if you are interested in helping out. Thanks!
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Please take a moment to fill out this survey on 'How and Why athletes choose the sports that they do as well as how the Coaches help them choose those sports' :
CLICK HERE FOR SURVEY | | REMINDERS | | Training Schedules Needed!
COACHES: Please submit your training schedules to Colleen Everett at ceverett@nyso.org as soon as possible. We are compiling a list of trainings to distribute to other coaches, families, and athletes.
Thanks!
Training Clarification
COACHES, FAMILIES, and ATHLETES: Just to clear up any confusion, now that we have Regionalized, there are no divions among boroughs - you or your training club may train in any borough that works for you!
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