Opportunity Details | Basketball Coaches/UPs Wanted! St. Michael Stallions

Basketball Coaches/UPs Wanted! St. Michael Stallions

The Stallions are a fun, energetic team with a family feel located in the St. Michael/Albertville/Hanover area. The majority of our practices are held in St. Michael, Hanover or Otsego (Albertville border). We focus heavily on unified sports and opportunities because we truly believe we’re better together! We all learn from each other! Our team is unique in that we accept and gladly welcome athletes of all ages, so we usually have a nice mix of school-aged and adult athletes who participate in the various sports we offer.

 

The Stallions are looking:

● 2-3 Skills coaches/assistants: assist Skills athletes as they learn the basics of basketball, dribbling, passing and shooting (sometimes 1:1 with an athlete as needed).
● 2-3 Half Court coaches: help run bi-weekly practices assisting and supporting athletes as they play half court 3v3 basketball.
● 2-3 Unified Full Court coaches/assistant coaches: help run bi-weekly practices coaching and assisting athletes as they play unified full court basketball.
● 3-4 Unified Full Court unified partners: play alongside athletes as a teammate, helping support and assist teammates on the court.

 

Basketball practice will be held at Kaleidoscope Charter School in Otsego at the following times:

● Skills and Half Court – 3:00pm on Sundays (every other week) beginning late February/early March and ending mid/late June.
● Unified Full Court – 4:00pm on Sundays (every other week - with a couple extra optional practices added) beginning late February/early March and ending mid/late June.

 

All volunteers are required to complete Special Olympics Minnesota's Level 1 Training & a background check, which will be sent to you once you register! Please indicate that you would like to join the Wild West on the application. 

 

Ideally, you will be able to help for each session.

 

Coach Roles:

• Must be 8+ years old to participate as a unified partner.
• Must be 16+ years old to participate as an assistant/level 1 coach.
• Must complete the Level 1 training and background check
• Must be great with people, respectful, understanding, energetic, able to delegate, and inclusive
• Receives detailed training from SOMN staff person
• Receives lesson plans for each session
• Prep and lead each class using training and lesson plans given by SOMN. Example: scheduling out what each class will look like prior. Day of, leading the class in warm-ups, setting up equipment/activities, leading cool downs.
• Basketball experience not necessary!

 

Extra Information:

Coaches should arrive 15 min prior to start of practice.

Please bring appropriate attire (athletic wear and appropriate footwear), a bottle of water, and a great attitude!

 

Questions? Contact us at coacheducation@somn.org

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Special Olympics Minnesota