Partners Clubs®

Partners Clubs® bring together high school students with Special Olympics athletes in a setting to provide sports skills training and competition on a regular basis. Partners Clubs® members may spend additional time together enjoying other social and recreational activities in the school and community.

Student members need not be varsity or junior varsity athletes, but may have a particular career or sport interest.

A Partners Clubs® should be a sanctioned school club. The meeting schedule and format should follow school club policies and procedures. Partners Clubs® should have a faculty advisor and officers who network with administration, and the athletic, physical education and special education departments.

Partners

• Attend Special Olympics training schools
• Utilize Special Olympics Sports Skills Guides for training Special Olympics athletes
• Coach the same athlete at least one hour each week for a minimum of eight weeks
• Plan and conduct Special Olympics mini-competitions
• Attend a Special Olympics local, Area, District, Regional, and/or State competition serving as assistant coaches

Socially, Partners may:

• Attend local sporting events together
• Make banners to support their favorite teams
• Arrange for a local coach to speak to the club or conduct drills
• Sponsor a dance for the school
• Design a Partners Club® insignia
• Have a pizza party or other social gathering