SPORT TECHNICAL COORDINATOR

Duties and Responsibilities

Primary contact between Head Coaches/coaches and the Community Council.
Work with the Registrar and the Volunteer Coordinator to ensure current ‘Coaches Code of Conduct’ is completed for all coaches.
Interact with parents, coaches, and athletes to ensure that sports programs are being run in accordance with Provincial and Regional guidelines.
Ensure participation ratios of athletes to coaches are within safe and effective limits (ex. 4:1).
Educate the importance of and monitor completion of SOC NCCP coaching courses of all S.O.O. coaches.
Monitor SOC NCCP Technical Practical Hours (with head coaches) and ensure completed forms are sent to S.O.O.
Promote provincial area Coaches meetings to all community coaches and attend with them.
Ensure ample competitive opportunities are available to all sport programs; work with provincial seasonal competition managers if opportunities are lacking.
Inform Provincial Staff Representative of any invitational competitions for monitoring and promotion purposes.
Liaise with sport technical coordinators from other communities and serve as a resource for coaches to “best practices” done in other community programs.
Function as a link between the Community Council and various sport clubs in communicating relevant changes and updates.
Keep Community Council informed on sport technical matters.
Assist with any athlete and volunteer issues that may arise (i.e. suspension, discipline, etc.) and keep S.O.O. informed of these incidents using S.O.O. Accident and Incident Forms.
Work with Head Coaches to locate and procure a practice facility/permits and ensure the facility meets safety standards.
Arranges transportation for all sporting events requiring buses.
Review and be familiar with sections 1,6,7,10,11,13,14,17 and 18 on the S.O.O. information portal.
Maintain the Special Olympics e-mail address that is provided, if applicable.
Upon vacating the position all files etc. must be passed on to the new Sport Technical Coordinator.