Special Olympics Switzerland (SOSWI) has defined various functions for people who are involved in sports for people with intellectual disabilities. These include coaches, sports coaches, sports officials and technical coordinators. <\/p>\n\n
A coach accompanies and supports their athletes at competitions. They are also concerned with ensuring that the athletes train regularly in the relevant sport. <\/p>\n\n
The requirements to be certified as a sports coach in a sport are described in the document Definition Sport Coach<\/a>. The Sport Coach certificate can be obtained by a coach from Special Olympics by means of a request for recognition as a Sport Coach<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n A Sport Official is a person defined by Special Olympics who assumes the sporting responsibility and technical management of a competition. “Definition Sport Official”<\/a><\/p>\n\n The Technical Coordinator is responsible at the national level for the development of a sport. They are in close contact with the sports department of SOSWI, as well as with the coaches, sports coaches and sports officials in the respective sport. A comprehensive description of the tasks, goals and opportunities are listed in the document \u00abDefinition Technical Coordinator\u00bb<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n A GMS Official is a person defined by Special Olympics Switzerland who assumes responsibility for managing sports competitions with the help of GMS \u2013 Games Management Software. “Definition GMS Official”<\/a><\/p>\n\nSport Official<\/h2>\n\n
Technical Coordinator<\/h2>\n\n
GMS Official<\/h2>\n\n