Be a Special Olympics National Summer Games Official 2017!

On 5 April 2016 Special Olympics GB launched the search over 150 officials for the next National Summer Games which are to be held in Sheffield from 7-12 August 2017!

This would be a great event to be a part of. If you are interested in officiating at the Games, please click here to find out more and then click here to register.

Why might you want to do this? Watch this video: Be Part of It

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Note: these are voluntary positions, but expenses will be paid for (up to a limit).

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Funding For Coaching & Officiating (from Lincolnshire Sport)

Lincolnshire Sport support coaches and officials in many ways. Some of these are:

(1) The Lincolnshire Coach and Instructor Network: a free support network that will provide access to information, training events and bursaries. Join now!

(2) Officiating Bursaries: open to anyone who is interested in obtaining officiating qualifications. Deadline: September 30th 2015.

(3) HE/FE Coaching Bursaries: open to students who are interested in getting started with coaching. Applications open on October 1st 2015 and close on November 2nd 2015.

(2) Talented Coaches Scheme: receive extensive training, support and networking to help you develop your coaching experience and skills. many of these events are hosted within our School – as you can see from the photo here – and we had a student in the 2015 cohort. Applications for the 2016 cohort will be open in December 2015.

There are many more resources available on the Lincolnshire Sport website, and we strongly recommend that everyone takes a few minutes to explore the site.