Washington

Athlete Leadership Programs (ALPs)SO College

Community PartnershipsChara McElfish, cmcelfish@sowa.org

Washington

ATHLETE LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS

Approximately 85% of individuals with intellectual disabilities can live

independently or in minimally supervised settings. These individuals typically

can take public transportation, understand news events and

handle money.

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85%

Athlete Leadership

Trained &

Activated

Athlete Leaders

State-Led ALP

Workshops at State

events

Area Liaison-Led ALP

Workshops as needed

ALPs Workshops @ State Events• Athlete Ambassador• Governance• Athletes as Coaches• Athletes as Fundraisers

Interested in leading ALPs

workshops? Contact SOWA to become a trained facilitator!

Athlete Input CouncilsAIC rep to CEO

State AIC--Quarterly

webinar/conference calls-One member reports to CEO

Area Input Councils (AIC): -1 per Area

-5 – 8 Athletes-Meets at least quarterly

-Votes on one member to represented the Area on the State AIC

Possible Athlete roles at events:

• Input Table Hosts• Greeters• Equipment Setup/Tear

Down• Opening Ceremonies

speakers & contributors

• Lunch distribution• Water monitors• Media hosts

The Role of an ALPs Liaison

Lead ALPs Workshops

Communicate with State Office

– give input, receive training, and update on needs/numbers

Activate & Utilize Trained

Athlete Leaders

Recruit New

Athlete Leaders

Facilitate or find others

facilitators for Area Athlete

Input Councils

Washington

SO COLLEGE

Unified Teams & Clubs

University Students

18-25

Grade 12 graduate

s with ID18-25

Social

Activities

& Unified

Sports

SO College Structure

• Follows same structure as Master’s level community-based teams (coaches collaborate to scrimmage and then register for competition)

• Colleges wishing to host a separate invitational for other colleges may do so and will be given guidelines from SOWA staff for event planning.

• Teams should remain age appropriate. Students may coach, as they would any other intramural sport.

• Teams can be run as club or intramural activity.

Washington

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

Examples of Current & Developing Partnerships

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