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Special Olympics GB's year round coaching programme is provided solely by a dedicated army of volunteers in clubs around the country.

We are committed to providing the highest possible quality of coaching for our athletes.

We highly recommend that all our coaches - and any person wishing to take up a coaching position with Special Olympics GB – have or obtain coaching qualifications from the National Governing Body (NGB) for any particular sport. 

Contact details for each recognised NGB can be found by clicking on:

England: http://www.sportengland.org

Scotland: http://www.sportscotland.org.uk

Wales: http://www.sports-council-wales.org.uk

Sports coach UK run courses and workshops on all aspects of coaching.  They also give information on awards, incentives and funding streams available to coaches in the UK.  They can be contacted by clicking this link to their website: http://www.sportscoachuk.org.