Orange County Special Olympics is looking for volunteer coaches for winter programs—basketball, competitive swimming, cheerleading, alpine skiing/snowboarding.
Register at Town of Chapel Hill Parks and Rec Department Volunteer roles page. Questions? Contact Colleen Lanigan, coordinator at 919-968-2810 or email clanigan@townofchapelhill.org. Registration ends soon.
There are seven divisions for basketball (1 Sat, 6 Sun); cheerleading Jan. 10-March 21, Sat, 10:30-11:30 a.m. at Hargraves Center; competitive swimming Jan. 15-May 24, Thu 6-7:10 p.m., 7:15-8:25, Chapel Hill Community Center; skiing/snowboarding, Dec-Feb (SONC will offer several training clinics on Sun/Mon at App Ski Mtn). SOOC will provide transportation to some clinics; sign up to get on the ski mailing list). Some sports will have games or tournaments.
Coaches need to commit to attending team practice each week.
All participants will be responsible for keeping our program athletes and volunteers healthy. Please do not attend any session if you feel unwell. We need to trust each other to create the safest and most fun recreational sports environment that we can, Lanigan said.