The following information will be required in the next phase of your program's registration process:
- LTP Management Team Contact List (name, address, phone, email, LTP position)
- Contact info for Head Coast and all coaches for each sport being offered
- Annual Budget
- Annual Calendar of Events (including competitions, fundraisers, and committee meetings)
- Inventory of Equipment
Agreement for Accreditation:
The Local Trainign Program (LTP) agrees to offer a quality Special Olympics program to eligible individuals and agrees to adhere to all Special Olympics, Inc. and Special Olympics Louisiana, Inc. (SOLA) goals, rules, policies, and procedures, including but not limited to:
- Actively keeping new athletes, volunteers, supporters, and agencies to be involved with SOLA.
- Each LTP Management Team must, at a minimum, consist of a LTP Coordinator, person in charge of volunteers, person in charge of sports, person in charge of fundraising and a person in charge of finance/accounting.
- Complete "Athlete Registration" which includes athlete medical for all participants prior to the beginning of training for each sport.
- Every registered active athlete must participate in at least one (1) sport per year at any level.
- Will provide a minimum of 8 week training program for all sports offered.
- Report all local revenue and expenditures in compliance with SOLA Centralized Accounting guidelines.
- All fundraising activities must be approved by SOLA, in writing, and prior to any LTP funds being spent.
- All branding (banners, t-shirts, cups, etc) must be approved by the SOLA State Office prior to use.
- LTP must participate in any shared expense or shared revenue opportunity organized by the SOLA State Office.
- Local and state competition data must be placed in the Games Management System (GMS) and submitted to the SOLA Director of Sports.
- Each LTP must adhere to all SOLA requirements and processes for coach certification; all coaches are required to complete General Orientation, Protective Behaviors Training, and Concussion Training.
- Must enter and send all entrants data, in GMS, for state-level games by the deadline provided by the SOLA Director of Sports.
- Each LTP Coordinator must attend, or gave a representative present, for all SOLA State Office mandatory meetings/events/teleconferences/webinars.
- Submit all required accreditation documents, as state above, when required.