CLUB HANDBOOK - Special Olympics Ireland

ADMINISTRATION IN YOUR SPECIAL OLYMPICS CLUB
• Registration
• Affiliation
• Club Representation
• Planning
• Venue
• Use of the Special Olympics Logo
• Club uniforms
• Health and Safety
• Finance and Fundraising
• Insurance
• Communication
In order to run your club effectively, you should put systems in place to manage the administration and
other requirements associated with running your club.
REGISTRATION
Registration procedures are in place for
• Athletes
• Club
• Volunteers
• Family members
The Membership Officer should keep an up-to-date record of all club members.
Due care should be taken at all times to ensure that data on any club member is held in a safe and secure
location and all data is appropriately protected.
Athlete Registration
To participate as an athlete within Special Olympics, an individual must:
1. Complete and submit to the Regional Office an Athlete Participation Form to become a registered
athlete
2. Become a member of a Special Olympics Club
Athlete Participation Forms must be present at every Special Olympics activity in which the athlete is
participating.
All athletes completing registration, which includes the submission of a photograph, will receive a photographic
membership card.
Athletes should only have one Athlete Participation Form in circulation, the original of which should be
held by the athlete or family member and a copy held by his/her Club Membership Officer. If an athlete
is joining more than one club, a copy of the most up to date Athlete Participation Form should be made
by the family and given to the new club, rather than creating a second form. Any change to medical
information must be updated as soon as it is known.
* See appendices
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