Special Olympics Thailand offers standard development pathhways for sports personnel (coaches, referees, technical officials) in major sport disciplines – Athletics ( Track & Field), Swimming, Football, Bocce, Table tennis, Badminton, Basketball and Cricket - as follows
A. Sport Coach
Consists of 3 national levels and 2 international levels
No.
1
2
3
4
5
Level
Basic
Intermediate
Advance
Assistant Coach
Head Coach
Duration
4 days
4 days
5 days
5 days
5 days
Certified By
Special Olympics Thailand
Special Olympics Thailand
Special Olympics Thailand
Special Olympics International
Special Olympics International
Category
National
National
National
International
International
Conditions and Qualifications for Advancement
1. Basic Level
Qualification
1. Sport coach registered with school/club member of SO Thailand
2. Sport coach responsible for teaching sport skills to athletes with special needs
2. Intermediate Level
Qualification
1. Obtained Basic Level of SO Thailand Sport Coach
2. Have trained and accompanied athletes in minimum 2 SO Thailand competitions
3. Not under any penalty imposed in any competitions
3. Advance Level
Qualification
Obtained Intermediate Level of SO Thailand Sport Coach
Have trained and accompanied athletes in minimum 4 SO Thailand competitions
Have coaching experience in SO Thailand National Games and/or National Sport Championship Tournament
Have trained and accompanied athletes in minimum 2 SO Thailand competitions
B. Referee
Consists of 2 national levels and 1 international level
No.
1
2
3
Level
Zone
National
International
Duration
2 days
3 days
4 days
Certified By
Special Olympics Thailand
Special Olympics Thailand
Special Olympics International
Category
National
National
International
Conditions and Qualifications for Advancement
1. Zone Level
Qualification
1. ต้องผ่านการบอบรมผู้ตัดสินกีฬาสเปเชียลโอลิมปิคในชนิดกีฬาที่รับผิดชอบ
2. Have experiences as Sport Referee at minimum 5 provincial level competitions
3. Have experiences as Sport Technical Volunteer in minimum 3 SO Thailand competitions
National Level
1. Obtained Zone Level SO Thailand Referee
2. Have experiences as Sport Referee in minimum 5 SO Thailand National Games
or National Sports Championship Tournaments
3. International Level
1. Obtained National Level SO Thailand Referee and certified as International Referee by SO International
2. Have experience as Sport Referee at minimum 1 international SO Competition
Sport Technical Officials
Consists of 1 national level and 2 international levels
No.
1
2
3
Level
National
ภาคพื้นเอเชียแปซิฟิค (Asia Pacific)
International
Duration
5 days
6 days
7 days
Certified By
Special Olympics Thailand
Special Olympics International
Special Olympics International
Category
National(Train-the-Trainer)
International
International
Conditions and Qualifications for Advancement
1. National
Qualification
Selected by SO Thailand based on sports technical expertise or have experience as sport technical volunteer in minimum 2 SO Thailand competitions
2. Asia Pacific
Qualification
1. Obtained as National Level Sport Technical Official Training
2. Have experiences as Sport Technical Official in minimum 4 SO Thailand competitions
3. International
Qualification
1. Obtained SO Asia Pacific Sport Technical Official Training
2. Have experiences as Sport Technical Official in minimum 2 SO Asia Pacific competitions