ATTENTION ALL CURRENT VOLUNTEERS and ANYONE THAT WANTS TO VOLUNTEER
NEW VOLUNTEEER POLICY!!!!!!
All volunteers must do 2 things:
1. Attend a Coach/Volunteer Orientation
2. Complete an online Protective Behavior Training
The Coach/Volunteer Orientation and Online Protective Behaviors Trainings are mandatory
for all Class A volunteers. Coach/Volunteer Orientation, commonly referred to as CVO is a
one-hour, entry-level training class required for all Class A volunteers. A Class A volunteer
is any volunteer who has regular contact with athletes through roles such as coach, chaperone or
administrative authority.
1. Coach/Volunteer Orientation
This orientation contains information on the mission, history, organization and sports programs
of Special Olympics, along with athlete eligibility. CVO is free and includes an introductory
handbook, and is the pre-requisite for Level 2 or 3 coach certification.
If volunteers do not already have a completed Coach/Volunteer application on file with their
County Coordinator and the State Office when they attend CVO, they must fill one out at the training.
It is required that all Class A volunteers register with the State Office and their county program through
a Coach/Volunteer Application, signed by the County Coordinator.
2. Online Protective Behaviors
The final step in becoming a certified, Class A volunteer with Special Olympics Indiana is a brief,
online tutorial called Protective Behaviors. This is a very important part of your training - what
to do in the case of abuse (or suspected abuse) of athletes. This training is for the protection of
the athlete - everyone's number one priority - and also for your protection as a volunteer.
The training is brief - 15-20 minutes. You will not be a certified, Class A volunteer until you have
completed this training. When you are done with the training (it is 18 slides) be sure to click "Finish"
on the lower right hand corner of the last slide; this will take you to a confirmation page where you can
enter your information which will be relayed to the State Office. Contact
Robin Serauskis at 571-TEAM for information on
how to complete this.