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The Athlete Leadership Program

Developing purpose, confidence & accomplishment

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Through the Athlete Leadership program, Special Olympic athletes can expand their capabilities further. Venturing on a journey of discovery and responsibility, they are provided with the opportunity to lead within their program, local community or workplace as Athlete Representatives, Global Messengers and Health Messengers. This program allows the athletes to develop a sense of purpose, confidence and accomplishment.

The Special Olympic athletes can share their experiences with others and learn through a range of modules focusing on:

Helps the athletes build healthy relationships by recognising emotions.

Athletes will be guided on how to effectively interact with their teams as a leader.

Athletes are taught effective time management and planning to ensure they are leading with purpose.

Athletes will learn how to start and manage engaging conversations with their peers. They will also understand how to summarise and prioritise the feedback they receive in leadership positions.

Through the Unified Athlete Leadership module, people without intellectual disabilities are encouraged to turn unconscious bias to conscious inclusion.  This helps teams, families and wider communities value and learn from people with intellectual disabilities.

The Athlete Leadership Program – Torch Run Leadership

After completing the Athlete Leadership program, athletes are provided with the opportunity to undertake tertiary courses at Victoria University Polytechnic through a Certificate I and II Work Education (Sport) courses. LETR Victoria proudly offers scholarships to Special Olympics athletes who successfully complete the course.

Through the courses, athletes have the opportunity to complete work placements and experience the self-esteem that comes with having a job. The courses further develop their confidence to become ‘work ready’ through training, education and experience. This is one of many methods to encourage employers to hire people with an intellectual disability and experience the many positives such engagement can have.

2021 Athletes Leadership Weekend

“Work gives us a purpose and helps us to contribute to our community. No matter who we are, no matter our challenges, we all have a right and an ability to work. It is our strengths that must be the focus.”

Carlos Manolitas, Recipient of the 2019 LETR Leadership Scholarship

Special Olympics Programs

Athlete Leadership Program
Athlete Leadership Program - Awards and International Scholarship
Athlete Mentoring
Healthy Athletes Program

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Background

The Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) conducts a wide range of events throughout the year in support of Special Olympics Australia. These events serve both to raise funds and to promote awareness of Special Olympics activities at local, state, and national levels. Examples of such events include, but are not limited to:

  •  Bunnings BBQ fundraisers,
  • Polar Plunge events,
  • Torch Run and associated supporting activities,
  • Sports carnivals,
  • Club, regional, state, and national sports and games events,
  • Winter sports programs,
  • Athlete Leadership Programs,
  • Family fun days,
  • Special Olympics program events.

These events are organised by Law Enforcement Torch Run (Victoria) Incorporated in collaboration with Special Olympics Victoria and Special
Olympics Australia.

Participation in these events may involve physical exertion and/or risks inherent in recreational, leisure, or sporting activities. It is important to note that:

Participant Responsibilities:

Event organisers do not possess knowledge of individual participants’ physical abilities or disabilities. Accordingly, they are not reasonably able to assess, nor do they accept responsibility for assessing, the safety of an individual’s participation. Each participant is responsible for determining their own fitness and capacity to engage safely in the event.

On-Duty Status for Victoria Police Employees:

Victoria Police employees may attend LETR events in an “on duty” capacity, but this status must be granted and confirmed in advance. In most cases, securing “on duty” status is the responsibility of the individual participant and must be sought through the appropriate command structure. Event organisers may facilitate this process where explicitly stated. 

By participating in LETR events, participants acknowledge these terms and
accept all associated risks inherent in the activities.

Terms & Conditions

By agreeing to enter the Event, the participant:

  1. Agrees that they have been sufficiently advised of the potential risks, dangers and hazards associated with attending the Event.
  2. Agrees that at all such times while attending the Event the participant’s property and person is at their own risk.
  3. Wholly assumes and accepts all liability for the materialisation of any risks, dangers and hazards associated with their actions in attending the Event.
  4. Agrees to participate and voluntarily assume the risk of injury or bodily harm to themselves on attending the Event and participating in any activity at the Event.
  5. Agrees to abide by any lawful instructions given by the employees, agents and volunteers of the Event Organisers, and further agrees to indemnify the Event Organisers and its employees, agents and volunteers, against all liability that may incur, including legal costs, caused or contributed by the participant’s negligence or failure to comply with such instructions.
  6. Agrees to ask for any additional information or explanation about the Event or a particular activity at the Event should they not fully understand the Event, an activity at the Event, or any instructions about participating in an activity at the Event, prior to attending the Event or participating in any activity at the Event.
  7. Acknowledges that the purpose of this document is, to the maximum extent permitted at law, to exclude any liability for personal injury which may be incurred by the Event Organisers or its employees, agents or volunteers, arising out of or in connection with your attendance at the Event or participation in any activities at the Event.
  8. Acknowledges that on occasion, promotional videos or photographs may be used by the Event Organisers which may include your image while attending the Event and consents to this use unless you specifically request the Event Organisers in writing that your image not be used for this purpose.
  9. Accepts with full knowledge that there is a risk of injury and accident associated with attending the Event or participating in activities at the Event, and accepts that they will not have any claim of any nature against the Event Organisers or their employees, agents or volunteers, for any illness, injury or adverse change in medical condition or state of health, arising directly or indirectly from attending the Event, or participating in any activities at the Event.
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