Area Programs & Head of Delegation

Area Programs

Special Olympics Utah is divided into four geographic areas: Metro/Central, North, Northeast, and South. Area Managers are recruited to provide leadership, administration, and oversight of Special Olympics training, competition, fundraising, health & fitness, athlete leadership, and local program activities within the counties that make up the area. The number of Unified Champions Schools and community-based teams in each area will vary depending on population, athlete interest, and volunteer resources.

View the following for locations and information on Local Teams and Unified Champion Schools

Head of Delegation

The success of a Special Olympics athlete’s experience starts at the local level. From training to competition, most of an athlete’s participation in Special Olympics is done locally with their team. To best support athletes, Unified partners, and coaches at the local level, SOUT recruits volunteers to serve as the Head of Delegation (HOD’s) to oversee the management of local teams.

Responsibilities of the HOD include:

• Serve as primary contact for your delegation and responsible for coordination with Area Manager
• Oversight of the delegation’s management team (Head Coach, coaching staff, team administrator, etc.)
• Timely collection of required paperwork
• Work with the Head Coach on training season and weekly practices
• Represent the delegation on preseason HOD calls and event HOD meetings
• Oversight of the delegation’s budget, fundraising, and expenditures

Head of Delegation Forms & Resources

• 2021 Insurance Certificate
• Delegation Operation Manual
  • Athlete Code of Conduct Form
  • Coach-Chaperone Code of Conduct Incident Report Form
  • Special Olympics Utah Protest Form
  • Special Olympics First Report of Accident and Incident Report Form
• Annual Accreditation
• Delegation Request for Payment
• Delegation Fundraising and Outreach Activity Report
• In-Kind Donation Form
• Team Fundraising Event Request
• Third Party Event Application
• Housing Policy
• Recreational Swimming Policy
• Delegation Uniform Logo Detail Form
• Basketball Uniform Order Form – Jersey Style
• Polo Shirt Order Form
• Soccer Uniform Order Form
• Softball Uniform Order Form
• T-shirt Order Form

For additional information on Area Management or Head of Delegation contact our Area Management team.

Taylor Smith
Director, Sports

Bryce Nacey
North Area Manager

Frank Crowther
Northeast Area Manager

Jay Dee Nielsen
South Area Manager