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Training in Stockton empowers next group of Special Olympics captains

Training in Stockton empowers next group of Special Olympics captains
THERE. AND WE’RE GOING TO START WITH OUR RIGHT LEG. HANDS ON HIPS. THE NEXT GENERATION OF FITNESS CAPTAINS. WE’RE GOING TO STEP A ROLE HELD WITHIN SPECIAL OLYMPICS, WHICH HELPS SERVE THE OVER 71,000 ATHLETES HERE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. SPECIAL OLYMPICS IS A GREAT WAY FOR US TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND TO HAVE OUR ATHLETES AND INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES MAKE FRIENDS AND JUST FEEL LIKE THEY’RE PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER THAN THEMSELVES. YOU’RE LOOKING AT THE TRAINING FOR ASPIRING CAPTAINS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF WARM UPS SIDEWAYS THAT GOES DOWN COOL DOWNS, CUTTING BACK ON ENERGY DRINKS AND SODAS, EXERCISE, NUTRITION AND LEADERSHIP. I LOVE WORKING WITH TEAMS. I LOVE HELPING MY TEAMS. I LOVE HELPING OTHER PEOPLE EAT PLENTY OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, WATCH WHAT YOU EAT AND STAY AWAY FROM UNHEALTHY FOODS AND DRINKS. HEALTHY ATHLETES. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR US. IT’S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE LEARN HOW TO STRETCH AND STAY HEALTHY. DRINKING ENOUGH WATER. SPECIAL OLYMPICS HEALTH HAS SET THE GOAL THAT BY THE END OF 2024, THEY’LL HAVE TRAINED 750 FITNESS CAPTAINS ACROSS THE SEVEN SPECIAL OLYMPICS REGIONS, SOME INSPIRED BY THE ENJOYMENT OF THE GAME. HANG OUT WITH MY ATHLETE, FRIENDS AND I LOVE SPORTS AND OTHERS BY FAMILY WHO ALSO WERE ATHLETES. AND IT WAS AMAZING. AND I WAS LIKE, WOW, I WANT TO DO THIS WHEN I GOT OLDER. SO HERE I AM DOING SPECIAL OLYMPICS WITH AMAZING GROUP OF FRIENDS THAT I CALL FAMILY HELPING LEAD AND INSPIRE WITH THE GOAL OF MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN STOCKTON, ERIN HEFT KCRA THREE NEWS. THEY’LL MAKE GREAT CAPTAINS, THAT’S FOR SURE. EACH CAPTAIN WILL LEAD IN THEIR OW
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Training in Stockton empowers next group of Special Olympics captains
A program in Stockton that already serves around 17,000 athletes across Northern California is growing. That program trains and empowers the next group of Special Olympics “captains.”Special Olympics Health has set the goal that by the end of 2024, they will have trained 750 fitness captains across seven regions.See more in the video above.

A program in Stockton that already serves around 17,000 athletes across Northern California is growing.

That program trains and empowers the next group of Special Olympics “captains.”

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Special Olympics Health has set the goal that by the end of 2024, they will have trained 750 fitness captains across seven regions.

See more in the video above.