Team G participates in an exciting wellness program called “SOfit” for athletes and Unified Partners ages 12-18. Through the SOfit program athletes are paired with a mentor of their choosing, officially called a Unified Partner. Co-coaches, Melanie and Melissa, together with athletes AND their mentors/unified partners will meet once a week for 90 minutes for an 8 week session. In each 8 week session teams will learn about wellness (and get some activity) based on a flexible curriculum with hands-on activities involving our four pillars of health : Physical, Emotional, Nutritional and Social.
Wellness is something everyone needs, and the truth is, most need support to make healthy changes in their lives. Let’s let Special Olympics help Team G become healthier by joining the SOfit movement!
The State Office requires that each athlete have a Mentor/ Unified Partner, though if you are having trouble finding one, let us know and we can look to finding some student volunteers. The State Office also requires we take metrics ( height, weight, blood pressure, etc..) as part of their tracking the effectiveness of the program. This information will be kept confidential and anonymous outside the SOfit group and SOMN.
LOCATION: We will have our class at GiGi’s Playhouse located at 4740 Park Glen Rd (just off Hwy 7 & Beltline Blvd), St Louis Park MN 55416. Because there is limited space and for more individualized attention, we will be capping this program at 10 athletes & 10 mentors.
REGISTRATION: Please note each athlete must register with a Mentor/Unified Partner (U.P.). *** IMPORTANT*** Mentors/Unified Partners MUST complete Level 1 Certification prior to the first class. Please see the link below if you are not already Level 1 Certified. Because we have a limited number of spaces please make sure you are committed to attending all 8 weeks. Please follow this link if you need Level 1 Coach/Unified Partner Certification: specialolympicsminnesota.org/who-we-are/coaches. The background check takes about a week to complete so plan ahead!!
Please see specialolympicsminnesota.org/sofit for additional information.
