Peer Coaches pair with special needs athletes to ensure that games are fluid and that every participant at any level (novice to expert) is participating to their maximum capability. Peer Coaches are specially trained for the custom rules that we use, and which were developed by our partner Team Prime Time. (and then customized by us).

At the start of training, we met many new Good Sport Nation participants, and like most new programs we spent time getting to know eachother an talking about our core goal: “Everyone Plays.” Those new faces soon became fully trained Peer Coaches who understood the rules of our games and how to work with a range of game situations.

We are grateful to our partner, Prime Time commissioner Pete Straus. We practiced in game scenarios as well as passing and shooting drills. I noticed how much excitement there was within the Peer Coaches to get out there and compete alongside the athletes.

It was great to bond with the other peer coaches and get to know the people who would be my teammates in the coming weeks!