Special Olympics New York Inc

Athletes training: sony athletes train with coaches and certified volunteers for a total of 1,742,758 service hours. Sony provided service to athletes across multiple initiatives. Athletes were trained and educated in the following traditional sports during 2024 (all in athlete numbers): alpine skiing 227, athletics (track & field) 22,954; basketball 21,255; bocce 7,620; bowling 13,658; cycling - 74; cross country running 65; cross country skiing 33; equestrian - 212; esports 56;figure skating - 55; fitness 3,200; flag football 1,460; floor ball 7,996; soccer 7,502; golf 900; gymnastics 1,075; handball 204; matp 1,585; power lifting - 275; snow boarding - 5; snow shoeing - 350; softball 3,243; swimming 1,275; tennis 2,270; top golf - 50 volleyball 6,310; young athletes 3,178; project unify athletes 8,280, partners 6,718.

Athlete and coach's education and health services: the sony 'healthyathletes' program offered 2,138 health screenings that provided themwith the opportunity to meet with health professionals across multipledisciplines including: hearing, dental, optometry, nutrition,occupational therapy, podiatry, fitness, nutrition and physical therapyfor the purpose of evaluation and consultation. Sony offered an'athlete leadership' program for athletes who are gaining skills aspublic speakers by sharing our special olympics movement through publicoutlets. Sony engages a total of 14,130 volunteers; 7,081 who areformally certified as coaches. In 2024, sony held 390 volunteertraining sessions for a total of 3,900 training hours. All certified personnel receive a general orientation, a background check, and specialized protective behavior training. Each certified volunteer is recertified every 3 years.