The Northwestern University coaching program is growing to new levels everyday. All ready this year we have placed 150 NU students, grad students, and alums at coaching sites in and around Evanston and Suburban Cook County. Since the program started four years ago, NU Special Olympics has been committed to sending weekly coaches to the agencies , park districts, homes, and special recreation associations which have athletes participating in our Spring Games. As a result, we know send students year round to various sites. Coaches assist in track and field, bowling, gymnastics, swimming, figure skating, weight lifting, computer classes, cooking classes, cardio funk classes, dancing, and also children's movement workshops.
Coaches travel to sites six days a week and year round.
Moreover, last year Eric Austin and Chris Rhee launched a program called the Great Experiment. The project has continued to evolve this year under Eric, Chris, and most recently Eva Kramski's guidance. Since this was started NU students have been visiting athletes but they too have been visiting us. Below are a list of sites NU students are currently coaching at, when they go, and also who works at each site. Thanks so much to all of the coaches.