Volunteers & Coaches

Volunteers are critical to the success of the Rochester Flyers.  We serve over 250 athletes and need volunteer coaches, supporters, mentors, and management team leaders to support our busy delegation.  In exchange for your gift of time, you’ll receive the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of our athletes.  The more coaches we have, the better we can help athletes reach their full potential.

No athletic expertise is required to volunteer as a coach.  Simply bring a willingness to have fun and be open minded.  Sport specific training is provided by SOMN.  SOMN requires a specific ratio of coaches to athletes during practices and competitions so that our athletes are adequately and safely supervised and coached.

You can find our current open registrations on the Activities and Registrations page 

Then, tell us where your interest is year round: Volunteer & Coach Interest Form 

Volunteer opportunities include:

• Volunteer as a Head Coach for a sport.
  The Head Coach is responsible for the organization and execution of practices and competitions for a given sport.  Must be sport specific Level 2 certified. *Head coaches are appointed by the Local Sports Management Team.

• Volunteer as a Level 1 coach for a sport.
  All you need is a willingness to help guide a small group of athletes during practice for the season. Specific sport skill/proficiency NOT required.

• Volunteer as a Level 2 coach for a sport.
  Level 2 coaches receive sport specific training (2 hr session) and work closely with the Head Coach to help direct practices and attend competitions.  Some knowledge of the sport is helpful but not required.

• Practice and compete along with our athletes as a Unified Partner. 

• Serve on the Local Sports Management Team.  Meetings occur bi-monthly in the evenings.

Current Head Coaches

Basketball-Full Court:  Sterling Rockwell, Jeff Spoelstra, Bob Toman

Basketball-Individual Skills & Half Court: Brenda Nickles & Jason Krause

Softball: Abby Grismer

Bocce:  Linda Mock

Bowling:   LeAnn Bieber, Abby Grismer, Sarah Storandt

Flag Football: Corey Poppe, Jason Krause, Jason Mathews

Golf:   LeAnn Bieber

Poly Hockey:  Jeff & Linda Mock

Powerlifting:  Matt Jewison & Albert Brand

Swimming:  Becky Cleveland

Track & Field:  Kevin & Lori Torgerson

All coaches must adhere to the Coaches Code of Conduct.  

For more information, see also: http://specialolympicsminnesota.org/who-we-are/coaches