Resources: Athlete and Volunteer Registration Portal

Updated on December 20, 2024

As of the 2024 Fall Season, we have replaced our old registration system and now are completely online at Portals.SpecialOlympics.org.

Special Olympics Washington athletes (and their families/guardians on their behalf), coaches, Unified partners, and volunteers can create online accounts/profiles as part of the registration process. 

Bookmark the new registration portal at https://Portals.SpecialOlympics.org.

To start the process, we’ve created simple how-to one-pagers for: 

• Athletes
  • Parents/guardians/circle of care who are registering on behalf of an athlete. [link]
  • Athletes registering independently. [link]
• Volunteers and Unified Partners [link]

Need more help? Submit a request here – https://bit.ly/SOWA-PortalSupport – review our Portal Resources page or attend office hours:  

• Tuesdays: 12:00 pm PT | 6:00 pm PT 

• Thursdays 12:00 pm PT | 6:00 pm PT 

More Training Resources

• Short videos recorded by Special Olympics Washington coach/program coordinators for coaches and program coordinators:
  • Registration Portal: Get Started (2 min video)
  • Registration Portal: Choosing which Athlete account-type (3 min video)
  • Registration Portal: When to Update vs. Renew your health history form (2 min video)
  • Registration Portal: Understand & navigating key areas of the Coach Zone (3 min video) 
• Step-by-step guides to get registered:
  • One-Pager: Choosing Which Athlete Account to Create 
  • One-Pager: Registration Guide for Athlete 
  • One-Pager: Registration Guide for Managing on Behalf of (Parent/Guardian) 
  • One-Pager: Registration Guide for Managing on Behalf of (Coach/PC) 

Other Resources

• Microsoft News (July 22, 2024): Special Olympics is racing toward a tech evolution. The athletes are leading the sprint. Read about the collaboration between Special Olympics and Microsoft that brought our new online registration system to life.

Questions? Submit a request here: https://bit.ly/SOWA-PortalSupport or attend office hours:  

• Tuesdays: 12:00 pm PT | 6:00 pm PT
• Thursdays 12:00 pm PT | 6:00 pm PT