Resources: Athlete and Volunteer Portal

Updated on March 23, 2025

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 Special Olympics Washington online portal at https://Portals.SpecialOlympics.org.

To start the process, we’ve created simple guides to walk you through the process:

• Get started by deciding which type of profile to create (link)
• Resources for Athlete Profiles
  • One-pager: Create an Athlete Profile
  • One-pager: Complete or Update Your Athlete Health Form
  • One-pager: Verifying Your Participation Status
• Resources for Parent/Guardian/Circle of Care Profiles Managing on Behalf of an Athlete
  • One-pager: Create a Parent/Guardian Profile  
  • One-pager: Create a Circle of Care Profile
  • One-pager: Complete or Update a Health Form on Behalf of an Athlete
  • One-pager: Verifying Your Athlete’s Participation Status
  • One-pager: Applying for a Coach, Chaperone or Unified Partner Role
• Resources for Program Coordinators and Coaches
  • One-pager: Create a Coach Portal Profile
  • One-pager: Managing an Athlete’s Registration on their Behalf
  • VIDEO: Understanding the Portal Coach Zone
  • VIDEO: Downloading Health History Forms
  • VIDEO: Checking Your Roster Participation Status
  • One-pager: Apply for a Coach, Chaperone or Unified Partner Role

We have additional Portal Quick Tips on our Special Olympics Washington Portal Playlist on YouTube.

Need more help? Submit a request here – bit.ly/SOWA-PortalSupport – or attend one of our  virtual office hours. A Special Olympics Washington staff member is available for Portal Support live every Wednesday:  

• 12:00-1:00 pm PT | 6:00-7:00 pm PT 

More Training Resources

Short videos recorded by Special Olympics Washington coaches and program coordinators for coaches and program coordinators:

• Portal Quick Tip: Program Coordinators/Admins: Decoding Your Participants Status (5 min video)
• Portal Quick Tip: Get Started (2 min video)
• Portal Quick Tip: Choosing which Athlete Account-type (3 min video)
• Portal Quick Tips: Downloading Health History Forms (2 min video)
• Portal Quick Tip: Understanding & Navigating Key Areas of the Coach Zone (3 min video)

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.