Introducing the new Special Olympics Registration Portal! This portal will be a place for you to manage your volunteer account and find out about upcoming events and opportunities.

All coaches and Unified partners must be Level 1 certified, which requires completing multiple trainings and passing a background check (for individuals 18 and older). With Level 1 certification, coaches and Unified partners are eligible to participate in any Special Olympics Minnesota (SOMN) sport. Both the trainings and background check are valid for three years.

Starting November 6, 2024, Special Olympics Minnesota will transition to a new Registration Portal for all coach certifications. This portal includes access to background checks as well as Level 1 and Level 2 training and allows each volunteer to have a personal profile to track their certification status and receive notifications for upcoming training requirements.

Coach recognition items
Level 2 certified coaches are eligible to order one recognition item per calendar year (January through December). This offer does not apply to Level 1 certifications.

Important note!

If you were a coach or Unified partner with Special Olympics Minnesota before November 6, 2024, do not create a new account in the portal.

Instead, you will receive an email with instructions for activating your account between November 2024 and January 2025. Please wait for this email, as creating a new account prematurely may require you to complete all certifications again, as if you were joining SOMN for the first time.

More details about this email are available in the FAQ section.

Are you a current coach, HOD or team admin?

We have already created accounts for volunteers who are active in our system. Over the next several months, existing volunteers will receive an activation link for their account. Stay tuned!

If you know that your L1 will expire soon and have not received an activation link, please contact [email protected]. 

New to SOMN?

To create your account, please follow the steps below. Once you’ve completed your registration, you’ll be able to log into the Registration Portal any time!

STEP 1: Click the Create an account button and enter the primary email address you will be using with Special Olympics Minnesota.

STEP 2: Click Send verification code.

STEP 3: Once you have received the verification code email, enter that code into the verification code box on the portal’s login page.

STEP 4: Verify your account, create a password and enter your first and last name. Select Minnesota in the dropdown, then click Create.

STEP 5: Continue through the Profile Questionnaire to complete your account.

  • If you have not been connected with a SOMN delegation, please select “Don’t Know” on the Select Regions page of the questionnaire. This will notify the SOMN State Office, and a staff member will contact you within a couple business days about getting connected!

STEP 6: You have now created a volunteer profile with SOMN! To sign up for roles (Unified partner, coach, etc.), click into the Do More menu item at the top of the page.

FAQs

The verification email may end up in your junk/spam folder. The subject line should be Special Olympics B2C Production account email verification code and it comes from the email address [email protected] (Microsoft on behalf of Special Olympics B2C Production).

An email will come from [email protected] with the subject line Invitation to complete Special Olympics clearances. If you don’t see it in your inbox, check your junk/spam folder. 

When filling out the Profile Questionnaire, please select “Don’t Know” on the Select Regions page. This will notify the SOMN State Office, and a staff member will contact you within a couple business days.

Under the My Checklist menu item, click Update my skills. Here you can add any personal or professional skills that you’d like SOMN to know about.

This area will remain blank until the next phase of the Registration Portal. Stay tuned! 

Find the Do More tab at the top of the screen, click Coach and select the sport you would like to add. Apply for the position and navigate back to your checklist to complete the training.

Information transfers and updates can take a few days to clear through your delegation’s registration system. As long as your checklist is complete, you are in the clear.

Send a message to [email protected].

In the upper right corner of the screen, click on the red box with your name. Select Profile and update any information. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the blue Update button.