Christine Beaupre

Review of Special Olympics Minnesota

During my kids time with Special Olympics and the ...

During my kids time with Special Olympics and the Northern Lights delegation, I noticed that if you want to compete at the national level, you need to KNOW people and be favored with the coaches. Our kids were also told to score less during certain games to ensure they got a better seed during tournaments because it s all about the medals which are plastic anyway! I m all for supporting special needs people but I m not for cheating to get a plastic medal. I think this whole organization needs an investigation into how coaches interact with the athletes and where all the money goes.
I ve heard other delegations having the same issues with the Northern Lights delegation.
I still support Special Olympics.