Nominations for Herts Sports Partnership’s Service to Sport Awards 2010 are now open. The Awards recognise the effort and commitment made by volunteer coaches, administrators, officials and parents, who support the county’s 2000+ sports clubs.
This year there are nine Service to Sport Awards categories:
Community Coach of the Year (Male)
An individual at community level who provides exceptional coaching and inspiration to athletes/players. Coaches in fully paid professional jobs are not eligible for this award, e.g. coach of a professional football team.
Community Coach of the Year (Female)
An individual at community level who provides exceptional coaching and inspiration to athletes. Coaches in fully paid professional jobs are not eligible for this award, e.g. coach of a professional football team.
Community Club of the Year
A club that has shown overall improvement and commitment to its members. Nominated clubs must hold or be working towards ‘Clubmark’.
Best Newcomer Club
A club or group providing a new sporting opportunity within Hertfordshire.
The Paul Pearce Award for contribution to Disability Sport
A volunteer, coach, athlete, or club who has significantly contributed to developing disability sport.
Community Volunteer of the Year
A community volunteer who has committed time and effort towards community sports volunteering.
Young Sports Personality of the Year (18 or under on Nov 30th 2010)
A young person who has gained outstanding sporting achievements, in the last 12months.
Sports Personality of the Year (over 18 on Nov 30th 2010)
An individual who has gained outstanding sporting achievements, in the last 12 months.
The Service to Sport Award 2010
An individual who has shown long term commitment to sport as a volunteer over a number of years.
Jane Shewring, Business Development Manager from Herts Sports Partnership said: “We have over 2000 sports clubs in Hertfordshire including football, cricket, rugby, netball, bowls, badminton and many more. None of these clubs would exist without the tireless dedication of volunteers who give many hours of their time each week to make sport happen.
These awards celebrate the contribution of the unsung heroes of community sports clubs, whether they help to run the finances of a club, organise fixtures, coach games, raise funds and even wash sports kits. Most people will know someone who is dedicated to helping others enjoy sport in their local community and we’d like people to encourage those people to nominate their local sports club hero for an award.”
Nominations for the Service to Sport Awards 2010 close on Wednesday 30th June and more information and a nomination form click here.
