Sport Caerphilly is excited to announce that nominations for the Sport Awards 2024 officially opened on Monday, 8th July, and will close on Friday, 23rd August. These prestigious awards offer a unique opportunity to recognise and reward the outstanding contributions of volunteers, coaches, and clubs across all levels of sport in our community.
The Sport Awards celebrate excellence in various categories, including Community Coach of the Year, Inclusive Coach of the Year, Young Volunteer of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, Lifetime Achievement to Sport, and Club of the Year. Each category highlights the exceptional efforts and achievements that individuals and clubs have made in promoting and supporting sports within the Caerphilly community.
Award Categories and Criteria:
Community Coach of the Year
- Recognises an exceptional volunteer coach contributing significantly to sport in their community.
- Looking for: Impact on access to sport, community cohesion, health and wellbeing, safeguarding participants, development of coaching practice, innovative practice.
Inclusive Coach of the Year
- Honours a coach dedicated to working with specific target groups (Women & Girls, BAME, Disability, and Deprivation).
- Looking for: Impact on access to sport, inspiration within mainstream or dedicated environments, wider impact on coached individuals, person centred engagement, innovative practice.
Young Volunteer of the Year
- Celebrates a young volunteer (18 or under) making significant contributions to sport/physical activity.
- Looking for: Creativity and determination in volunteering, inspiration and support to others, wider impact on supported individuals, innovative practice.
Volunteer of the Year
- Recognises a volunteer (18 or older) showing high commitment and dedication in sport.
- Looking for: Creativity and determination in volunteering, inspiration and support to others, wider impact on supported individuals, community engagement, innovative practice.
Lifetime Achievement to Sport
- Acknowledges long-term dedication and significant impact on sport provision within the community.
- Looking for: Dedication to person centred volunteering, sustained achievements, wider community impact, importance to their organisation/community, supportive quotes.
Club of the Year
- Celebrates clubs making outstanding contributions to sport within the community.
- Looking for: Club growth, development of coaches/volunteers, community impact, recent achievements, supportive quotes.
To submit a nomination, please click here.
