The Sport Northern Ireland Coaching, Officiating and Volunteering (COV) Awards 2017 are now open for nominations.
The Awards will follow a similar process to previous years, with the main difference being the addition of categories for Officials and Volunteers, to reflect Sport Northern Ireland's focus on and investment in the wider Sporting Workforce over the next four years. I've included a few key points below and attached the official Guidance and Support document, which details further information on each category and judging criteria.
The Categories
Nominations can be made across seven award categories for coaches, two award categories for officials, two award categories for volunteers and one category for awards in support of coaching.
Awards for Coaches:
Children's Coach of the Year
Community Coach of the Year
Young Coach of the Year
Disability Coach of the Year
Talent Development Coach of the Year
Club Performance Coach of the Year
High Performance Coach of the Year
Awards for Officials:
Technical Official of the Year
Young Technical Official of the Year
Awards for Volunteers:
Volunteer of the Year
Young Volunteer of the Year
Awards in Support of Coaching:
Coaching Project of the Year
In addition, the Sport Northern Ireland REACH Award will be presented for the second time in 2017 to recognise the outstanding contribution of a female coach. Further information on the National REACH into Coaching Campaign can be found at www.reachintocoaching.co.uk
To be eligible for this award, a coach must be nominated in one of the seven categories for coaches, as outlined above.
Online nomination forms can be accessed via http://www.sportni.net/clubs-coaching/coaching-officiating-and-volunteering-awards-2017-open-for-nominations and the deadline for all categories is Friday 7th July 2017.
For more information contact David Smyth, Sport NI Coaching Consultant on davidsmyth@sportni.net
Download:
- COV Awards Guidance and Support Document 2017
The Awards will follow a similar process to previous years, with the main difference being the addition of categories for Officials and Volunteers, to reflect Sport Northern Ireland's focus on and investment in the wider Sporting Workforce over the next four years. I've included a few key points below and attached the official Guidance and Support document, which details further information on each category and judging criteria.
The Categories
Nominations can be made across seven award categories for coaches, two award categories for officials, two award categories for volunteers and one category for awards in support of coaching.
Awards for Coaches:
Children's Coach of the Year
Community Coach of the Year
Young Coach of the Year
Disability Coach of the Year
Talent Development Coach of the Year
Club Performance Coach of the Year
High Performance Coach of the Year
Awards for Officials:
Technical Official of the Year
Young Technical Official of the Year
Awards for Volunteers:
Volunteer of the Year
Young Volunteer of the Year
Awards in Support of Coaching:
Coaching Project of the Year
In addition, the Sport Northern Ireland REACH Award will be presented for the second time in 2017 to recognise the outstanding contribution of a female coach. Further information on the National REACH into Coaching Campaign can be found at www.reachintocoaching.co.uk
To be eligible for this award, a coach must be nominated in one of the seven categories for coaches, as outlined above.
Online nomination forms can be accessed via http://www.sportni.net/clubs-coaching/coaching-officiating-and-volunteering-awards-2017-open-for-nominations and the deadline for all categories is Friday 7th July 2017.
For more information contact David Smyth, Sport NI Coaching Consultant on davidsmyth@sportni.net
Download:
- COV Awards Guidance and Support Document 2017