South Yorkshire Sport: Sports Awards 2009: Categories

The 2009 South Yorkshire Sports Awards categories are below:

Junior Performer of the Year, sponsored by Rotherham College of Arts and Technology

This award aims to recognise the hard work and success achieved by South Yorkshire`s sports men and women below the age of 18. If you know a budding David Beckham or a future Kelly Holmes, nominate them for this fantastic award.

Senior Performer of the Year

sponsored by Lavender International NDT

This award will celebrate the cream of South Yorkshire`s sporting talent. The winner of this award will have achieved success at a national or international level and will be well deserving of the honour. Athletes from all sports, male and female, able bodied or disabled are eligible for this award.

Junior Team of the Year, sponsored by the Sport Industry Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam University
Aimed at recognising and celebrating the success of a local junior team from clubs and schools in all sports. We are looking for as many nominations as possible to ensure that all potential winners are considered. If your team has had an excellent season, let us know and you may see them claiming their prize at the ceremony.

Senior Team of the Year, sponsored by the Centre for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Sheffield Hallam University
With so many successful sports teams active in South Yorkshire, this is bound to be a hard one to judge. If one of your teams has been successful over the past year, in local, national or even international leagues and competitions, then this is the award to nominate them for.

Club of the Year, sponsored by Charity Bank in the North

Here is the chance to get your club recognised for their achievements over the last twelve months. We want your club to be recognised for their achievements, but they won`t be unless you nominate them for this award!

Coach of the Year, sponsored by DLA Piper

Without the dedication shown by many coaches the success achieved by their athletes would not be possible. Coaches are often the unsung heroes of sporting success and this award is designed to redress the balance and put the coach in the limelight. If you want to highlight and thank your coach for their efforts over the past year, then nominate them for this award.

Young Coach of the Year
If your coach is aged 25 or under, and an inspiration to your club and team, then this is an ideal award to nominate them for and thank them for their efforts.

Young Volunteer of the Year
Sport relies on volunteers to run events, training sessions, clubs and teams. Volunteers contribute over one billion hours each year to sport across England. Nominees for the category of Young Volunteer of the Year must be younger than 20 years old on the day of submission, and will have contributed a significant amount of time and effort to volunteering in sport over the last year. Encourage your club`s young volunteers to carry on their excellent work by nominating them for this award.

Unsung Hero, sponsored by Sounds Commercial
Open for nominations for all volunteers who have worked tirelessly for sport over the past year - your opportunity to say Thank You and formally recognise their efforts.

Lifetime Achievement, sponsored by New Country Inns, Barnsley

This one is for someone who has demonstrated outstanding dedication of has silently gone about their duties, achieving success, without seeking out their own plaudits over the past few years. Perhaps you know someone who has spent a lifetime dedicating their free time to their sport, through playing, volunteering or coaching. This is your opportunity for the whole of South Yorkshire to recognise and say thank you for their lifetime contribution.

Rising to the Challenge
Sponsored by NHS Sheffield
One of the hardest things to do is to take up sport and activity after being inactive for a number of years, and it`s even harder to stick at it and gain all the benefits of an active lifestyle. If you know someone who has changed their life in big or small ways through sport and activity this year, and is an inspiration to everyone around them, then nominate them for this award.

Contribution to Disability Sport, sponsored by Montgomery Leisure Services
Britain is one of the strongest Paralympic nations in the world, and we want to recognise the achievements of disability sport in South Yorkshire. This award is for people who have raised the profile of disability sport through their involvement - either through competing, coaching or volunteering.

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