Creating an Active Black Country - a strategy to unite the Black Country to create active, healthier people and places - read more

Skip to main content

Nominations now open for prestigious UK Coaching Awards

Search:
Filter by month:
27/07/2017
Nominations now open for prestigious UK Coaching Awards

Nominations for the twentieth edition of the UK Coaching Awards are now open.

Do you know a coach who goes above and beyond the line of duty? Have they transformed someone’s life or had a significant impact on their local community? Now is the time to show your appreciation for all they do and nominate them for the UK Coaching Awards.

Hosted by UK Coaching, the showpiece annual event is seen as one of the most prestigious within the coaching community and this year will be held at The HAC, City of London on Thursday 30 November.

The principle of Awards is to raise the profile of coaching and the role it plays in transforming lives across the UK.

Previous winners include coaches making a huge difference in their community as well as the greats of sports coaching across a wide variety of sports.

Chief Executive Officer at UK Coaching, Mark Gannon, said:

I’m very pleased to announce nominations for this year’s Awards open. This is a particularly special year for the Awards, as we celebrate its twentieth birthday and its first under our new remit of UK Coaching. The Awards are a unique opportunity for us to recognise and reward the work of excellent coaching at all levels across sport and physical activity, from community to high performance and I have high-expectations that the coaching community in its entirety will be out in force to nominate this year.”

Eddie Van Hoof MBE, Head National Coach for Men's Artistic Gymnastics and current UK Coach of the Year, said:

I was honoured to have been named UK Coach of the Year at the 2016 UK Coaching Awards. To have your work recognised beyond your sport is truly gratifying and a great feeling. The Awards are quite unique in the sense they showcase an entire spectrum of coaching. It really is a pleasure to go to the event and hear stories of the amazing work other coaches are undertaking to aid the needs of their participants and help transform lives."

Sunil Birdy, current Community Coach of the Year, said:

Winning Community Coach of the Year in 2016 was a fantastic personal achievement for me, and one of the highlights of my career so far. A lot of work goes in to making sure there are adequate opportunities for disabled people in my local community. All athletes start somewhere, and I know so many brilliant coaches and individuals across the country who continue to do incredible work, enriching, contributing and providing opportunities to their communities, despite facing numerous barriers. I was delighted for myself and the people that support me at PACE, to receive this recognition and confirmation that we’re doing a great job engaging people in sport.”

In line with UK Coaching’s recent rebrand to include a wider definition of coaching – acknowledging its impact on physical and mental well-being, as well as individual, economic and social and development – it is stressed that nominations on behalf of coaches, instructors, leaders, teachers, trainers and others who support people to achieve their sport and activity goals are all welcome.

There are 12 award categories in total, eight for coaches, three in support of coaches and an overall UK Coach of the Year award.

Promote the people who work so tirelessly to keep people active and happy.

Nominate your coach by heading to: http://www.ukcoaching.org/coachingawards

Public nominations close on the 22 September.

-Ends-

Latest news from Active Black Country

View all news
21/03/2024
School water safety scheme gets £200,000 Commonwealth Games legacy funding
School water safety scheme gets £200,000 Commonwealth Games legacy funding
Read more about this article
26/02/2024
VACANCY: Sport Welfare Lead
Active Black Country are seeking suitable candidates for the vacant position of Sport Welfare Lead
Read more about this article
15/02/2024
Active Black Country Partnership Update
An update from Active Black Country on changes to our board and executive team
Read more about this article

INSIGHT HUB

Timely data and learnings in relation to physical activity and sport in the Black Country and the added value we can offer.

Read more about the Insight Hub

ACTIVATION ACADEMY

Resources and training material to support the Black Country sport & physical activity workforce

Read more

Subscribe to our newsletter

Sign up to receive monthly updates