Coach Awards

• Community Coach: Participation

  This award will be made to a coach who:

  • has supported the development of athletes or teams.
  • has significantly increased the sporting opportunities available and participation levels within their community.
  • has created a safe and enjoyable environment for participation.
• Community Coach: Development

  Development Coach of the Year will be awarded to the coach who, by using a player centred approach has:

  • been responsible for identifying and nurturing talent.
  • ensured that athletes or teams with emerging talent have made an impact at district, regional or national level.

Volunteer Awards

• Volunteer of the Year

  This award will be made to a volunteer who has made an outstanding contribution to their club, in recognition of their commitment this year. They will have:

  • worked in any aspect of their club without them the club would not be the same.
  • given up a substantial amount of time to volunteer in sport.
  • been an inspiration and positive role model for participants and peers.
• Young Volunteer of the Year

  This award will be made to a volunteer aged 18 years or younger who has made an outstanding contribution to their club, in recognition of their commitment this year. They will have:

  • worked in any aspect of their club without them the club would not be the same.
  • given up a substantial amount of time to volunteer in sport.
  • been an inspiration and positive role model for participants and peers.

Athlete Awards

• The Blair Forbes Junior Sports Person of the Year

  This award will recognise the leading young sports person with a disability aged 18 years and under who has excelled in any sport in the last year.

• Senior Sports Person of the Year

  This award will recognise the leading sports person with a disability over the age of 18 years who has excelled in any sport in the last year.

Other Awards

• Services to Sport: The David Lawrie Award

  This award recognises individuals who have played an active role in the development of Forth Valley Disability Sport in any capacity whatsoever.

  Length of service as an SDS volunteer is an aspect that will be taken into consideration in determining appropriate recipients.

• Achievement Award

  These will be awarded to any sports person with a disability who has demonstrated exceptional qualities of sportsmanship, determination, commitment, leadership, achievement that single them out from the others during the past year. And has been involved in disability sport for over 2 years.

• Newcomer award

  Similar to above however this award is for individuals who have been involved in a specific sport for less than 2 years.

Club Award

• Team of the Year

  This award is for any school, club or branch team who has demonstrated exceptional qualities of sportsmanship, determination, commitment, leadership, and achievement over the past year.

• Club of the Year

  The club that will receive this award will have demonstrated that:

  • they have significantly increased the sporting opportunities available and participation levels.
  • they have increased the competition opportunities available to their athletes with disabilities.
  • they have provided their volunteers and coaches will training opportunities.
  • they have identified and nurtured athletes to allow them to further develop.