Sports Stars of the Year

VOLUNTEER AWARD

The Volunteer Award recognises the outstanding efforts by individual volunteers in sport.  The range of work undertaken by volunteers varies from serving on Executive Committees to being judges, cleaning and marking fields, record keeping, writing articles, generating publicity, managing teams and other endless duties that even we find hard to keep track of.Volunteers usually start working for a local sporting club because of the involvement of one’s children.

REFEREE/UMPIRE AWARD

This award recognises the achievement by a referee/umpire through either sustained performance at an elite level or through their contribution to the development of refereeing/umpiring in the District/State/Nationally or Internationally.

TEAM OF THE YEAR

This award recognises outstanding achievement by a team.  Achievement in the sense of results: with particular attention to the level of the competition and the type of opposition

SPORTS ADMINISTRATION AWARD

In today’s environment effective administration in sport is critical.  These days managing and organising sport whether it be amateur or professional, is akin to running a small business.  There are the managerial duties, liaison with various levels of government, controlling finances and meeting the GST obligations for the tax department.  Other activities include making sure that all competitors and teams are organised to play in the various competitions and then there is possibly one of the most important – obtaining and retaining sponsors.

COACH AWARD

Individuals or that that matter teams in sport do not produce, progress or become recognised without the guidance of a good coach.  When a team wins a prestigious event the values of the coach are frequently overlooked.

Coaching at the elite level has progressed to become a scientific art.  Obviously, as you progress up the ladder there are many support personnel appointed to assist you.  However, whether you coach at the junior level where the basics are taught day in day out or whether you are coaching seniors and you frequently resort to the basics it all requires a coach who is an excellent communicator, an innovator, a psychologist, a tactician and frequently a pseudo mother and/or father.

JIM ANDERSON MEMORIAL AWARD

The Jim Anderson memorial award honours the memory of the late Jim Anderson.  As well as being the highly respected local grass roots politician, Jim was a driving force behind the development, growth and promotion of sport at all levels in the Penrith District and beyond.

It is awarded annually to a person in the Penrith District who has made a significant contribution across a range of sports or an exceptional contribution to a major sport and their contributions have been particularly relevant in the development of sport and in guiding the growth of that sport.