NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR 2022 WATER POLO AUSTRALIA AWARDS
Published Wed 23 Feb 2022
Water Polo Australia wishes to announce that nominations for the 2022 Water Polo Australia Awards are now open.
The Water Polo Australia Awards are designed to recognise the contributions and achievements of players, coaches, officials and volunteers at both a community and high performance level.
Nominations are now open for awards across nine categories, Young Achiever of the Year, Volunteer of the Year and Athlete of the Year awards.
Members of the water polo community are able to provide nominations for contributions deserving recognition over the period 1 January 2021 to 1 January 2022.
Nominations close Monday 21 March at 5pm AEDT.
Award categories open for nomination:
COMMUNITY CATEGORIES - CLICK HERE TO NOMINATE
Water Polo Club Coach of the Year
Criteria: Club coaches who have made a significant contribution to their club program outside of the competition arena, with a focus on improving community sport through encouraging participation, fairness, integrity and making water polo a safe and inclusive between January 1, 2021 and January 1, 2022.
Nomination Process:
All nominations must be endorsed by Club and/State
Open to any member, club, association, or State
Young Achiever of the Year
Criteria: This award recognises a young athlete who has achieved excellence outside of the competition arena, through giving back to the sport as a coach, referee or in other ways, community service, and/or academic achievements, along with their water polo performances between January 1 2021 and January 1 2022
Nomination Process:
All nominations must be endorsed by Club and/State
Open to any member, club, association, or State
Program of the Year
Criteria: This award recognises a Club/School/State program that is innovative in their approach to advancing water polo between January 1 2021 and January 1 2022. The program should demonstrate innovation in developing athletes, clubs or attracting new participants to the sport.
Nomination Process:
All nominations must be endorsed by Club and/State
Open to any member, club, association, or State
Official of the Year
Criteria: Water Polo officials who have demonstrated excellence in their role as an official during the January 1, 2021, to January 1 2022 period. In addition to demonstrating excellence, this person should represent Water Polo Australia’s “Think.Act.Play” values and promote these throughout their role, making a broader contribution to their local Water Polo community. This award is open to current Referees, Delegate and Table Officials.
Nomination Process:
All nominations must be endorsed by Club and/State
Open to any member, club, association, or State
Volunteer of the Year
Criteria: Recognises a volunteer within the Water Polo community who volunteers their time to advancing water polo within their community. This category is open to any Club or State based volunteers and should reflect the contribution made for the period between January 1 2021 and January 1 2022
Nomination Process:
All nominations must be endorsed by Club and/State
Open to any member, club, association, or State
PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES - CLICK HERE TO NOMINATE
Performance Coach of the Year
Criteria: This award recognises coaches who have been able to lead significant improvement with players, and or teams in a way that aligns with the Think.Act.Play policy and who have demonstrated a commitment to their own personal and professional development as a coach between January 1 2021 and January 1 2022. It is open to coaches who have one or more of the following roles:
- National Age Group Coaches
- National Institute Network Coaches
- State Program Coaches
- AWL Club Head Coaches
Nomination Process:
Nominated by the States/State Institutes/AWL Club
Outstanding Achievement (Athlete)
Criteria: This category recognises athletes who have overcome the odds to achieve excellence in the pool while also achieving outside the pool in their chosen profession, vocation or education between January 1 2021 and January 1, 2022
Nomination Process:
- Nominated/Endorsed by AWL Coach / State Coach or SIS/SAS Coach or National Team Coach.
Senior Female Athlete of the Year
Criteria: This category is open to female athletes who have represented their Country within a senior team, achieving excellence at the highest level. This athlete has not only achieved strong performances on the sporting arena, but outside of competition demonstrates strong work ethic towards their sport, positive attitude, and teamwork.
Nomination Process:
- Nominated/Endorsed by AWL Coach / State Coach or SIS/SAS Coach or National Team Coach.
Senior Male Athlete of the Year
Criteria: This category is open to male athletes who have represented their Country within a senior team, achieving excellence at the highest level. This athlete has not only achieved strong performances on the sporting arena, but outside of competition demonstrates strong work ethic towards their sport, positive attitude, and teamwork.
Nomination Process:
- Nominated/Endorsed by AWL Coach / State Coach or SIS/SAS Coach or National Team Coach.
