This year the South Ayrshire Sports Awards will allow all those who are making a difference to sport and physical activity across South Ayrshire to be recognised for their contribution. It has been a busy year for coaches, volunteers, clubs and schools.

There are wonderful examples of sporting success, and volunteering, taking place across the whole of South Ayrshire and we would like to highlight and recognise the work being done and activities that are taking place which are having a significant impact on the lives of those within South Ayrshire. If you know of someone, a club or group making a difference everyday please complete the nomination form below.

We are looking for unpaid individuals under the age of 27 years old who coach in a club or community setting and:

• Have delivered regular quality coaching sessions, meeting the needs of all participants.
• Have embedded inclusive coaching practices into their sessions, helping to remove barriers to participation and reduce inequalities in sport and physical activity. 
• Have helped their participants to build confidence and resilience, and develop a positive attitude towards sport and physical activity. 
• Have adopted a person-centered approach to coaching, taking time to understand their participants needs and goals and helping them reach their potential. 
• Have been an inspiration and a positive role model. 
• Have invested time and energy in their own development and are working towards or have gained a recognized SGB coaching qualification/award appropriate to the level at which they coach. 

We are looking for unpaid individuals over the age of 27 years old who coach in a club or community setting and:

• Have delivered regular quality coaching sessions, meeting the needs of all participants.
• Have embedded inclusive coaching practices into their sessions, helping to remove barriers to participation and reduce inequalities in sport and physical activity.
• Have helped their participants to build confidence and resilience, and develop a positive attitude towards sport and physical activity.
• Have adopted a person-centered approach to coaching, taking time to understand their participants needs and goals and helping them reach their potential.
• Have been an inspiration and a positive role model.
• Have invested time and energy in their own development and is working towards or has gained a recognized SGB coaching qualification/award appropriate to the level at which they coach.

We are looking for an individuals who:

• • Have adopted a person-centered approach to coaching, taking time to understand their participants needs and goals and helping them reach their potential. 
  • Have been an inspiration and a positive role model
  •  Have invested time and energy in their own development and is working towards or has gained a recognized SGB coaching qualification/award appropriate to the level at which they coach.
  • Have delivered regular quality coaching sessions, ensuring inclusivity and meeting the needs of all participants.
  • Have embedded inclusive coaching practices into their sessions, helping to remove barriers to participation and reduce inequalities in sport and physical activity
  • Have helped their participants to build confidence and resilience, and develop a positive attitude towards sport and physical activity. 

   

We are looking for unpaid individuals who support schools in any of the following ways:

• Provided support for young leaders 
• Supported schools/pupils to enter competitions and events
• Supported travel to various sporting opportunities
• Admin associated with school sport
• Identified new opportunities for the school
• Supported an application for the sportscotland School Sport Award
• Supervised Active Schools activities
• Provided support to school Sports Councils
• Any other voluntary support provided to support schools to remove barriers to participation and reduce inequalities in sport and physical activity

We are looking for a young person who:

• Regularly volunteered to deliver quality coaching sessions, making sessions fun and inclusive, and meeting the needs of all participants 
• Attended mandatory training opportunities through the leadership programme and additional training opportunities showing enthusiasm and commitment to their own development.
• Successfully completed all course paperwork and assessments as part of the leadership programme
• Have built strong and positive relationships with young people, school staff and other partners involved in the Active Schools programme

• Have been an inspiration and a positive role model displaying exemplary standards throughout the leadership programme

We are looking for a young person who:

• Attended mandatory training opportunities through the leadership programme and additional training opportunities showing enthusiasm and commitment to their own development
• Have built strong and positive relationships with young people, school staff and other partners involved in the Active Schools programme
• Have been an inspiration and a positive role model displaying exemplary standards throughout the leadership programme 
• Successfully completed all course paperwork and assessments as part of the leadership programme
• Regularly volunteered to deliver quality coaching sessions, making sessions fun and inclusive, and meeting the needs of all participants 

We are looking for unpaid individuals up to 26 years old, who support clubs and communities in any of the following ways:

• Provided support for young leaders and volunteers
• Organized training opportunities for coaches and volunteers

• Supported clubs to enter competitions and events
• Supported travel to various sporting opportunities
• Admin associated with club and community sport 
• Profiling of a club/community organization
• Identified new opportunities for the club/community
• Supported an application for the Changing Lives Through Sport programme
• Supervised club activities 
• Provided support to club/organization committees
• Any other voluntary support provided to support clubs to remove barriers to participation and reduce inequalities in sport and physical activity 

 We are looking for unpaid individuals, over 27 years old, who support clubs and communities in any of the following ways:

• Provided support for young leaders and volunteers 

• Organized training opportunities for coaches and volunteers 
• Supported clubs to enter competitions and events
• Supported travel to various sporting opportunities
• Admin associated with club and community sport
• Profiling of a club/community organization
• Identified new opportunities for the club/community 
• Supported an application for the Changing Lives Through Sport programme 
• Supervised club activities 
• Provided support to club/organization committees 
• Any other voluntary support provided to support clubs to remove barriers to participation and reduce inequalities in sport and physical activity

We are looking for an individual, club, community programme or school who:

• Have created a new programme or initiative which has supported more people to be able to access sport and physical activity
• Demonstrated how they have used sport and/or physical activity to achieve positive change in individuals and/or communities
• Have undertaken significant training to make the programme/initiative a success
• Have gone above and beyond to ensure those taking part have had a safe, fun and quality experience
• May have been selected as a Changing Lives Through Sport project

This award is for a South Ayrshire Sports Person of any age who has:

• Shown dedication, passion and always gives 100% to their training and sport regardless of the outcome

• Are an inspiration to those around them

• This person may have overcome significant challenges in their personal life

We are looking for an individual or team who:

• is dedicated to their sport and represents at national/international level
• always give 100% effort
• acts a role model for others in their sport
• has achieved success in competition at a national/international level

• We are looking for a team or squad who:
• Are dedicated to their sport and shown commitment to improving 
• Always give 100% effort
• Act as role models for others in their sport
• Is a member of the South Ayrshire Club Ready affiliated sports club programme
• Have achieved success in competition over the last year 

• We are looking for a sports club or organization who:

  • Is affiliated to South Ayrshire’s Club Ready Scheme
  • Has shown willingness to develop their club and provide a range of opportunities to South Ayrshire communities
  • Has embedded inclusive practices within the club environment to ensure members feel welcomed and supported during their time with the club
  • Supports the development of young leaders and volunteers within the club environment
  • Supports a Competitive Sport event, holiday programme or community session within their local community

   

We are looking for an individual who:

• Has dedicated a substantial amount of time to sport in their school, club, community group, Community Sport Hub or Scottish Governing Body and without them, the organisation or community would not be the same 
• Has been an inspiration and a positive role model 
• Has significantly improved their club, sport or community and the individuals they work with through their lifelong dedication 
• Has gone above and beyond what is required of them