Nominations for the 24th UK Coaching Awards are now open. UK Coaching is encouraging the British public to nominate a coach as part of its Great Coaching Comeback campaign.
hosted by UK Coaching, the highly regarded awards showcase the diverse work of coaches from all walks of life, helping people improve their well-being and activity levels. New statistics released by UK Coaching show that the role that coaches play in inspiring people to be active will become increasingly significant as we emerge from the coronavirus crisis, with 72% of the British public saying that coaches and instructors will be important in supporting and encouraging people to get back into physical activity after the pandemic.
Overall, there are six categories for coaches. All honour #GreatCoaching and truly celebrate coaches and organisations that make a difference. They are:
The Awards for Coaches are given to individual coaches who have excelled and shown outstanding commitment in a certain area, or to an individual and/or group over the last 12 months. Collectively, they are:
- Community Coach of the Year – Children and Young People
- Community Coach of the Year – Adults
- Young Coach of the Year
- Changing Lives Award
- Talent Development Coach of the Year
- High Performance Coach of the Year
Public nominations for the awards will close at 10:00 on the 13 September and what follows is a rigorous, independent and impartial judging process. To ensure welfare is at the heart of the UK Coaching Awards, UK Coaching has a strict set of guidelines and criteria, through which an independent judging panel select the finalists. All finalists are asked to sign and adhere to the UK Coaching Code of Conduct. All nomination information is treated as confidential until shortlists and winners are announced.
Are there any polo coaches you know that should be nominated? To nominate, please follow the guidance by clicking here (https://www.ukcoaching.org/events/our-awards/criteria).