East Midlands Award Categories
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Grassroots Coach Award
  • Outstanding contribution to netball club coaching as a volunteer, for a minimum of 3 years
  • Nominees should have made a particular impact between 1st April 2014 and 31st March 2015
  • Nominees must be affiliated to England Netball

Grassroots Officials Award
  • Outstanding contribution to netball officiating as a volunteer for a minimum of 3 years
  • This award can include umpiring, match bench officials, scorers, mentors and assessors
  • Nominees should have made a particular impact between 1st April 2014 and 31st March 2015
  • Nominees must hold an England Netball Officiating Award
  • Nominees must be affiliated to England Netball

Muriel McNally Grassroots Award
  • Outstanding contribution to netball delivery through administration, coaching, or officiating at grassroots level for a minimum of 10 years
  • Nominees must be affiliated to England Netball

Mary Bulloch Administrator Award
  • Outstanding contribution to netball delivery, through administration, for a minimum of 3 years
  • Nominees should have made a particular impact between 1st April 2014 and 31st March 2015
  • Nominees must be affiliated to England Netball

Teacher Award
  • Outstanding contribution to netball through delivery in the education environment
  • Nominee must have volunteered for a minimum of 3 years and this to be outside their statutory responsibilities as a teacher
  • Nominees should have made a particular impact between 1st April 2014 and 31st March 2015
  • Nominee or their educational establishment must be affiliated to England Netball

Young Volunteer Award
  • Outstanding contribution to netball as a volunteer under the age of 25 years old. The nominee should have volunteered for a minimum of 2 years in any capacity of netball
  • Nominees should have made a particular impact between 1st April 2014 and 31st March 2015
  • Nominee, their educational establishment or netball club must be affiliated to England Netball

Outstanding Netball Club Award
  • Presented to a netball club who has made an outstanding contribution within their community
  • Nominated clubs must be affiliated to England Netball and hold a current CAPS award
  • Nominated clubs must have been active for a minimum of 3 years
  • Nominated clubs should have made a particular impact between 1st April 2014 and 31st March 2015

Unsung Hero Award
  • Outstanding contribution to netball through the delivery of club netball, The nominee should have volunteered for a minimum of 5 years in any capacity within club netball
  • Nominee of their club must be affiliated to England Netball

Rose Award
  • Volunteers or an organisation are eligible to be nominated
  • The award is open to none affiliated England Netball members
  • The nominee will have made an exceptional contribution to netball in any capacity with particular impact between 1st April 2014 and 31st March 2015
  • Quality of service is important not length of service

National Long Service Award
  • Volunteer must be affiliated to England Netball
  • Volunteering must be for a minimum of 25 years at County, Regional, National or International level and be outside playing history
  • Volunteering can be split to achieve a minimum of 25 years’ service
  • Self-nomination is permitted
  • All nominations must be seconded by a County Association 

East Midlands Long Service Award
  • Awarded to any registered participant or member of an affiliated school who has given service to the region (not club or county) for at least 10 years (this need not be consecutive) within any capacity i.e., Player, Umpire, Coach, Administrator, Volunteer, Table Official etc.

Jean Staley Award
  • Nominee should have been involved at Club, County and Region in one or more of the following roles: Administration, Umpire or Coach.  
  • Emphasis is on work done at ALL levels (although not necessarily the same discipline) over a period of at least 5 years.

East Midlands Jean Bourne B2N Award
  • Nominee must have taken part in an East Midlands Back to Netball session for at least 6 months and have completed an England Netball Back to Netball Participant Registration Form
  • Nominations should be able to demonstrate how Back to Netball has impacted in a particularly positive way on the Back to Netballer’s personal life-style and also their involvement in their local community
  • All nominations should be seconded by a Back to Netball Coach or by an England Netball Development Officer/Community Coach.

Inclusive Award
  • Open to any individual or netball provider, eg club, school, event organiser, who has demonstrated commitment to making netball inclusive to sections of their community. 
  • Must have provided an inclusive environment or programme, such as a disability netball event, or made adjustments to cater for the needs of a person or group who have any protected characteristic. 
  • Nominees should have made a particular impact between 1st April 2014 and 31st March 2015.
  • Nominees must be affiliated to England Netball.