East Midlands Netball Goalden Globes 2016

After the success of last year’s biggest ever event and your feedback, this year’s ran to a very similar format.  Pre-dinner drinks after the AGM and a 3 course meal followed by a disco after the presentation and raffle.   Goody bags and raffle prizes were donated from sponsors and partners including Whitworths, Rigid.co.uk,  Willows Sport Centre Derby, Boots, DAO Structural UK, Mad Dog Sports, Snowdome  in Tamworth, Northants County Cricket, Agra Cottage (Bingham),  National Ice Arena, England Netball & Cancer Research UK;.   All monies raised has been donated to Cancer Research UK and this year through the sale of raffle tickets and an ‘ice-breaking’ game of Heads and Tails a total of £303.92 was raised.
 
The evening’s event was all about recognising the amazing work volunteers do for netball in the East Midlands and celebrating their successes. 

Our MC for the evening was once again Gaynor Nash.  Gaynor is a Teacher by trade, sports fanatic by nature, Games Maker, Clyde-sider, amateur journo, BT Storyteller, passionate Olympic/Paralympic/CG geek. Now semi-retired but still playing hockey, coaching and volunteering.   Gaynor made the whole evening go with a swing and a welcoming address from Regional Chair Sue Collin was made to introduce our guest presenters for the awards; Robin and Petra Bourne, Lindsay Sartori EN President & Jo Adams EN CEO.
 
Gaynor explained why we had all come together and this year we had received outstanding nominations for several of our awards categories.  The nominations we had received were a true testament to the Volunteers within the Region and a massive thank you to all who have taken the time to nominate.  All nominated individuals received an East Midlands Volunteer Pin Badge as recognition for their dedication and were told to wear them with pride!
 
The Awards Ceremony began with our Regional Competition winners.  East Midlands Netball run many competitions which take place within the region throughout the year. Two of the categories U14’s and U16’s then qualified and represented East Midlands at England Netball National Club Competition.  Carol Spencer (Chair of the Competition Technical Support Group) came to the stage to present a new match ball to each of the winning teams. 

​After the success of last year’s biggest ever event and your feedback, this year’s ran to a very similar format.  Pre-dinner drinks after the AGM and a 3 course meal followed by a disco after the presentation and raffle.   Goody bags and raffle prizes were donated from sponsors and partners including Whitworths, Rigid.co.uk,  Willows Sport Centre Derby, Boots, DAO Structural UK, Mad Dog Sports, Snowdome  in Tamworth, Northants County Cricket, Agra Cottage (Bingham),  National Ice Arena, England Netball & Cancer Research UK;.   All monies raised has been donated to Cancer Research UK and this year through the sale of raffle tickets and an ‘ice-breaking’ game of Heads and Tails a total of £303.92 was raised.
 
The evening’s event was all about recognising the amazing work volunteers do for netball in the East Midlands and celebrating their successes.

Regional League Division 1 –  Charnwood
Regional League Division 2 – Leapoole
Regional League Division 3- Bridgford
Regional League U16 – Cliftonettes Blue
Regional League U14 - Bramcote
Regional U16 Club – Nothants JMs -  went on to claim 12th position at Nationals well done
Regional U14 Club – Brigg – went on to claim 17th position at Nationals well done
 
U19 Schools- Oakham School - who went on to claim 7th position at Nationals well done
U16 Schools- West Bridgford School - went on to claim 15th position at Nationals well done
U14 Schools- Oundle School - went on to claim 17th position at Nationals well done
Hi 5 Schools- Saxilby 2015
Hi 5 Schools – Oakwood  2016

These awards were followed by CAPS clubs in the East Midlands and certificates were presented by Se Collin.  CAPS (Club Action Planning Scheme) is a programme designed to captivate you and your netball club. It aims to support you to deliver a quality netball development programme and operate in line with best practice.
 
Dronfield Netball Club – New Bronze Accreditation
High Peak Netball Club - Bronze Reaccreditation
Washingborough Imps - Upgrade to Silver
Cliftonettes - Bronze Reaccreditation
Bingham Bullettes – Upgrade to Silver pending with minor referrals
Corby - Bronze Reaccreditation pending with minor referrals

Jo West

Robin Bourne came to the stage to make the presentation of The Jean Bourne Back to Netball Award.  This award is presented to a Back to Netball participant whose personal life style has changed significantly since coming ‘Back to Netball’, including their involvement in their local community. The nominees were:

• Amanda Hunt - Notts
• Angela Kingham –Notts (Angela received 2 nominations)
• Jo West  – Lincs
• Michele Savage - Nhants

 
This year the award went to someone who became involved in netball after a school event at her daughter’s school.  Since this day, this person has gained both level 1 and 2 UKCC Coaching Awards, and now coaches:

• U14 section within the club.
• Set up a Back to Netball club with the assistance of the local NDO and encouraged friends to ‘come and play’. 
• The group grew rapidly, facebook page was set up to encourage friendship off the courts.
• Having gained confidence , this person entered their group in to a Back to Netball Festival in 2015 and has now attended 5 festivals
• Now in the midst of setting up a third teams
• Organising charity events to support Net 10 for Life, Sport Relief, This Girl Can and comic relief.
• Her new found confidence is supporting other members through their level 1 coaching.
• Has travelled to other towns to help support others
• Further work has been done with her NDO to set up a Satellite session for 11-16 year olds who train before her own B2N session.

This person has gone from helping out as a ‘mum’ to developing her own group. ​

The winner of this year’s Jean Bourne Back to Netball Award was…….Jo West!

​Jo couldn’t be with us on the night so Vanessa McErlain Naylor,  Lincolnshire’s County Chair was invited to the stage to collect Jo’s Award on her behalf (Jo will be presented with her award at a later date)

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Sam Griffin

Beginning with the Grassroots Coach of the Year award, Karen Atkinson MBE, Loughborough Lightning Head Coach was invited to the stage to present The Grassroots Coach Award which is presented to an affiliated coach who has made an outstanding contribution to netball club coaching as a volunteer for a minimum of 3 years. This year we received 6 nominations for.

​The nominees were:

• Loraine Roberts – Lincs
• Elizabeth Jennings – Leics
• Sam Griffin – Leics
• Ruth Sampson – Derbys
• Louise Muir – Lincs
• Judith Jennings – Nhants

• This year’s winner supports every single volunteer that they have at their club including secretary and young coaches.  This person also assists at other clubs, schools and within the Region.
• This person has (and still does) assist with both junior and adults in her county
• Has got individual’s to county and national level
• Has introduced High 5 and Under 12 Sections.
• Taken school teams to national finals as well as regional events for her club. 
• Has coached from the age of 19,m 3 school teams and worked her way up the ranks single handedly
• Has achieve her dream of being part of the Loughborough Lightning Coaching Team

This years Grassroots Coach Awards went to… Sam Griffin!

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Claire Ludden-Vincent

​Moving on to Grassroots Official Award , this is presented to an affiliated volunteer who has made an outstanding contribution to netball officiating for at least 3 years. Heather Gleadall, Officiating TSG Chair was invited to the stage to present this.
 
The nominees for this award were:

• Stephanie Hiom - Leics
• Claire Ludden-Vincent - Leics

• This year’s winner supports many practicing umpires in both junior and senior leagues in their county.
• She always make herself available, often giving up her own time and staying late to answer questions on rule queries, if she doesn’t know the answer, she will find out
• She has attended many rules forums, collated information to enable her to source umpires for tournaments and competitions. 
• This official holds an Assessors qualification already through her work, but this wasn’t enough, she wanted to go through the England Netball process as well so she was ‘up to date’. 
• Working towards her A Award and successfully gaining this in February and sitting on the Officiating TSG at Regional level

This year’s Grassroots Officials Award went to… Claire Ludden-Vincent! 
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Hazel McConnell

​The Unsung Hero Award;  Sue Collin, Regional Chair came back to the stage for to present this..
 
The Unsung Hero Award can be awarded to anyone who has been volunteering in any capacity at club netball for at least 5 years and be affiliated to England Netball. The nominees are:

• Hazel McConnell - Nhants
• Sheila Oliver - Leics

• This year’s winner supports young umpires and coaches
• Guides them gently using her extensive knowledge of the game.
• She is enthusiastic and committed member of her club and has engaged and inspired hundreds during her years of involvement
• This worthy winner, runs and coordinates teams for relevant leagues in her County
• recruits parents to assist
• has recently joined and assists with the Performance Satellite Programmes
• Even though there has been a family illness, this volunteer has taken care of her 7 month old grandchild for 6 weeks and has still ensured that all training sessions, league matches etc., have all been fulfilled and covered.

 
In one sentence ‘quote’ this lady  is a superb role model and inspiration to all, for her resilience, determination and perseverance – yes, this years winner of the Unsung Hero Award went to …Hazel McConnell

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Taylor Thow

Melissa Carr – England Netball National Adult and Participation Manager (and Ex EM Regional Manager) was invited to present the Young Volunteer Award.
The Young Volunteer Award is presented to a young person(s) under the age of 25 who has volunteered for at least 2 years and has made an outstanding contribution to the development of netball through volunteering. The nominees are:

• Ashna Thilainathan & Harriet Welton (joint award) - Notts
• Taylor Thow - Notts
• Ella Jennings - Nhants

 

• This year’s young volunteer award goes to a young lady who has:
• passed both level 1 and 2 UKCC Coaching courses
• umpires as well as supporting an ever expanding club
• She provides umpiring support at training, league matches and festivals
• taken on the task of the upkeep of admin for the website
• This young lady strives to help out whenever she can and not just within her own club
• has put a lot of her time into the Pass on Your Passion scheme
• assisting with organising club presentation evenings
• liaising with companies in order to get end of season awards for our players at the end of the season 

 
This year’s Young Volunteer Award went to… Taylor Thow! ​

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Bramcote

Outstanding Netball Club Award, Sue Connor, East Midlands Netball Vice Chair came to the stage to present this award.
 
The Outstanding Netball Club Award is presented to an affiliated netball club which has made an outstanding contribution within their community. The club must hold or be working towards the CAPS award and have been active for a minimum of 3 years. The nominees are:

• Corby - Nhants
• Bramcote – Notts

 

• This year’s winning club has had a phenomenal impact especially on the Junior side.
• This club has existed for a number of years but has recently in the last 3 years introduced a junior section with no less than 60 players.
• The past 12 months, have seen this club be nominated for local awards
• have juniors entering the England Netball Performance Pathway
• the club has enabled the local school to develop an after school club who have gone on to qualify for School Regional rounds.

 
This clubs under 14 section qualified for England Netball Tournament and made it to Nationals – this years Outstanding Club of the Year is…..Bramcote !
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Sue Collin

Our last least award was the  Mary Bulloch Administrator Award, and is awarded to someone who has given an outstanding contribution to netball delivery through administration, for a minimum of 3 years.
This Award went to someone who has been on the scene for some considerable time – to say the least!

• Supports & champions all aspects of netball.
• They are a great advocate of Volunteers, Umpires, Coaches and Players.
• Has been actively involved in umpiring for more than 30 years in both her affiliated County, Nottinghamshire, across the East Midlands region and also at national level. As an umpire mentor, assessor, tutor and tester has encouraged literally hundreds of umpires across the country to develop and move forward in their own umpiring careers.
• They have played a major part in organising and delivering the region’s 1st Umpires’ and Coaches’ seminar which was attended by nearly 60 people. They also played a key role in the delivery of the Region’s first Back to Netball Tournament, where they delivered a basic skills session for all of the ladies who attended, as well as fulfilling her role as a Regional Chair by giving the welcome and closing addresses and presenting the awards.
• This person Identifies the need to expand and develop the volunteer structure within the East Midlands, they led an RMB restructure in December 2013. Supported by the Regional Manager, mentored each member recruited onto the new Technical Support Groups; and continues to do so. In line with this, has developed an induction toolkit along with a RMB handbook- a Netball Bible provided to all RMB, County Chair and TSG members. (This has since been shared with other Regional Chairs and England Netball as best practice!). Should a volunteer within the East Midlands feel down-heartened, challenged or out of their depth- they are the first to step in and support- committing yet more time to the sport she loves.
• Utilising the vast amount of netball knowledge that she has accrued over the years, she is an advocate of sharing information and best practice, to not only develop volunteers in the East Midlands, but throughout England.

This person is:

• A valued member of the East Midlands & England Netball volunteer network
• 110% committed to developing and sustaining netball in every way- whether it be through Chairing the East Midlands, typing minutes, attending RCF meetings, mentoring umpires or writing match reports
• Although this volunteer has many EN and Regional commitments she still finds time to support her County and local leagues

 
Gaynor invited Lindsay Sartori to the stage to present the award and welcomed the winner to the stage to receive her well earned Mary Bulloch Administrator Award  - our very own Reginal Chair-Sue Collin!

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Final thanks were given to all volunteers from RMB who were presented with gifts in which special guests Lindsay Sartori (England Netball President) and Jo Adams (England Netball CEO) helped to present.

​RMB with Jo Adams:  Sarah Hollidge; Sue Connor; Sue Collin; Jo Adams; Neil Frost; Sam Doney; Liz Alsop (Liz Broomhead couldn’t be with us on the night)

Winners of 2016 Goalden Globe Awards will be put forward to the National Goalden Globe Awards hosted on Saturday 17th September in Worcestershire, Venue TBC.   
 
Good luck to:
Grassroots Coach Awards - Sam Griffin
Grassroots Officials Award - Claire Ludden-Vincent
Unsung Hero Award - Hazel McConnell
Young Volunteer Award -  Taylor Thow
Outstanding Club of the Year - Bramcote
Mary Bulloch Administrator Award  -Sue Collin!