Wattie’s Volunteer Coach of the Year Awards
The 2008 Wattie’s Volunteer Coach of the Year awards received a record number of nominations this year with more than 3,800 coaches entered into the competition.
The awards feature three categories – student, general and lifetime. The student category is open to intermediate or high school aged coaches, while the general and lifetime categories are for coaches with a number of years’ experience.
Now the 3 winners from each of the 17 Regional Sports Trust are now eligible for consideration to attend the national awards evening in November. A national judging panel of well-known sporting and coaching icons will decide on one volunteer coach from each regional sports trust to be invited to the event, where overall winners in each category will be named, along with a Supreme Wattie’s Volunteer Coach for 2008!
The national winner in each of the three categories will win up to $3,000 towards their coaching development or equipment, with the Supreme winner awarded an additional $2,000 towards their coaching development or equipment.
The Wattie’s Volunteer Coach of the Year awards, co-sponsored by SPARC, recognise the contribution New Zealand’s volunteer coaches make to community level sport. A five week nomination period in June and July called for sportspeople and teams to put their coach forward to be named the Wattie’s Volunteer Coach of the Year.
2007 Wattie's Volunteer Coach of the Year Awards
Read about the inspirational coaches who were recognised in the 2007 Wattie's Volunteer Coach of the Year Awards in our latest issue of the ‘NZ Coach’ online magazine.
2006 Wattie's Volunteer Coach of the Year Awards
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Updated | 03 Sep 2008.
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