Nominations are now open for The Dominion Post Wellington Sportsperson of the Year Awards.
The Dominion Post Wellington Sportsperson of the Year Awards is organised by Sport Wellington and has become one of the most prestigious events on the Wellington sporting calendar.
The Awards, now in its 41st year, serve to acknowledge, promote, advocate and celebrate the contribution that sport makes to the community. Past luminaries who have won the supreme award include Michael Campbell, Martin Crowe, Waimarama Taumaunu, Nick Willis and Ricki Herbert.
The awards are your chance to highlight your codes successes in the recent year, and to put your code's best and brightest in the spotlight, whether they are athletes, coaches, administrators or volunteers. There is no limit to the amount of nominations your code or club can make, so spread the word to your networks and cast the net wide.
A Regional Approach
The award winners of the Wellington regional sports awards such as Upper Hutt, Hutt City, Kapiti, Porirua and Wairarapa automatically qualify for nomination into the corresponding category for The Dominion Post Wellington Sportsperson of the Year. Nominations are still open for the Kapiti and Hutt City Sports Awards 2011.
Categories And Process
A panel of independent experts, comprising of prominent media and sporting personnel, reviews the nominations for finalist selection in each award category:
- Sportsman of the Year
- Sportswoman of the Year
- Team of the Year
- Coach of the Year
- Disabled Athlete of the Year
- Emerging Sportsperson of the Year
- Personality of the Year
- Club Team of the Year
- Volunteer of the Year
- Fair Play Award
- Official of the Year
- Administrator of the Year
- Lifetime Contribution to Sport
The winners of each category will be announced at a gala awards dinner at the Wellington Town Hall on Wednesday 25 May.
All category winners (excluding the Lifetime contribution award) automatically become finalists for the supreme award – The Dominion Post Wellington Sportsperson of the Year 2011.
Achievement Period
Achievements by nominees will be considered if they have occurred during the qualifying period of April 6 2010 – March 31 2011.
The closing date for nominations is: Friday 15 April 2011.
For a nomination form please go to www.wellingtonsportsawards.co.nz.
