Nominations now open for Volleyball England’s Annual Awards 2024

If the answer is yes, then nominating that person for the Volleyball England Annual Awards 2024 is a great way to show your appreciation. 

Nominations for the awards open from today and will be accepted until Sunday 10th March. 

You can nominate in one of 12 different categories detailed below, while the Peter Wardale Memorial Award is presented at the discretion of the Volleyball England board. 

Award categories where nominations are being accepted 

• Coach of the Year for Adults 
• Coach of the Year for Children and Young People 
• Young Coach of the Year 
• Referee of the Year 
• Young Referee of the Year 
• Volunteer of the Year 
• Young Volunteer of the Year 
• HEVO of the Year  
• Universal Services Club of the Year 
• Contribution to Volleyball 
• Serena Morten Inclusion Award 
• Unsung Hero. 

To read more about the award categories and criteria that can help you to decide in which category to nominate a person, click here.  

How to nominate and the shortlisting process 

To nominate a person for the awards you will need to fill out a short form detailing your reasons for their nomination and explaining that individual’s contribution that you feel merits them being shortlisted. 

To nominate, click here. 

Once the deadline for nominations has passed, a panel of judges drawn from across the Volleyball and sports community will then draw up a three-person shortlist for each category. 

Those shortlists will be announced towards the end of March or in early April.

For full details on the Annual Awards, go to its home page by clicking here.

When and where the awards will be presented 

A presentation ceremony for the Annual Awards 2024 will take place on the Saturday (20th April) of Cup Finals Weekend at the National Volleyball Centre in Kettering. 

All those shortlisted across the award categories will be invited along to the ceremony, where the winners will then be revealed. 

‘Saying a massive thank you’ 

Each winner will be presented to the Cup Final crowd and have the opportunity to feature in photographs to mark the occasion, as well as be interviewed in order to share their success on the Volleyball England website and social media. 

“Volunteers are the driving force of everything that we do in Volleyball, and our sport would simply not exist without them,” said Laura Allcoat, Strategic Manager for Get. Keep. Grow, who is overseeing the organisation of the awards. 

“The Annual Awards is a small gesture to say a massive thank you to all the volunteers for the dedicated time and effort they put in, to foster a welcoming and enthusiastic Volleyball community. 

“The Awards include people from across the volleyball community, including coaches, referees, HEVOs and other volunteers, recognizing those working at Junior grassroots level right through to Super League and international competition. 

“We are really looking forward to celebrating some inspirational people at Cup Finals weekend, and finding out more about their amazing stories, so please do put someone forward if you feel they should be rewarded for all their hard work.” 

Past winners 

A list of the previous winners of our Annual Awards can be found by clicking here.  

Queries or questions? 

If you have any questions about the Annual Awards, please do not hesitate to reach out via membership@volleyballengland.org