Volleyball England Annual Awards
To serve and celebrate the Volleyball Community
Volunteers are the driving force of everything that we do, and our sport would simply not exist without them.
The Annual Awards are an effort to recognise outstanding contributions and express heartfelt gratitude to all the volunteers for their dedicated time and effort in fostering a welcoming and vibrant volleyball community!
The Awards include people and clubs from across the volleyball community, including coaches, referees, HEVOs and other volunteers, recognizing those working at budding clubs and Junior grassroots level, right through to Super League and international competitions.
If you have any questions about the Annual Awards, please do not hesitate to reach out to us on membership@volleyballengland.org.
Annual Awards winners 2024
| Category | Winner | Club |
| Coach of the Year - Adults | Nathan French | Team Essex Volleyball |
| Coach of the Year - Children & Young People | Jurek Jankowski | Volleyball Taunton |
| Young Coach of the Year | Noah Goalen | Richmond |
| Referee of the Year | Domenico De Mattia | London |
| Young Referee of the Year | Sarah Hanrahan | Eastern |
| Volunteer of the Year | Ancel Mitchell | Nottingham Rockets |
| Young Volunteer of the Year | Joshua Chapman | Chelmsford |
| HEVO of the Year | Joshua Tang | Durham Palatinates |
| Universal Services Club of the Year | Leeds Gorse Volleyball Club | |
| Contribution to Volleyball | Sam Yip (pictured) | Maidenhead |
| Unsung Hero | Jamie Davis | Dartford |
Unsung heroes dedication celebrated at Annual Awards 2024 presentation.
You can catch up on the Annual Awards livestream here.
Peter Wardale Memorial Award
The Peter Wardale Memorial Award is the highest accolade which can be given to a volunteer. The recipients of this Award are shortlisted by members of the Heritage Project working group, and the winner is selected by the Board. This is awarded to someone who has made an outstanding contribution to volleyball.
Roll of Honour
- 2000 – Ron Richards
- 2001 – Dudley Williams
- 2002 – Roman Parashchak
- 2003 – Dan Dingle
- 2004 – Neville Lewis
- 2006 – Ian Berry
- 2007 – Freda Bussey (pictured)
- 2009 – Don Anthony
- 2012 – Brian Stalker
- 2013 – Richard Callicott
- 2014 – Gordon Neale
- 2015 – Paul Bohannan
- 2016 - Keith Nicholls
- 2019 - The Bello Family
- 2020 - Janet Inman
- 2022 - Nick Shaffery
- 2023 - Ken Edwards