Sports Awards Winners
And the winners are?
The second Cornwall Sports Awards, set up to honour the outstanding contributions made by dedicated sports coaches, officials, clubs, volunteers and young leaders from across the county, were held at the Burrell Theatre at Truro School on Wednesday 6 June.
18 awards were presented in five separate categories, including :
Coach (sponsored by Cornwall College); Club (sponsored by Tony Pryce Sports); Volunteer (sponsored by Miller Countryside); Official (sponsored by the Tregenna Castle Hotel) and Young Leadership (sponsored by School Sports Partnerships from across the county)
The awards were presented to the winners by representatives of the sponsors?
COACH
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Male Coach of the Year - Jim Davison, Launceston & North Cornwall Boxing Club
- GB Olympic 2008 squad Development Coach
- Team Coach in World Junior Championships and Masters tournament, Morocco
- Teach Coach for Junior EV Tournament, Italy
- Coach of Launceston and North Cornwall boxing club which he founded 22 years ago
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Female Coach of the Year - Denise May, Bude Bay Stars Netball Club
- Head Coach of Bude Bay Stars Netball Club, coaching both the Junior and Senior clubs
- Successful in the club gaining England Netball CAPS Accreditation
- Coach at Bude School, coached U14 and U18 teams into National Sports Colleges finals
- Developed Coaches and Umpires within Junior club, 2 Level 1 coaches both aged 17
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Young Performers Coach of the Year - Jon Salfield, Truro Fencing Club
- Assistant Coach to GB Junior squad
- Coached GB U16, U15, U12, U11 and U10 Fencers to No.1 ranking
- Coaches 6 of the 12 GB U12 squad who all come from Truro Fencing club
- Implemented a new youth pathway structure for Truro Fencing club
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Young Coach of the Year U25 - James Martin, Cornwall College Table Tennis Club
- Table Tennis Level 3 coach and applied for Level 4
- Coach of Cornwall College Table Tennis squad
- Coach of Forest Green Club for disabled and people with learning difficulties
- Increased number of Cornwall College teams entering West Cornwall league
CLUB
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Adult Club of the Year - St Agnes Netball Club
- Increased membership enabled starting a 3rd Senior team this season
- Working towards establishing a Junior club to start June 07
- Commitment to umpire and coach development, 13 trainee umpires at present
- Successful fundraising and sponsorship to develop the club
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Junior Club of the Year - ECS Predators Netball Club
- 50 members ranging from 10 ? 16 years old
- 2 x U13 teams and 2 x U15 teams in Cornwall Junior league
- 1 x U16 team in Cornwall Senior league
- Many players become part of the Cornwall Netball County development squads
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Club of the Year 2007 - Newquay Ladies Football Club
- 1st Senior team is the first team in Cornwall to compete in the SW Combination league
- Reserve Senior team now achieved promotion to same league
- 7 Junior teams from U8?s through to U16's
- Current club membership of 250 girls and women
VOLUNTEERING
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Lifetime Services to Sport ? Paul Manning, Cornwall Schools Athletics Association
- 35 years volunteering for Cornwall Schools Athletics Association
- Current President of the Association
- Coaches Nationally ranked Cross Country athletes
- Co-ordinated 1990 National Schools Cross Country Championships at Wadebridge
- Co-ordinated 1994 British International Schools Cross Country at Trelissick
- Working towards bid for World Schools Cross Country Championships in 2010
- Team Manager for County Schools Cross Country Teams at South West and Nationals
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Community Volunteer of the Year ? Chris Goninan, St Just Cricket Club
- Club Secretary of St Just Cricket Club
- Coach of U14 and U15 teams
- Bridged gap between junior and senior club by getting senior players to mentor juniors
- Driving force behind the club
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Community Volunteer of the Year U25 ? Andrea Semmonds, Brannel Netball Club
- Established Brannel Netball Club in 2006 and coaches both the Senior and Junior club
- Currently 50 members
- Assistant Coach Cornwall U16 squad
- Committed to raising the profile of Netball in the area
OFFICIAL
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Official of the Year - Malcolm Roberts, Cornwall Cricket Umpires Assoc
- Obtained ?3,000 in sponsorship for umpire development in Cornwall
- Established and developed ?Introduction to umpiring? workshop for Cornwall
- Maintains Cornwall Cricket Umpires Association website
- Recently appointed as a Trainer to train and develop new umpires
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Match Official of the Year - Angela Lewis, Cornwall Hockey Umpires Assoc
- Level 3 Hockey Umpire and umpires National League Hockey games
- Tutors Foundation Umpire courses across Cornwall
- Mentors newly qualified Umpires
- Developed Cornwall Hockey Umpires Association by designing a dedicated website
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Young Official of the Year - Thomas Quick, West Cornwall Football Centre
- Level 6 Football referee, expecting to become a Level 4 this year
- One of the youngest referees in Cornwall
- Referees for West Cornwall Football Development Centre
- Refereeing in the Combination league from April 07
LEADERSHIP
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Junior Sports Leader of the Year - Zeta Bailey, Poltair School
- Coaches St Austell Junior Hockey club
- Also umpires and team managers for the Junior club
- Assistant Coach at St Austell Junior Rugby club, U8 age group
- Volunteers at Porthpean Outdoor Education Centre during summer holidays
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Community Sports Leader of the Year - David Battams, Liskeard School
- Level 1 Football Coach, working towards Level 2
- Coach at St Clear Youth Football club
- Assists regularly with coaching/officiating at school/festival teams
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Higher Sports Leader of the Year - Lucy Bannyard, Liskeard School
- Foundation Hockey Umpires Award
- Assistant Coach at Liskeard/Looe Junior Hockey club
- Community Volunteer placement at local primary schools
- Volunteers at Disability centre in Liskeard
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Young Leader of Year - Jessica Dukes, Liskeard School
- Assistant Coach at Liskeard/Looe Junior Hockey Club
- Assistant Coach at Caradon Junior Swimming Club
- Leader at Liskeard/Looe Primary Hockey Development club
- Leader at Liskeard School gifted and talented dance club
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Community Volunteer of the Year (Step into Sport) - Claire Fry, Bude School
- Level 1 Netball Coach and C award Netball umpire
- Assistant coach at Bude Bay stars Junior Netball Club
- Assistant coach at Cornwall Netball U16 County squad
- Selected by Youth Sports Trust to be a Young Sports Ambassador for 2012 Olympics
The prestigious event was organised by the Cornwall Sports Partnership, an organisation which supports all aspects of sport and physical activities in Cornwall and is the main funding stream for funds from Sport England. With the joint aim to get more people active in Cornwall.
Special guests included Phil De Glanville, the Ex England Rugby Captain and Head of Delivery Sport England SW; who said "This awards evening has recognised the hard work and great achievements of volunteers, clubs and sports people from across Cornwall".
Other guests were Chris Webb, Director of Football Truro City FC, David Peacock, Rosemullion Homes, Kevin Meyers, Blokarting National Champion (www.blokart.com)
NOTES TO EDITORS/ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Cornwall Sports Partnership is funded by Sport England and hosted by Cornwall County Council Penweathers Centre, Tresawls Road, Truro, TR1 3LD
Awards Co-ordinator Natasha Sandoe 01872 32 3347 email nsandoe@cornwall.gov.uk
Marketing & Communications Vicki Gregory 01872 32 3346 email vgregory@cornwall.gov.uk
All about Sport England - www.sportengland.org
Information on Leadership ? www.youthsporttrust.org
Information on Coaching ? www.sportscoachuk.org