Sports Personality of the Year Awards 2011
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Welcome to the Colchester Sport Awards 2011!
IT’S that time of year again when Colchester’s sporting stars are honoured. The most impressive performers of the year, as nominated by you, will be rewarded at a glittering ceremony at Colchester United’s Weston Homes Community Stadium, on February 6, 2012. Colchester’s most prestigious annual sporting awards were first made over 30 years ago. |
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The Sport Colchester Sports Personality Awards, sponsored by the Gazette, Colchester Institute and The University of Essex, recognise the tremendous achievements of Colchester’s amateur sportsmen and women. There are separate categories for outstanding achievement during the calendar year at senior and junior level for individuals and teams. Nominations are open to any individual or team representing any sporting organisation in the Colchester and District Council area. There are separate awards to recognise achievement over a longer period of time. |
 on the left - U14 Bethany Ibbotson (Athletics)
on the right - U18 Ed Kearse (Archery)
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The coaches award recognises outstanding coaching assistance given to help sports people achieve their goals. These awards are particularly aimed at those people who year in year out help others to enjoy their sport and develop their skills. |
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Finally, the Bill Tucker Awards for seniors and under-18s recognise individuals who by their commitment, tenacity and dedication in the face of extreme hardship or disadvantage or under extraordinary conditions have proved to be an inspiration and role model to their peers and/or the public at large. |
The Premier Sports Personality of the Year recognises outstanding achievement during the calendar year by a professional sports person. The winner will be selected by the judging panel to recognise an individual who is full-time dedicated to the sport in question and/or whose majority earnings come from the participation and/or organising of that sport. |
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The winner will either be currently representing a club or organisation in the borough or if plying their trade elsewhere will have had strong participation in the borough in previous years. The aim is to recognise people who may have been excluded by previous criteria yet whose sporting prowess is known throughout the land. Previous winners cover a wide range of sports from athletics, football, sailing, cricket and rugby through to individual sports such as martial arts, bowling, croquet and power lifting. |
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Freeriding daredevil Sam Pilgrim walked away with the Premier Award last year, with the respective Male and Female Sports Personalities of the Year being ultra runner Allen Smalls and real tennis star Claire Vigrass. |
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| The judging panel consists of representatives of Sport Colchester and the Sports Editor of the Gazette. | |
THE AWARDS CEREMONY TAKES PLACE ON FEB 6th 2012 AT THE WESTON HOMES COMMUNITY STADIUM
We would like to say a big thank you to all of the award sponsors; without whom the event would not take place:
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Nominations are now closed.
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