It is our pleasure to invite members and players to submit nominations for the 2021 Wellington North Badminton Awards. A celebration of these achievements will be held in October at the 2021 Wellington North Badminton Awards Function, in conjunction with the Wellington North (A, B, C, D) Championships.

All nominations shall be for the qualifying period of the 2020 playing season starting from 1 January 2021. It would be great to give all deserving people in our badminton community some recognition in what’s been a challenging year for everyone. As a result of disruptions caused by COVID-19, many events had to be cancelled throughout 2020 which have impacted the way participants have experienced their badminton this year.

Candidates must be affiliated Wellington North Badminton members, and can be nominated for one or more categories online by Sunday 17 October 2021. All Award categories and criteria can be found below – it is important that all nominations are accompanied by supporting information. All nominations will be considered by a range of Wellington North Badminton Coaches, Staff, and Board of Governance Members.

Coach of the Year

• Open to all coaches in Wellington North region regardless of the level or age group they are coaching (school, club, representative);
• Displays qualities of leadership, dedication and commitment;
• Shows outstanding ability to get the best out of player(s) who achieve results well above expectation;
• Highly respected by player(s) and the badminton community for their technical knowledge and delivery;
• Provides wholistic development for player(s) and contributes significantly to developing better people.

Volunteer of the Year

• Open to affiliated members who are not paid for the work they do in badminton (including but not limited to administration, coaching, officiating, team management, parent help, etc)
• Demonstrated a high level of time, commitment, enthusiasm;
• Is well respected for the role(s) they play;
• Has made a considerable contribution and difference to the sport at school, club, regional or national level.

Young (<35) Volunteer of the Year

• Open to affiliated young members (age 35 or below) who are not paid for the work they do in badminton (including but not limited to administration, coaching, officiating, team management, parent help, etc)
• Demonstrated a high level of time, commitment, enthusiasm;
• Is well respected for the role(s) they play;
• Has made a considerable contribution and difference to the sport at school, club, regional or national level.

Junior MVPs of the Year

• There will be two awards, one for boys and one for girls;
• Open to all junior players (age 19 and under) at representative (Inter-Association) level;
• Always shown significant effort and 100% commitment to improve playing ability and results during the season;
• Most improved player, good sportsmanship and camaraderie, most helpful, best teammate, best good sports attitude.

MVPs of the Year

• There will be two awards, one for men and one for women;
• Open to all players at representative (Inter-Association) level;
• Always shown significant effort and 100% commitment to improve playing ability and results during the season;
• Most improved player, good sportsmanship and camaraderie, most helpful, best teammate, best good sports attitude.

Senior (35+) MVPs of the Year

• There will be two awards, one for men and one for women;
• Open to all senior players (age 35 and above) at representative (Inter-Association) level;
• Always shown significant effort and 100% commitment to improve playing ability and results during the season;
• Most improved player, good sportsmanship and camaraderie, most helpful, best teammate, best good sports attitude.

Team of the Year

• Open to all affiliated club teams, school teams, representative teams;
• Shown growth in competition(s) they competed in;
• Promotes and develops the sport in partnership with Wellington North Badminton.