ATHLETE OF THE YEAR - FIRST NATIONS 2023

This annual award recognises the outstanding sporting achievements by a Sunshine Coast First Nations athlete.

Nominations are encouraged from all First Nations athletes in all sports recognised by Sport Australia.

Athletes can self-nominate or be nominated by another person (e.g., coach, team manager, friend, relative).

Nominations will be assessed on the following performance criteria:

Commitment and leadership as an athlete, as demonstrated positive attitude and sportspersonship on and off the field, willingness to help others within their sport, volunteer involvement in sport outside of participation:

example of sportspersonship; such as a display of good sportspersonship like behaviour such as encouraging or complimenting others
example of leadership demonstrated in the sport across 2023; such as a display of encouragement or tips and hacks to others
example of demonstrated positive attitude on and/ or off the field; such as being resilient or having a growth mindset in their training or performances, or turning themselves around after a loss.
example of volunteering in the sport; such as officiating, packing up gear, taking the warm up
example of raising the profile of their sport and/or club
example of increasing community engagement and/or participation
other examples demonstrating commitment and leadership as an athlete

The significance of the athlete’s development and progression in their sporting career across 2022:

Progression in the sport
Outstanding development in performances comparative to previous years
Improvement to personal best performances
Accolades achieved in 2023
Other information which demonstrates development and progression

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1. Nominated Athlete

First Name

Last Name

Sport

Age Group

Contact Number

Sporting Club

Date of Birth

First Nations? YesNo

Does the athlete have a disability? YesNo

If yes, is the athlete classified in a formal classification system? YesNo

If yes, what is the athlete's classification? If no, is that because the sport doesn’t have a classification system, the system doesn’t capture the disability or they've not yet sought classification.

Post Code

2. Person making the Nomination

First Name

Last Name

Contact Number

Relationship to Nominee

3. Sporting achievements over the past year

The significance of the athlete’s development and progression in their sporting career across 2023:

Progression in the sport
Outstanding development in performances comparative to previous years
Improvement to personal best performances
Accolades achieved in 2023
Other information which demonstrates development and progression

The response is a maxmium of 500 words

4. Demonstrated commitment and leadership as an athlete over the past year

example of sportspersonship; such as a display of good sportspersonship like behaviour such as encouraging or complimenting others
example of leadership demonstrated in the sport across 2023; such as a display of encouragement or tips and hacks to others
example of demonstrated positive attitude on and/ or off the field; such as being resilient or having a growth mindset in their training or performances, or turning themselves around after a loss.
example of volunteering in the sport; such as officiating, packing up gear, taking the warm up
example of raising the profile of their sport and/or club
example of increasing community engagement and/or participation
other examples demonstrating commitment and leadership as an athlete

The response is a maxium of 500 words

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