ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2025 – NEXT GEN

This annual award recognises the outstanding sporting achievement by a Sunshine Coast emerging athlete under 18 years of age.

Nominations are encouraged from all 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) and to be eligible the athlete must be under 18 during the Annual Awards period (i.e. if an athlete turns 18 on or before 30 September 2025, they will be classified as an Open athlete).

Nominations will be assessed on the following performance criteria during the Annual Awards period (from 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2025):

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

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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.

Residential Post Code

2. Person making the Nomination

First Name

Last Name

Contact Number

Relationship to Nominee

3. Sporting achievements during the Annual Awards period (from 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2025)

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

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

The response is a maximum of 300 words

4. Demonstrated commitment and leadership as an athlete during the Annual Awards period (from 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2025)

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; 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 maximum of 300 words

5. Highest level Athlete competed in during the Annual Awards period (from 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2025)

Level Of Competition

Please specify level of competition

State LevelNational LevelInternational Level

Please Name The Events

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