NOMINATIONS CLOSE WEDNESDAY: 4J Annual Awards – we need your help on coaches, clubs, Officials, volunteers

Monday 29th August 2022

Bryan Burnett hosts our 2021 Awards. All photographs by Bobby Gavin

Nominate now – for the 4J Studios 2022 Annual Awards

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This year’s 4J Studios Annual Awards Dinner will take place on Saturday 29 October at the Hilton Hotel, William Street, Glasgow.

We need your nominations to help us recognise and reward the dedication, commitment and success of coaches, officials and volunteers.

Our Awards this year will acknowledge performances and contributions to athletics between September 2021 and September 2022.

We would ask all those keen to make suggestions to us to look at the various categories below and then complete the form linked above. A separate form should be used for each category.

The deadline for nominations is midnight on Wednesday 31 August 2022.

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Club categories

4J Studios Impact Club of the Year

In recognition of the great work that is going on in athletics clubs across Scotland, this Award recognises the club that has made a major impact over the last 12 months.

The Award recognises growth and/or retention of members, recruitment and development of volunteers and coaches, organisation and delivery of the club’s business, development initiatives and wider community impact.

Harmeny AC were our Impact Club of the Year 2021

Janice Eaglesham MBE Para Development Club of the Year

This Award recognises innovation shown by clubs to develop athletics provision for, and the performances of, athletes with a disability.

Nominations should focus on the work done by clubs and their volunteers/staff to develop opportunities for, and retain, participants with a disability in athletics. They should also highlight the approach of the club to developing the performances of their athletes, and any improvements in performance they have witnessed in the last 12 months.

Track and Field Club of the Year

This Award will recognise the club that:

Has shown development in track and field events.
Meets the needs of all athletes at every age and stage of their development.
Has performed well across the year and/or shown a strong improvement in performances.
Demonstrates an innovative approach to competition, supporting their athletes in gaining experience in track and field.

Off Track Club of the Year

This Award will recognise the club that:

Has shown development in cross country, road, hill and trail events.
Meets the needs of all athletes at every age and stage of their development.
Has performed well across the year and/or shown a strong improvement in performances.
Demonstrates an innovative approach to competition, supporting their athletes in gaining experience in off-track competition.

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Coach categories

The coach awards are split to recognise the expertise of coaches working at every stage of the athletes’ development. The coach award open for nomination is: –

4J Studios Community Club Coach of the Year

This award recognises the contribution of the thousands of coaches delivering regular training sessions in our member clubs. It applies to coaches working with athletes across all age groups.

Nominations should focus on all or some of the following:

The role that this coach has played in supporting the engagement, retention and progression of athletes within the club.
Any coaching work that they have done in the wider community to promote the club and the sport.
Their commitment to developing themselves to support the athlete(s) that they are working with in the club.
Anything that you feel sets them aside from other community club coaches in Scotland.

NB: Only coaches who are members of scottishathletics and who are suitably licensed by UKA will be eligible for this award.

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Volunteer category

4J Studios Volunteer of the Year

This award allows us to reflect on the great impact of the thousands of volunteers that contribute to the development of athletics clubs in Scotland every year and recognise one individual as our Volunteer of the Year.

This year, we are particularly interested in hearing about the work of volunteers to keep athletes active and to engage them with their club and/or the sport.

Nominations should outline the reasons why you think the individual has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to the sport and the club, and what you believe they have done to set them apart from all other volunteers in athletics in Scotland.

Fiona Pollock and Pamela Stephen of Cambuslang Harriers were our Volunteers of the Year 2021

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Officials category

4J Studios Technical Official of the Year

Behind every performance there is an official, this award recognises the large number of people that are involved in the delivery of competition at all levels of our sport and the people within clubs.

Many Officials have played a crucial role in supporting the wider network of officials and assisting in the delivery of our virtual events series.

The input of technical officials to provide enjoyable competition is an integral part of athletics, and every club has people who are working tirelessly to provide meaningful events for athletes at every stage of their athletics career.

NB: Only technical Officials who are members of scottishathletics and who are suitably licensed by UKA will be eligible for this category of award.

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Nominations for Athlete of the Year (multiple age groups), Performance and Para Athlete Performance Coach of the Year and Performance Development Coach of the Year are closed nominations, chosen by the relevant selection committees.

Nominations are also now open for the jogscotland Annual Awards, which will be presented alongside the scottishathletics awards.

This year they seek to celebrate the 20th anniversary of jogscotland.