LEEDS SPORTS AWARDS

sponsored by The Evening Post

Leeds Sports Federation, with the support of the Yorkshire Evening Post, Leeds City Council, Leeds Gold and Leeds Rugby Limited is delighted to announce this year’s Leeds Sports Awards, to celebrate sporting performance in 2010. The Awards will be presented at a special evening to be held at the Gandhi Hall of Leeds Metropolitan University on Monday 14th February 2011 in the presence of the Lord Mayor of Leeds.

Awards will be made in the following categories:

  • Outstanding service award to volunteer sports administrator/official
  • Outstanding performance awards for 2010

-        Professional player of the year

-        Sportsman (non-professional) of the year

-        Sportswoman (non-professional) of the year

-        Junior sportsman (18 or under on 1st September 2009) of the year

-        Junior sportswoman (18 or under on 1st September 2009) of the year

-        Young sports performer of the year (boys & girls aged 14 or under on 1st September 2009)

-        Leeds Trinity Sports Award for outstanding student contribution to community sport

-        Disability sport performer of the year

-        Sports Coach of the Year

-        Team or club of the year both professional and amateur

-        Sports volunteer of the Year

The leading nominees in each category will be invited to attend the gala evening.

Eligibility for Awards

  • Individuals must either:

-        Live within the Leeds City Council area or

-        Represent a club which is based within the Leeds City Council area or

-        Attend a University, College or School within the Leeds City Council area

  • For all awards except the professional player award, individual award winners should not be full-time professional athletes
  • For the team awards, the team/club must be based within the Leeds City Council area

To make a nomination, please complete and return the official nomination form by Friday 10th December 2010. We hope that you will make a nomination and ensure that your club, your performers, your officials and your sport is honoured on this very prestigious occasion.

For further information, please contact:   Malcolm Dawson

Tel: 0113 2582189   email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

LEEDS RUGBY LIMITED

The World’s First Rugby Partnership

The Leeds Sports Federation is grateful to Yorkshire Evening Post, Leeds City Council, Leeds Rugby Ltd., Project IT Services, Leeds Gold, Leeds Volunteering and Leeds Trinity University for their support in staging the event; to Resource Print Solutions Ltd. for providing printing services and to Larkfield Engraving.