Water Polo Australia Community Awards

The purpose of the Australian Water Polo Awards are to recognise and reward the contribution of people across various roles and levels of the Sport.

Water Polo Club Coach of the Year
Criteria: Club coaches who have made a significant contribution to their club program outside of the competition arena, with a focus on improving community sport through encouraging participation, fairness, integrity and making water polo a safe and inclusive between January 1, 2022 and January 1, 2023.

Young Achiever of the Year
Criteria: This award recognises a young athlete who has achieved excellence outside of the competition arena, through giving back to the sport as a coach, referee or in other ways, community service, and/or academic achievements, along with their water polo performances between January 1 2022 and January 1 2023

Program of the Year
Criteria: This award recognises a Club/School/State program that is innovative in their approach to advancing water polo between January 1 2022 and January 1 2023. The program should demonstrate innovation in developing athletes, clubs or attracting new participants to the sport.

Official of the Year
Criteria: Water Polo officials who have demonstrated excellence in their role as an official during the January 1, 2022, to January 1 2023 period. In addition to demonstrating excellence, this person should represent Water Polo Australia’s “Think.Act.Play” values and promote these throughout their role, making a broader contribution to their local Water Polo community. This award is open to current Referees, Delegate and Table Officials.

Volunteer of the Year
Criteria: Recognises a volunteer within the Water Polo community who volunteers their time to advancing water polo within their community. This category is open to any Club or State based volunteers and should reflect the contribution made for the period between January 1 2022 and January 1 2023

Nomination Process:
· All nominations must be endorsed by Club and/State
· Open to any member, club, association, or State