Each year, Sport PEI invites Provincial Sport Organizations, members, and the general public to submit nominations for the Sport PEI Annual Sport Awards.
Eligibility
The Annual Sport PEI Awards recognizes the success of Prince Edward Island athletes, officials, coaches and administrators. Regardless of whether they are training and competing in the province or off-Island. Athletes who move to PEI to compete must have resident status for at least one year.
For an athlete or team, the information given for the nominee’s achievements must be for the 2026 calendar year only. Consideration is given to athletes, coaches, and officials who, because of their training and competing requirements don’t currently reside in PEI.
Information Required
Please complete the nomination form appropriate to the category.
The quality of the nomination goes a long way in helping the selection committee understand the accomplishments of each nominee. It also helps us to provide factual presentations for media releases and citations should the candidate be selected as a finalist or winner. The following examples are intended to help guide you in the preparation of your nomination.
• If describing a major accomplishment by an athlete of team. Please submit more than the overall result. Don’t just say - “Won the Atlantic Championship”.
• Provide scores, details of competition preceding the final event, season record, league/club performance, progressing through the championship tournament or playoff.
• Also indicate any other awards or recognition attained (i.e. MVP, top scorer, etc.).
• Other information of value could include - retaining title, defeating previous or defending champion, win-loss record, etc. Consideration will be given to dedication and commitment to training.
Keep in mind, the selection committee does not know the intricacies of every sport, so including as much relevant detail as possible is important.
Criteria
Sport PEI’s Board of Directors serve as the selection committee and will use the following criteria for selection of award winners in the various categories.
Note: The Board of Sport PEI reserves the right to not present an award in a given year if it feels that the stated criteria have not been met.
(a) All athlete awards are for “amateur” sport. Therefore, consideration will be given only to accomplishments for the portion of the year the nominee is an amateur athlete.
(b) Selection of Senior, Junior, and Intercollegiate* athletes of the year will be based on their commitment to the True Sport Principles and the year’s athletic accomplishments at the following levels:
1) International level
2) National Level
3) Regional Level (Maritime, Atlantic or Eastern Canadian)
4) Provincial Level
5) Athlete’s dedication and commitment to training.
*Intercollegiate Athletes of the year will be based on the athlete’s accomplishments in university or college sports only.