Boccia Awards

The Boccia England Awards are a celebration of sporting achievements. The awards provide a way of recognising and, above all, celebrating the successes of our outstanding athletes, inspirational volunteers, great coaches and officials. This also includes our high-quality clubs across England.

 

2023 Awards

The 2023 Boccia England Awards will take place in the evening of Friday 8th December and will be hosted online via Zoom.

The categories this year are:

- Club of the year (Member Only)

In recognition of a Boccia England Member Club which has shown that they are passionate about impacting the lives of their members and have empowered players, coaches and volunteers to achieve their goals through boccia, whilst promoting inclusivity by creating a
welcoming environment for all members. This may be through increasing opportunities, developing members, activity on social media and/or contributing to the local community.

- Coach of the Year

In recognition of a committed and inspiring coach who has shown that they are focused on empowering the players they support to develop and succeed in boccia. This may be through supporting players to fulfil their full potential, providing support both on and off the
court and developing players.

- Pathway Athlete of the Year (Member Only)*

In recognition of a boccia player that is part of the National Talent Development Programme/England Futures programme who has been focused on achieving National Performance Levels. The athlete will have demonstrated both the technical and holistic skills during camps and that are necessary to compete and succeed at domestic and international competitions.

- Participation Athlete of the Year (Member Only)

In recognition of a boccia athlete who has shown resilience to overcome obstacles or personal difficulties to participate in boccia and are focused on achieving their personal goals in boccia. This may be through taking part in boccia, enjoyment of the sport, developing as an individual or any other personal based achievement.

- Volunteer of the Year

In recognition of a committed and dedicated official, timekeeper, classifier, forum lead or club volunteer who has shown their passion for boccia and supported the delivery or development of the sport. This may be through volunteering at BE events/ local club, personal progression in their role or supporting the development of other volunteers.

- Partner of the Year*

This award recognises an organisation that has worked collaboratively with Boccia England providing an outstanding contribution to ensure that everyone can gain a positive experience of boccia. This could be through delivering boccia, raising awareness of our sport, and/or providing financial support to our organisation.

- Unsung Hero of Boccia

This award recognises an individual who is passionate about our sport and goes the extra mile for boccia without reward to ensure that the people they support can achieve their goals through boccia. Nominations to this category should concentrate on individuals who make boccia possible and who are fundamental for boccia clubs, BE events and players in England.

 *Nominations for these awards can only be made by Boccia England staff

Submit your written Nomination(s)

If you wish to submit a video nomination, please email these videos to [email protected]
 

Previous Winners

The table below highlights the award winners from the past four years.

	2022	2021	2020	2019
Club of the Year	Solent University Boccia Club	Cotswold Crusaders	Greenbank Giants	Thanet Thunderers
Coach of the Year	Lauren Kianchehr	Bob Lathbury	Barry Bowden	Katie Gatt
Performance Athlete of the Year	Jason Rolph	Lee Maddison	Rafael Young	James Clowes
Participation Athlete of the Year	Roxanne Reegan	Owen Porter		Michael O'Toole
Official of the Year	Matthew Sullivan	Richard Evans and Jan Mulligan	Steve Furber	Cassandra Turk
Unsung Hero of Boccia	June Cray	Lauren Kianchehr	Shelia Appleton	Penny Froude
Fundraiser of the Year	Jabe Peake	Georgina Moore and Peter Langton
Partner of the Year	The Association of Colleges Sport	Youth Sport Trust and the School Games Organiser Network
Back to Boccia Award		Matt Berry
The Rainbow Cup Award			Gareth Stafford
Boccia Lockdown Champion			James Pink and the volunteers at Henbury Boccia Club

 

Past award winners

2018

2017

2016

2015