The Office of the Minister of State: Sports

presents the

2012 National Student/Athletes Awards

As a service to our stakeholders including the National Sports Associations, the Office of the Minister of State Sports cordially invites you to participate in the 2012 National Sports Awards by submitting applications for suitably qualified persons for one or more of the following awards which will be presented to winners on Saturday, September 21, 2012.

The details are provided below:

  1. Date of the Award Ceremony:Saturday September 22, 2012
  2. Venue of the Award Ceremony:Simon Bolivar Sports and Community Centre, Johnston’s Boulevard
  3. Period under consideration:July 2011 – June 2012
  4. Age Range under consideration:Under 18 years of age during the period under consideration
  5. Types of Sports to be considered for awards:

a)Physical Sports – competitive sports requiring physical activity

b)Mind Sports – competitive sports requiring little or no physical activity to include card games and strategy board games,

  1. Categories:
  1. Top Female Student/Athlete of the Year- awarded to the female sportsperson who best demonstrates supreme athletic performance and achievement in the physical sports category.
  2. Top Male Student/Athlete of the Year-awarded to the male sportsperson who best demonstrates supreme athletic performance and achievement in the physical sports category.
  3. Mind Sports Student/Athlete of the Year - awarded to thesportsperson who best demonstrates supreme performance and achievement in the mind sports category.
  4. Community Sports Award-awarded to the individual or entity who/which best demonstrates the use of sports as a platform for bringing about positivechange among the youths (under 18 year olds) at the community level in the various sporting categories.
  5. Sponsors Honour Roll–Recognition ofsponsors who have supported student/athletes programmes in the various sporting categories.There will be no overall winner in this category.

All queries are to be forwarded to the Director of Sports at the Headquarters, Office of the Minister of State: Sports, Cassada Gardens: Tel # 5621682/ 5621675; Email:

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Office of the Minister of State:

Sports, Local Government & Special Projects

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SPORTS, YOUTH AND GENDER AFFAIRS

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2012 NATIONAL SPORTS AWARD NOMINATION FORM
( INACCURATE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS FORM COULD RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION OF THE NOMINATION)
SECTION 1: CONTACT INFORMATION FOR NOMINATOR
Name of Nominator: / Date:
Post Held: / Email Address:
National Association: / Mailing Address:
Telephone #: / Signature:
SECTION 2: PARTICULARS OF NOMINEE
First Name: / Nick Name / Last Name:
Date Of Birth: D/ M/Y / Male...... Female......
(Tick The Correct Answer) / Nationality:
Email Address: / Mailing Address:
Telephone #:
PLEASE TICK THE APPROPRIATE CATEGORY:
Top Male Student/Athlete of the Year Top Female Student/Athlete of the Year
 Mind Sports Student/Athlete Award
Community Sports AwardSponsors Honour Roll
SECTION 3: NOMINEE’SRECORD OF ACHIEVEMENTS IN SPORTS
  1. If the nominee is aStudent/Athleteattach a record of his/her achievement in the following format:
DATE (d/m/y) NAME/LOCATION OF COMPETITION ACHIEVEMENT (details required)
  1. If the nominee is not aStudent/Athlete, attach a narrative of his/her contribution to sports.The submission should not be more than 1000 words.

LIST OF SUBMISSIONS WITH THE APPLICATION

1.  Copy of passport page indicating nationality and date of birth

2.  Copy of passport- sized photo OR Digital photo submitted on an external storage medium such as a CD/pen drive ORDigital photo sent by email………………………

3. Nominee’s Record of Achievement

4.  Narrative on Nominee’s Contribution to Sports

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION: JULY 31, 2012

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