The Sport Initiative of the Year award recognises the work of individuals, clubs, teams, groups or organisations (including SSAs) who have succeeded in enabling more people to participate in sport activities within their community.
The initiatives are to be related (but not limited to)
- Participation recruitment and retention programs
- Innovative opportunities for inclusion of low participation groups
- Use of technology
Initiative must be developed and delivered by a SportWest Member Organisation or an entity affiliated to the member
- Evidence of benefits achieved of delivering this program to the targeted audience
- Positive partnerships created within the local community with examples
- Lasting engagement and legacy within the sport and the local community
- Positive connection to the local community
Innovative strategies implemented to enhance the experience for participants and community.
Definition: Low participation groups
Low participation groups are those groups that face significant challenges and barriers to participate in sport and active recreation. The groups may include people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) backgrounds, adolescent girls (10 to 19 years), Aboriginal people/s, people from the LGTBQI+ community, seniors and disengaged youth.
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This category acknowledges the hard work and dedication of sports administrators from across the WA sport industry.
The recipient’s contribution will have provided benefit to, or had a positive impact upon, their individual sport as well as a contribution to the wider sporting industry, and their standards of excellence will have distinguished them from peers.
- Be employed (in a paid position) at a State Sporting Association, National Sporting Organisation (WA-based), Associations, Leagues or in a Professional Sporting Team
- Nominated by a representative of a SportWest Member Organisation
- Can not be self-nominated
- Be employed (in a paid position) at a State Sporting Association, National Sporting Organisation (WA-based), Associations, Leagues or in a Professional Sporting Team.
- Outstanding achievement in the development and delivery of projects/initiatives to enable more West Australians to enjoy the benefits of sport.
- The impact of their contribution/initiative to the individual sport.
- The extent to which the individual has delivered beyond expectations.
- The contribution by the individual beyond their role for the benefit of the broader sport and recreation industry in Western Australia. This may include contributions through various reference groups and advisory panels convened by SportWest, DLGSC or other entities on behalf of the industry and should be clearly articulated with the nomination.