UK Coaching Awards
The UK Coaching Awards honour #GreatCoaching from people and organisations, and demonstrates the role coaching plays in transforming lives and inspiring an active nation.
The UK Coaching Awards 2019 will take place at The Tower Hotel London on the 5 December.
Want to join the stars of the show at a truly inspirational evening of great conversation and humbling stories?Tickets are priced as follows:
- Early bird tickets – priced at £220 each (including VAT).
- Standard cost is £250 each (including VAT).
- Early bird tables (10 x tickets) – priced at £2100 (including VAT).
- Standard cost is £2400 (including VAT).
Early bird tickets and tables are available until the 31 October or when tickets sell out, whichever comes first.
Be the early bird that catches the worm by heading to TryBooking.com to secure your ticket.
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The Finalists
From a record amount of nominations, an expert judging panel has carefully deliberated and selected the following finalists for four of the 12 award categories.
Changing Lives Award
- Ben Lampert (football)
- Cathy Fox (cycling)
- Joe Lockley (boxing)
Talent Development Coach of the Year
- Danielle Brayson (swimming)
- Matthew Handley (martial arts)
- Mick Maguire (boxing)
Coach Developer of the Year
- Nick Ruddock (gymnastics)
- Rhodri Lloyd (multi-sport)
- Sue Ringrose (horseracing)
Transforming Coaching Award
- Archery GB Coach Development Team
- Great Britain Hockey Coach Development Offer
- Scottish Disability Sport
Finalists for the final eight awards will be announced in November, including The Great Coaching Moment of the Year prize. This will be shortlisted by the Sports Journalists’ Association and will be open to a public vote. New for 2019 is the Changing Lives Award, which will be awarded to a coach who is leading the way to empower, inspire and connect people from diverse communities to overcome life challenges using the power of #GreatCoaching.
The Awards for Coaches are given to individual coaches who have excelled and shown outstanding commitment in a certain area, or to an individual and/or group over the last 12 months. Collectively, they are:
- Children and Young People’s Coach of the Year - supported by sportscotland
- Community Coach of the Year
- Changing Lives Award
- Talent Development Coach of the Year
- High Performance Coach of the Year - supported by UK Sport
- Young Coach of the Year - supported by Sport Wales
- Lifetime Achievement Award
And the Coaching Chain, which recognises contributions made by individual coaches throughout an elite athlete’s life in helping achieve their potential.
The Awards in Support of Coaches recognise those who recruit, develop, educate, qualify, and/or deploy coaches effectively in the UK. Collectively, they are:
- Coach Developer of the Year
- Transforming Coaching Award
- Coaching for an Active Life Award - supported by Sport England