2025 Award Selection Criteria
2025 Sport PEI Annual Sport Awards & Banquet – Selection Criteria
Each year, Sport PEI invites Provincial Sport Organizations, members, and the general public to submit nominations for the Sport PEI Annual Sport Awards.
To download a PDF version of the criteria, click here.
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 2025 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 in understanding the accomplishments of each nominee. It also helps us to provide factual presentation 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 commit does not know the intricacies of every sport, so including as much relevant detail as possible is important.
Award Categories
Your organization is encouraged to nominate one candidate in each of the following categories:
- Senior Athlete (Male and Female)
- Junior Athlete (Male and Female)
- Intercollegiate Athlete (Male and Female)
- Masters Award (Individual or Team)
- Volunteer Administrator
- Coach
- Official
- Team
- Event of the Year
- True Sport Award
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.
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.
(c) Selection of the Team of the year will be based on their commitment to the True Sport Principles and the year’s athletic accomplishment at the following levels:
1) International level (if applicable)
2) National Level
3) Regional Level
4) Provincial Level
5) Team’s dedication and commitment to community.
(d) Selection of the Volunteer Administrator of the year will be based on the contributions and accomplishments during the year, as well as contributions and achievements over a number of years. They are expected to have demonstrated their leadership and commitment through the following:
- Active member with a PSO
- Actively volunteering in sport on the Island and has for a minimum of three years
- Endorsed as a leading volunteer by their PSO
- Involved in the planning and delivery of competitions, clinics, or events
- Implementation of activities or programs to increase awareness, promote participation or foster athlete development
- Involvement with an executive, Board of Directors, or committee at the club, provincial or national level
*winners of this awards will not be eligible for nomination again until a 10-year period has passed
(e) Selection of the Official of the year will be based on the contributions and accomplishments during the year, as well as contributions and achievements over a number of years. Contributions and accomplishments may be relating to performance, professionalism, expert knowledge, communication, commitment, mentorship, community involvement, and impact.
(f) Selection of the Coach of the year will be based on the contributions and accomplishments during the year. Consideration will also be given to achievements over a number of years. Contributions and accomplishments may be relating to impact, community engagement, sportsmanship & integrity, commitment to team, communication, coaching excellence & education, leadership, and athlete development.
(g) To be eligible for the Masters Award, athletes must be 35 years of age or older or be competing in a recognized “masters” category in their sport. Teams that include all members in this category, or who are 35 years and older, will be considered for this award. Selection will be based on the year’s athletic accomplishments at the following levels:
1) International Level
2) National Level
3) Regional Level
4) Provincial Level
5) Local Level
(h) The True Sport Award may be presented to an athlete, coach, team, administrator, or official who exemplify the True Sport Principles and promote a values-based approach to sport. Nominations must include the nominee’s core values as well as examples of how they put their values into action.
(i) Criteria for the SCORE! Event of the Year is that it recognizes the overall success of an outstanding single-sport, multi-sport event held in Prince Edward Island in 2024. The event must be an Atlantic, Eastern Canadian, National, or International event. Selection will be based on the event’s economic impact, community spirit, sport development, and overall highlights.
If you should require further information, you are encouraged to contact the Sport PEI Office.