2024 Prizegiving - Small Whites
DATES TO REMEMBER:
Sun 1st Sept Club award nominations due in
Sat 21st Sept Last game day - hand club shirts in to your coach/manager
Sun 22nd Sept 2pm-3pm Small Whites Prizegiving
Sun 22nd Sept 4pm-5:30pm Junior & Youth Prizegiving
CLUB AWARDS
Each section of our club has awards which their members vote on, as well as whole Club awards that anyone can be nominated for.
- Small Whites U5, U6, U7 & U8
- Juniors U9 - U12
- Youth U13 - U19
- Seniors Men & Women
- Club Any age
There are several Club Awards presented at Prizegiving.
Please submit nominations for any person you feel meets the requirements in the award categories noted below by Sunday 1st Sept. Don't forget to tell us why this person deserves special recognition!
Small Whites Sportsperson Cup - awarded to a Small Whites coach, manager or supporter (U5-U8) who has made a notable contribution to a team, the club or football in general, or had a notable football achievement.
Nash Small Whites Cup - awarded to a Small Whites player (U5-U8) who has made a notable contribution to a team, the club or football in general, or had a notable football achievement.
We have THREE club trophies which can be awarded across any level of the club, to a player, coach, manager, committee member or supporter.
Ray Bellanca Memorial Trophy - 'Thanks For The Hand’
Ray was a long-time Drury Senior player who passed away suddenly in 2011 playing the game he loved, and this trophy was presented to the club in honour of his memory by his widow Kathleen and buddies from his poker group. Ray understood that clubs are kept running by volunteers and that outstanding service to the club deserves recognition.
Please nominate any person you believe has provided excellent service to the club this season, beyond what would normally be expected, along with an explanation of why they deserve this award.
Trevor Waite Memorial Trophy
Trevor was a Senior player tragically taken in 2013 and this trophy was presented to the club in honour of his memory by his family. As Trevor's two daughters played and coached at Drury for several years, it was decided his trophy would recognise outstanding female achievement in football.
Please nominate any female club member (player, coach or manager) who has made contributions of exceptional note to football or has had an achievement of note this season.
Yuksel Administrator Cup
This cup is to recognise the contribution managers and administrators make to our teams and club.
They are the oil that keeps the machine running, the efficient worker in the background keeping everyone informed, assisting the club with admin tasks, sorting gear and answering questions so the coach & players can just focus on the game. Please nominate any person who has made contributions of exceptional note to a team or teams in an administrator or manager role this season.
The Committee will consider all nominations received and select the recipient, who will be presented with their award at Prizegiving.
SMALL WHITES PRIZEGIVING EVENT
When: Sun 22nd 2pm-3pm
Where: Drury School Hall (Youngs Cres, Drury)
Who: all club members & their families/supporters
FORMAT:
- Teams will be seated together at the front of the hall, by grade, so they can be called in turn and easily access the stage.
- Guests will have rows of seating behind the teams.
- After a few welcoming words from our President, teams will be invited up on to the stage in turn, accompanied by their coach & manager.
- The coach or manager will give a short summary of the team’s season of up to 5 minutes, then present their 3 team trophies to the recipients (see below for details).
- Managers are given goodie bags as they leave the stage to hand out to their players outside later.
- Teams return to their seats to watch the rest of the ceremony.
- Once the official ceremony is over, teams often gather outside with their supporters and have their own mini prizegiving, with the coach debriefing the team and giving team members a team medal (see below for details), certificate or similar that the team organises themselves.
- Supporters also give thanks to the coach & manager for their work during the season, sometimes with a gift or card the players have signed.
- There will be a free sausage sizzle for players & guests.
PRESENTATION ORDER:
U5 Geckos * U6 Tuataras * U7 Lightning * U7 Storm * U7 Thunder *
U8 Cyclones * U8 Hurricanes * U8 Tornadoes * U8 Twisters * U8 Whirlwinds
TEAM AWARDS
Each team is allocated Three trophies to award for:
Player of the Year - Sportsperson of the Year - Most Improved Player of the Year
Only three trophies are given and only three players per team are to be awarded a title/trophy as part of the official ceremony. Extra trophies or joint recipients are not possible.
Only the 3 team trophies, club trophies and any NRF medals divisional medals won are to be presented on stage as part of the official ceremony.
Football is a competitive sport - while all team members are recognised for their efforts by being presented to the club and addressed in the Coach/Manger’s speech, the three awards celebrate the success and outstanding contribution to the team of three specific players.
Coaches make the final decision on who receives awards. They may choose to confer with the manager and/or supporters or put it to a vote, but the final choice is theirs. If they can't decide, the club Committee will assist them.
TEAM MEDALS
Most teams gather outside after the main event to have their own season debrief and many present the players with medals as a season memento that the parents organise themselves.
To get the best price by ordering in bulk and to relieve the coach/manager of more admin, the Club will order medals on behalf of Small Whites players who want to buy them. The medals are as shown below and the price is $10.
Please make the $10 payment to the club bank account with the child’s name as reference by Sunday 1st Sept. Payment will be the order confirmation, no need to message that you want one, just make the payment. If payment is not received, then obviously your child’s medal won’t be ordered. There will not be a second chance to order as we bulk purchase.
This is for SMALL WHITES U4-U8 only. Older players order through their team coach/manager.
Club name, year, player & team name will be engraved on the back of the medal.
Drury Football, Kiwibank 38-9006-0484510-00 $10 Reference: player name
Payment due by Sun 1st Sept