
Nominations are now open for you to recognise the incredible people in your region that have changed your life – or someONE you know’s life – in netball.
The ONE Awards spotlight the amazing people who volunteer and make netball happen, through varying roles like officiating, coaching, administration, supporting school netball activity, clubs and local leagues, or are reaching new audiences in netball.
Help us recognise the ONEs everywhere, by nominating someONE, who makes the difference to your netball experience thanks to their commitment and welcoming approach to your experiences on and beyond the court.
There are nine regional ONE Awards 2023 events taking place across the country, celebrating nominees across 10 categories, culminating in The ONE Awards national event.
Phase 1 features ten categories that will be considered at a regional level – some regions have extra categories which will be highlighted on the form. The winners from each of these categories will be invited to attend local celebrations in June and July.
Following these events, winners from each category across the nine regions will be reviewed by a national panel, led by EN President Joan Mills, and invited to a national event that will take place in autumn 2023.
Nominees must be an individual member of England Netball for all awards apart from Inclusion Award.
The categories and criteria are:
- Outstanding contribution to community netball players in environments with players 18 and under
- Made an impact on the lives of players beyond team successes
- Supported the growth of local netball through the development and positive experience of netball players and/or other coaches considering the six principles of coaching*
- Hold an up-to-date England Netball coaching qualification (e.g. Level 1, Level 2, Level 3)
- Be a current member of England Netball
- Outstanding contribution to community netball players in environments with players over 18
- Made an impact on the lives of players beyond team successes
- Supported the growth of local netball through the development and positive experience of netball players and/or other coaches considering the six principles of coaching and created environments where players and other coaches can show up as their authentic self. *
- Hold an up-to-date England Netball coaching qualification (e.g. Level 1, Level 2, Level 3)
- Be a current member of England Netball
- Consistent contribution to community netball officiating
- Personal commitment to learning as well as impact on others involved within netball through officiating
- Could be involved in umpiring, as match bench official, scorer or mentor
- Hold an England Netball Officiating qualification
- Be a current member of England Netball
- Has shown significant commitment to individuals to get involved on or beyond the court as volunteers or players
- Is enthusiastic and motivated about the role. Recognises and celebrates the contributions and collective successes
- Inspires and motivates those around them, promoting and celebrating difference
- Puts trust in other people to make netball happen to the best of their abilities
- Has regularly committed to a voluntary role in the past two years (all roles welcome coach, official, organiser, walking netball host, Bee Leader, event volunteer)
- Is a current member of England Netball
- Is continuously learning and innovating in netball to be their best and bring the best out in others. Takes care of their own wellbeing and that of others
- Innovates and puts new ideas into practice and experiments new ways of doing things and problem solving
- Invests time developing others and takes on feedback as an opportunity to learn and develop personally
- Focused on delivering safe, fun and inclusive experiences to those involved in netball
- Clearly communicates current netball offers at scale, highlighting opportunities to the community
- Has regularly committed to a voluntary role in the past two years (all roles welcome to be nominated; coach, official, organiser, walking netball host, Bee Leader, event volunteer etc)
- Is a current member of England Netball
- Outstanding contribution to netball through volunteering in a capacity that supports the delivery of club or local league netball
- The nominee can have volunteered in any capacity but needs to have made a significant difference to the club or league in their community
- Be a current member of England Netball
- Presented to a netball club who has made an outstanding contribution within their community through the delivery of Recognised and Authorised Netball activity
- Nominated clubs should have made a consistent impact within the local community evidencing how and what they have changed to benefit its netballers and/or the wider netball family
- Nominated clubs must be a member of England Netball
- The nomination must cover ‘beyond the court’ success in addition to ‘on court competition’ success
- Is volunteering in any role supporting netball and is aged between 12 – 25 years old
- Is a positive role model, inspiring and engaging people in the community in netball
- Has made a positive impact in netball over the last two years through being creative or innovative in their approach
- Educational establishment or netball club they support must be a member of England Netball
- Outstanding contribution to netball through delivery in the education environment
- Nominee must have given commitment – outside of their statutory responsibilities as a teacher or teaching assistant – with evidence and examples of how they have inspired others through a positive attitude and passionate approach as a role model
- Educational establishment or netball club they support must be a member of England Netball
- Developing netball to address equity and promote inclusion and participation of all people to belong in netball initiatives to remove barriers to participation for individuals or communities who may not have previously accessed netball opportunities and support them to flourish and soar
- Engaging with communities, not-for-profits, and other cause-related organisations to promote inclusion
- Providing opportunity and seeking to address diversity in the administration and governance of netball i.e. Board diversity, Youth Advisory, engagement of diverse communities
*England Netball membership not required
The regional nomination closing dates and events are:
Region | Nominations Close | Event Date |
East | 5 June | 16 July |
East Midlands | 31 May | 2 July |
North East | 8 May | 3 June |
North West | 8 May | 17 June |
South West | 8 May | 2 July |
South | 8 May | 17 June |
West Midlands | 16 May | 7 July |
Yorkshire | 8 May | 11 June |
London and South East | 31 May | 9 July |
To see the questions and information you will need to provide online, download a copy of the nomination form here (when you have all you need, please ensure you submit your nomination online, using the link below).
Nominate an individual or a netball club here
If you need support completing the form online, please contact your Regional Officer.
Any queries regarding the awards, please contact volunteering@englandnetball.co.uk.