School Sport Victoria Awards

The School Sport Victoria (SSV) Awards have been established to recognise the outstanding achievements of SSV coordinators, schools, teachers and volunteers delivering school sport.

These awards identify valuable personnel who go above and beyond for Victorian students within inter-school and sometimes interstate school sport. They are role models, leaders, exemplar professionals and above all they provide high quality school sport opportunities for Victorian students at the core of their work.

Without these key contributors, SSV would not be able to achieve its purpose:  to develop young people through school sport and support schools to maximise opportunities for all students to play sport.

School Sport Victoria aims to achieve this by:

• PLAY - Providing inclusive and accessible participative and competitive opportunities in school sport to involve a wider range of Victorian students.
• VALUE - Enhancing the role of school sport as part of a whole-school approach to physical activity and physical literacy of all students.
• CONNECT - Facilitating partnerships between schools and communities through school sport to support life long participation in physical activity.

The criteria for these awards are based on the above SSV core purpose. 

Awards

a.     SSV Region Coordinator of the year (Primary and secondary combined)

b.     SSV Division Coordinator of the year (Primary and secondary)

c.      SSV District Coordinator of the year (Primary only)

d.     SSV School Sport Coordinator of the year (Primary and secondary)

e.     SSV Sports School of the year

f.      Team Vic team of the year

g.     Team Vic official (coach) of the year

h.     Team Vic official (manager) of the year

i.       Team Vic volunteer of the year

j.       SSV Recognition award

k.     SSV Service Award - 10 and 20 year awards

l.       SSV Life Membership

Total award numbers: 15

Process

Nominations are submitted on the SSV website. After the closing date, the Chief Executive Officer will establish a five-member sub-committee to assess nominations. The Chief Executive Officer will act as the Chairperson. The decisions of the panel will be final.

Timelines for 2023 Nominations

SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATIONS TODAY 

Nominations for 2024 are now open and will close Friday, 6 December 2024.

Scroll down to the award you wish to nominate for and click on the banner to take you to the nomination form. 

Please refer to the eligibility criteria for each award before making a nomination. Nominations can be made by members of the School Sport Victoria family and / or school representatives.

SSV Coordinator of the Year

SSV Coordinators play an important role in facilitating SSV competitions at various levels of the sporting pathway. They work closely with other Coordinators from their Region to facilitate high-quality sporting events. The Coordinator nomination process gives provision to nominate either a Region, Division, District or Sport Coordinator. 

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SSV School of the Year

The SSV school of the year is aimed at showcasing what schools are doing at a local level to engage students in school sport. Engaging activities at the intra-school level ultimately lead to great inter-school outcomes. Other initiatives that may positively influence student participation could include staff engagement programs, student coaching and leadership initiatives are examples of what may be included in an application. Schools are expected to self-nominate for this award, however, one school may also nominate another.
This award is open to all Full and Associate Member Schools. 

Team Vic Team, Official, or Volunteer of the Year

• Performed at a high level in the relevant SSA competition
• Embraced an educational approach in developing students appreciation and carriage of respected community values
• Recognised School Sport Leadership at all levels
• Maximised participation opportunities for all team members in competition
• Promoted school and community partnerships in the development of the team to create efficient and effective administration of School Sport

SSV Service Awards, SSV Recognition Awards, and SSV Life Member Awards

School Sport Victoria (SSV) recognises members of the school sport family who should be duly rewarded for their work, service and commitment to school sport. This contribution is identified through the following awards. 

• School Sport Victoria Service Award – 10 year award and 20 year award
• School Sport Victoria Recognition Award
• School Sport Victoria Life Membership

10 year and 20 year Service Awards

The 10 and 20 year service awards will be awarded to registered teachers from schools that have completed the nominated length of service as:

• A sports coordinator
• A member of a School Sport Victoria state, region, division, or district committees, 
• A coordinator of one of the above committees
• A state team official
  

SSV Recognition Awards

This award may be awarded to a person, not necessarily associated with School Sport Victoria schools, but who has made a significant contribution to one or more areas of focus of School Sport Victoria. This award may be for a contribution of a general or sport specific nature and does not require an extended period of involvement, but may acknowledge a significant short term contribution to School Sport Victoria. 

SSV Life Membership Awards

Life Membership of School Sport Victoria is the highest award available. It recognises exceptional contribution by individuals to School Sport Victoria, who have rendered exceptional and dedicated advocacy and leadership over and above that which would ordinarily be expected in carry out one's role. Life Membership is not based on years of service, rather contribution to School Sport Victoria's future.

In considering the Award of Life Membership, an individual should have demonstrated significant, sustained and high quality advocacy and leadership enhancing the reputation of School Sport Victoria taking into account the following:

• General attitude and demeanour must be one that reflects a dedication to the values of School Sport Victoria
• Valued leadership and good role modelling, reflecting credit on School Sport Victoria
• Specific contribution to School Sport Victoria ie his/her roles and responsibilities
• Contributions to School Sport Victoria  research, policy formulation, public awareness

Please note: satisfying the above criteria does not infer automatic granting of Life Membership. These criteria are designed to assist the School Sport Victoria Committee when assessing nominations.

2023 SSV Award Winners

SSV Awards Honor Roll

Please note that a reference to School Sport Victoria implies a reference to one of its predecessor organisations, the Victorian Primary Schools Sports Association (VPSSA) or the Victorian Secondary Schools' Sports Association (VSSSA)