A Celebration of Sporting Success in Hampshire Incorporating Hampshire Schools’ Sports Federation Outstanding Young Sportsperson of the Year Awards Presentation Thursday 12th November 2015, Ashburton Hall - Winchester www.hants.gov.uk Introduction Hampshire Schools’ On behalf of the Hampshire Schools’ by volunteers, coaches, teachers and Sports Federation, I would like to parents, without whose help these Sports Federation welcome you here tonight, as we achievements would not be possible. Annual Presentation celebrate the 26th anniversary of Often, however, the sporting Of The Outstanding these awards. We are delighted achievements of young people go that the Deputy Lord-Lieutenant of unnoticed and therefore the main Young Sportsperson Hampshire Mrs Sarah Thorne and aim of this presentation evening Of The Year Awards Chair of Hampshire County Council is to celebrate the successes of 2015 Councillor Jonathan Glen are able to Hampshire’s young people as be with us this evening. Hampshire plays its part in the legacy of London 2012 by continuing to nurture and support the champions of The Hampshire Schools’ Sports tomorrow. Federation is made up of 16 individual School Sports Associations, each School sport continues to play a association is invited to make their pivotal role in the development of nominations for the awards that will be young people generally and as a presented here tonight. I leave it up to pathway to county, national and you to make your own judgement on international representation. The the levels of achievement reached by importance of school sport is often the recipients of the awards; the result under estimated and as a nation we of talent, combined with long hours of do so at our peril – national squads do hard work and dedication. Importantly, not just materialise, but are born out of most if not all will have been supported grass root development in schools. The role of the Hampshire Schools’ sport. I would also like to thank all my Sports Federation is to continue to colleagues who have made tonight provide the support needed to ensure possible and the County Council for that school sport is recognised for supporting this event by allowing us to the vital part it plays in producing stage the evening in Ashburton Hall. the champions of tomorrow, and to celebrate and highlight the Roy Gittens outstanding success of young people in their own right. Programme Manager [PE & Sport] Hampshire Futures The Federation, which is run entirely Children’s Services Department by volunteers, is grant aided by Hampshire County Council Hampshire County Council, and Secretary to Hampshire Schools school sports associations within Sports Federation Southampton and Portsmouth, without whose support, it would be unable to function. I would like to thank you all, the young people, parents, teachers and coaches, not only for supporting this event tonight, but for the hours you give voluntarily, without which there would be little or no school 1 School Sport in Hampshire Hampshire County Council places These individual school sports • Financial Assistance for Talented great emphasis on supporting and associations, run by volunteers, provide Young People in Sport [FATYPIS] encouraging participation in sport and competitive opportunities as well as the can be sought where the recreation and particularly on school pathway by which talented young people circumstances of the parent or sport. With approximately 2% of the can achieve representative honours. guardian is such that it prevents nation’s young people in Hampshire, the young people from taking part in County Council is committed to both the For many, who now compete nationally representative sport. development, participation and wellbeing and internationally, the schools sports of these young people. associations were their starting place including our special guest this evening. To achieve this aim, the County Council For further information of any of the commits its own resources, and works In addition to direct grant aid to the above, please contact: in partnerships with the local authorities, HSSF, the County Council offers support to school sport in the following ways: Roy Gittens unitary authorities and external agencies, Programme Manager – both at local and national level. • Hampshire Talented Athlete Scheme Physical Education and School Sport The Hampshire Schools’ Sports (HTAS) is an athlete-centred support Hampshire Futures Federation, which receives support from programme designed to provide Children’s Services Department the County Council as well as school Hampshire’s most talented athletes Hampshire County Council. associations in Southampton and much needed access to a wealth of Portsmouth, is a voluntary organisation support. which comprises all the school sports associations operating across the three authorities. 2 Hampshire Schools’ Sports Federation The Hampshire Schools’ Sports • to liaise closely with the children’s Federation comprises all the school services departments in the three sports associations in Hampshire, authorities to ensure that the including the two unitary authorities educational priorities for sport are of Portsmouth and Southampton. Any maintained; properly constituted county schools’ sports association in Hampshire may • to ensure that requirements seek election to the Federation. regarding supervision and safety in all school sports and activities are Its aims are: observed; • to provide a single body for all constituent schools’ sports • to promote sport for young people associations in Hampshire; in Hampshire. • to provide a cohesive sense of direction and purpose for extended school sport in the county; • to maximise the use of financial and material resources available; • to provide an opportunity for debate and discussion on the development of extended school sport and to highlight particular areas of concern or need; 3 The Awards The Michael Austin Harlick The Michael May Cup Schools Basketball Association. The Outstanding Sportsperson Award will be made to the outstanding Award The Michael May Cup was inaugurated team of the year, in the opinion of the in memory of Michael May, who died Hampshire Schools’ Sports Federation Michael Harlick, a former Gosport in 1992 and was former secretary of Executive Committee. resident, left his entire estate to Hampshire Schools’ Cricket Association A team is defined as two or more Hampshire County Council. This ex and a founder member of the Hampshire Hampshire school children competing prisoner of war left instructions that his Schools’ Sports Association (now together. estate should be used to establish a Federation). The Michael May Cup memorial fund in his name. recognises the most outstanding single The London 2012 Legacy performance by a schools’ sports Award Michael Austin Harlick had no children performer in any one year representing a of his own, and it is the children of county schools’ sports association or Hampshire who are rewarded by his A new award in 2013 following the affiliated county sports association. estate. Essentially, his memorial fund is resounding success of the London 2012 Games Makers – and huge contribution bequeathed to encourage achievement The Ken Butcher Cup – by school-aged children in sporting formerly the President’s made by countless young leaders and activities. Trophy volunteers across the county. This award recognises the voluntary work of an The Hampshire Schools’ Sports This award is dedicated to the memory individual student who has made a Federation Michael Austin Harlick Award of Ken Butcher, MBE, who died in 2014 significant contribution for the benefit of recognises consistent outstanding having served school sport in Hampshire others in school physical education and achievement in sporting activities in any for 50 years. He also served at a national sport. school year, and nominations are received level for 40 years, becoming the first Chair from county schools’ sports associations. and subsequently President of the English 4 Criteria for nominations The Michael May Cup for The Ken Butcher Cup The Michael Austin Harlick the most significant single [formerly President’s Trophy] Award for the outstanding performance. for the outstanding team sportsperson in each county performance. schools’ sport. • This award will be made to the person who has achieved the single • The award will be made to the • The student will have been in full-time most outstanding performance in a outstanding team of the year, in the education in a Hampshire school sporting activity during the last full opinion of the Hampshire Schools’ or college at the time for which the season of activity at county, regional Sports Federation Executive nomination was made. or national level. Committee. • The award will be to a single • The criteria listed above apply, • A team is defined as two or performer and not to a group or team. with the exception that this award more Hampshire school children • The recipient should be nominated by is made to the young person who, competing together as a team. his or her county association, which in the opinion of the Hampshire The London 2012 Legacy will be affiliated to the Hampshire Schools’ Sports Federation executive Award. Schools’ Sports Federation. committee, has achieved the most • The nomination is for outstanding and significant performance in one event • The criteria list above apply with the consistent performance. or competition. exception that this award is made to • The young person nominated will • The nominee will