The ONE Awards 2024

• Recognises a coach who is providing an outstanding contribution to community netball in environments with players or participants 18 and under.  
• Makes an impact on the lives of players or participants beyond team successes.          
• Supports the growth of local netball through the development and positive experience of netball players, participants and/or other coaches. 
• Is curious and cares about self-development (e.g. learning/talking about things that improve children and young people’s physical, mental and social wellbeing).
• Enables safe, fun and inclusive experiences for those involved in netball.
• Holds an up-to-date England Netball coaching qualification or award (e.g. Level 1, Level 2, Bee Leader).            
• Is a current member of England Netball. 

• Recognises a coach who provides an outstanding contribution to community netball in environments with players/participants over 18.     
• Makes an impact on the lives of players/participants beyond team successes.          
• Supports the growth of local netball through the development and positive experience of netball players/participants and/or other coaches.
• Enables safe, fun and inclusive experiences for those involved in netball.
• Is curious and cares about self-development, starting conversations and/or sharing information on relevant topics that can enhance playing experiences (e.g. NETBALLHer: www.netballher.co.uk). 
• Holds an up-to-date England Netball coaching qualification or award (e.g. Level 1, Level 2, Walking Netball Host). 
• Is a current member of England Netball. 

• Recognises the impact of an official (umpire or technical official) who enables competition and match play. 
• 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 a technical official, scorer or mentor. 
• Holds an England Netball officiating qualification/award of any level.
• Enables safe, fun and inclusive experiences for those involved in netball.
• Be a current member of England Netball. 

• Recognises someone who has made a significant impact to netball through consistently supporting and positively attracting more people to be, or stay, involved in netball as players/participants, volunteers or as a supporter. 
• Is enthusiastic and motivated about their role, recognises and celebrates the contributions of others.  
• Inspires and motivates those around them, promoting and celebrating difference. 
• Has regularly committed to a voluntary role within the past two years (any roles can be nominated – coach, official, organiser, Walking Netball Host, Bee Leader, event volunteer).
• Enables safe, fun and inclusive experiences for those involved in netball.
• Is a current member of England Netball member. 

• For an individual or small group of individuals (up to three) who have shown innovation in netball through delivering an event, campaign or competition which has given participants an amazing experience of netball. 
• Has brought new ideas into practice and experiments with new ways of doing things and problem solving. 
• Takes on feedback as an opportunity to learn and develop to improve. 
• Enables safe, fun and inclusive experiences for those involved in netball. 
• Clearly communicates current netball offers at scale, highlighting opportunities to the community. 
• Current member(s) of England Netball. 

• Recognises an individual who provides an outstanding contribution to netball, volunteering in a capacity that supports the delivery of a registered club or local league netball.
• Can be in any voluntary role but is making a significant difference to the club or league in their community. 
• Enables safe, fun and inclusive experiences for those involved in netball.
• Is a current member of England Netball. 

• Recognises a netball club that has made an outstanding contribution in the past two years within their community, delivering recognised and authorised netball activity (https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/insurance/authorised-netball-activities/).  
• Makes a consistent impact within the local community creating environments that benefit netballers and/or the wider Netball Family and make them feel like they belong.
• Retains and grows engagement through providing safe, fun and inclusive netball experiences. 
• Nominated clubs must be a member of England Netball. 

• Recognises the outstanding impact a young person is making in netball in any voluntary role within the past two years. 
• Aged between 12 and 25 years old. 
• Is a positive role model, inspiring and engaging people in their community to participate or want to learn more about netball.  
• Is interested in developing themselves and actively seeks out support to help their learning. 
• Has made a positive impact in netball, through bringing new ideas to life and raising the profile of netball, increasing the number of participants, helping others learn new skills or championing things that are important to young people. 
• Organisation they volunteer in (e.g. school, club, league, county, region) must be a member or recognised activity by England Netball.

• Recognises an individual who has commitment (outside of their statutory responsibilities) as a teacher or teaching assistant to inspiring others through a positive attitude and passionate approach as a role model.  
• Given outstanding contribution through delivery or development of netball in an education environment.   
• Enables safe, fun and inclusive experiences for those involved in netball.  
• Is part of an educational establishment (or is an individual) that is a member of England Netball. 

• An individual or organisation who is using netball to address equity, promote inclusion and participation of all people to belong in netball.  
• Driving 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.

*Nominees do not need to be an England Netball member to be nominated for this award. 

We also recognise there are a number of individuals who have contributed 25 years of service at a county, regional, national, international level.

This separate link is for rolling nominations that if submitted by 31 July, we’ll consider and acknowledge individuals to be commended for their incredible service through invitation to the national ONE Awards each year.

Nominate an individual for a National Long Service Award