105 athletes, coaches, volunteers, family members and partners tuned in on Zoom on Monday 22nd June for the Disability Sport Fife (SCIO) Annual Awards presentations. There were groups gathered around screens offering silent applause along the way as each of the awards was announced. 43 awards were made in 25 categories plus 7 sports bursaries.
Almost 100 nominations were received this year, indicating how the annual awards have grown in popularity in the last few years. All nominations were made through Facebook during these challenging times.
Richard Brickley, Chairman of Disability Sport Fife was the MC for the 80-minute programme with support from Scottish Disability Sport colleagues. Thank you to all those families and significant others who facilitated the attendance of many athlete members at the awards evening.
Martin Lee from Balmullo was inducted into the Disability Sport Fife Hall of Fame for services to Great Britain Deaf swimming and achievements at three Deaflympics.
- and 2 – Access Awards (significant achievement in sport over many years Eric Boyle – Scottish Autism Emma Mason – West Fife CSS
- Swimmer of the Year – The Leslie Inglis Trophy – Ollie Carter, Cupar – University of Stirling
- Most Improved Swimmer of the Year – Paul Noble Award (Woodlands Parents Cup) Cameron Hemphill Carnegie Swimming Club and Cerys Venters Scott Carnegie SC
- Athlete of the Year – Colin Keay Award – Derek Rae Fife Athletic Club
- Most Improved Athlete of the Year – In Memory of John de Courcy (Jack Rennie Cup) Owen Miller Fife AC and Sam Fernando Fife AC
- Bowler of the Year – McLean Award (Female) Pamela Mitchell Headwell BC
- Bowler of the Year – McLean Award (Male) Glen Livingston Arbroath
- Footballer of the Year – Penman Family Award – Leo Cord – Balwearie High School and Ryan Baird Lochgelly High School
- Wheelchair Athlete of the Year – The Ian McNab Memorial Trophy – Tyler McLelland Windygates
- Badminton Player of the Year – John Hick Cup – Robert Anderson Glenrothes
- Junior Sports Person of the Year – Aileen Harper Award – Katie Pake Carnegie SC
- Lifetime Achievement Awards – Gary Innes Award – Martin Lee Balmullo and Tracy Barber Burntisland
- Junior Endeavour Awards – Caroline Baird Award- Christina Murray; Cameron Adam; Ruby McDonald; Niamh Currie; Finlay Davidson; Owen Carmichael.
- Senior Endeavour Awards – Lara Ferguson / Andrew Lindsay Awards – Connor Brown; Carter Taylor; Jonny Brown; Mary Wilson.
- Special Achievements Awards – in memory of Ian Cowper – Jaz McNeill; John Sapsed; Ryan Devlin; Pauline Bryson; Kearney Horne
- Coach of the Year – Eddie Campbell Award – Steve Doig Fife AC
- Emerging Coaches of the Year – Ann Swann Award – Lucy Walkup and Gabby Doig
- Special Recognition Awards – Adam Morley Award – Mo McNeill DSF boccia coach
- Volunteer Special Recognition – Anne Hay Award – Emily Greig; Andy Mathieson; Ross Cameron
- Fife Sports and Leisure Trust Champion of the Year – Lee Cunningham Aquatics Manager
- GOGA in Fife Award supported by Spirit of 2012 – Volunteer of the Year – Adam Faulds Glenrothes
- Service to Sport – Steve Donnelly Award – John Collins bowls
- Ambassador of the Year – Alec Thorburn Award – Janice Graves PT Woodmill High School
- Member Organisation of the Year – David Thomson Award – Carnegie Swimming Club
- Posthumous award was presented to Kyle Baxter from West Fife CSS for his significant contribution to Disability Sport Fife. Kyle is a former pupil of Woodmill HS.
- Bill Pullar Award – was presented to Cameron Hemphill from Carnegie SC and Bell Baxter HS.
- STV Junior Bursaries – were presented to Katie Pake; Cameron Adam; Finlay Davidson; Zoe McNulty; Tyler McLelland; Christina Murray
Richard Brickley OBE MBE Chairman DSF (SCIO) Board of Charity Trustees