Please fill in the below details to nominate a Project of the Year. If you would prefer, you can submit a nomination via video or voice note. Just record yourself answering the criteria below and send it on WhatsApp to 07917 073 166 (Holly Jones, Communications and Digital Officer) or [email protected]. Please note, we will only accept videos and voice notes up to two minutes long. The deadline for nominations is Monday 25 September at 11PM. The Awards Dinner will take place at Lord’s Cricket Ground on Wednesday 22 November 2023.
Please note that any project delivered as part of a Chance to Shine Programme is eligible for the award. Please consider some of the below questions in your nomination. Background Information - When was the project launched? - How many young people are involved in the sessions? How old are they? How does the project reflect the diversity of the young people in the local community? - Before the project, how many/what was the nature of cricket opportunities available to its participants? - How did the participants become involved with the project? Impact of the project - How does the project cater to the needs of its participants? What has been adapted to ensure full engagement? - How does the project ensure regular attendees? How has the project overcome any barriers participants may have? What makes the project unmissable for the participants? - How does the project foster an environment where everyone can thrive, feel they belong and be themselves? - What impact have the sessions had on the young people? How has the behaviour, confidence or teamwork/communication/leadership skills of the young people improved through the sessions? - How do parents or teachers support or engage with the project? - What impact has cricket had on the wider local community? Sustaining cricket -Are young people signposted to opportunities to continue playing cricket elsewhere in their community? Or are young people signposted to this project from elsewhere? - Have you done anything innovative to ensure young people stay engaged with cricket and physical activity? - Have any young people joined an academy or development pathway? - Do any young people now support as a coach? - What are your plans for the future of the project? Please include quotes from the participants, parents and community leaders and any special recognition the coach has received.