Awards Call For Young Sportspeople to Win Elite Sponsorship

Awards Call For Young Sportspeople with Opportunity to Win Elite Sponsorship

Term two nominations now open

Teachers, coaches and parents are encouraged to nominate talented young sportspeople for the Asics Sports Awards as organisers call for term two nominations.

The call comes on the back of four of the country’s best intermediate aged students being named as winners of the term one awards: Liam van der Boom (Marina View School, West Harbour, Auckland), Tahlia Pook (Taupo Intermediate), Georgia Hulls (Havelock North Intermediate, Hawke’s Bay) and Harriet Bush (Cheviot Area School, Canterbury).

Each of the young athletes is now in the running for the Supreme 2012 Asics Sports Award which will be announced in term four. The overall winner will receive an elite sponsorship package with Asics, following in the footsteps of athletes like Ross Taylor, Casey Williams and Isaia Toeava as a sponsored elite Asics athlete.

Term two nominations for the Asics Sports Awards close on 29 June 2012 and are open to intermediate aged children (years 7 and 8). The awards recognise students who have achieved outstanding results or who have defied the odds to achieve sporting success.

The term two awards will be judged at the end of the school term across five regions – Auckland North, Auckland South, Central, Canterbury and Southland. All regional winners receive Asics gear for themselves and their schools, as well as the opportunity to compete for the end of year supreme award.

The awards, which are now in their third year, were started by Asics to encourage young New Zealanders to get active and strive to achieve their sporting goals, says Asics’ Jenny Holdaway.

“There are a number of awards focused on rewarding students at secondary school level, but very few targeted especially to intermediate aged students. This is a crucial age where children are starting to get serious about their sporting pursuits, and starting to set the foundations for their sporting futures. These awards are all about encouraging and rewarding these students,” says Jenny.

Nominations are now open for term 2 and students can be nominated by their teachers, coaches, parents, peers or local sporting coordinator or club. Term 2 nominations can be made online at www.asicssportsaward.co.nz and close on 29 June 2012.

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