Finalists announced for 2024 UK Coaching Awards

UK Coaching has revealed the finalists for the 2024 UK Coaching Awards, with winners to be announced at the prestigious event due to take place on 10 December.

Following a remarkable year of sport, with the nation captivated by the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, the event is an opportunity to celebrate great coaching from community settings to the world stage as well as highlighting the remarkable contributions coaches make to health, happiness and well-being of the people and communities they coach.

The UK Coaching Awards is regarded as the most prestigious event within the coaching community and celebrates coaches at all levels across the nation. From the elite to the grassroots, they were established to recognise the invaluable role coaches play in building a happier and healthier society – whether masterminding a gold medal moment that can inspire thousands, or turning up week in, week out to support participants at a community sports club.

With previous award winners including Judy Murray and Aston Moore (Lifetime Achievement award), Sarina Wiegman (Great Coaching Moment of the Year), and the coaches behind Lucy Bronze and Ben Stokes’ path to success (Coaching Chain award), the awards reflect the unforgettable coaching highlights of each year and the tireless work that goes on behind the scenes.

From all the nominations, a judging panel has selected the following finalists.

Change a Life Award, supported by Sport England

• John D’Ambrosio
• Dr Nana Badu
• Thomas Jones

Coach Developer of the Year, supported by British Gymnastics

• David Smith
• Kevin Badu
• Lisa Williams

Community Coach of the Year (Adults), supported by Sport England

• Aura Chacón Godoy
• Claire Lambton
• Elena Rodolfi

Community Coach of the Year (Children and Young People), supported by Children’s Coaching Collaborative / Play Their Way

• Edward Colman-Roberts
• Hannah Vines
• Kiran Wiltshire

High Performance Coach of the Year

• Adam Elliott
• Karen Jane Thorpe
• Trevor Painter

Online Coach of the Year

• Louise Walden-Edwards
• Robert Mayes
• Valentina de Pascale

Talent Development Coach of the Year

• Mark Stevenson
• Oleksandra Shkoda
• Simone Gould

Young Coach of the Year

• Chauncey Taylor
• Jennifer Mendonca
• Zain Khan

Inclusive Coaching

• Coach Core Foundation
• Dr Rashmi Becker
• Sense Active Sensory Sport Programme

Coach Developer of the Year

• David Smith
• Kevin Badu
• Lisa Williams

UK Coaching’s CEO Mark Gannon, reflected on the breadth of coaching talent announced as this year’s finalists. He said:

“We are very excited to announce the finalists of the 2024 UK Coaching Awards. Each year we see true excellence from our coaches in the UK at every level, and it is a welcome challenge to select our finalists.

“Coaches across the nation can all be proud of the incredible contribution they make to health and well-being in the UK.

“We’ve made some exciting changes to this year’s event and following the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games this year we look forward to welcoming some special guests from Team GB.”

The awards will be held on 10 December at The Queens Hotel in Leeds.

Find out more about this year’s finalists and the awards by heading to www.ukcoaching.org/uk-coaching-awards