Volleyball England Annual Awards
To serve and celebrate the Volleyball Community
Volunteers are the driving force of everything that we do, and our sport would simply not exist without them.
The Annual Awards are an effort to recognise outstanding contributions and express heartfelt gratitude to all the volunteers for their dedicated time and effort in fostering a welcoming and vibrant volleyball community!
The Awards include people and clubs from across the volleyball community, including coaches, referees, HEVOs and other volunteers, recognizing those working at budding clubs and Junior grassroots level, right through to Super League and international competitions.
If you have any questions about the Annual Awards, please do not hesitate to reach out to us on membership@volleyballengland.org.
Annual Awards winners 2026
| Category | Winner | Club |
| Coach of the Year - Adults | Mihail Stoev |
London Giants Volleyball Club |
| Coach of the Year - Children & Young People |
Gianni Allan Sutton |
Horsham Redstars Volleyball Club |
| Young Coach of the Year | Hoi Pui Leung (Jerry) |
Lionhearts London Volleyball Club |
| Referee of the Year | Katarina Cepinova | - |
| Young Referee of the Year | Zachary Johnson |
Strood Volleyball Club |
| Volunteer of the Year | Rachel Noka |
Cambridge Volleyball Club |
| Young Volunteer of the Year | Kiera Delahay |
Loughborough Students Volleyball Club |
| HEVO of the Year | Joshua Joseph-lyanda |
Senior HEVO - Eastern |
| Club of the Year | Portsmouth Phoenix Volleyball Club | - |
| Contribution to Volleyball | Phil Cobb |
Hermitage Volleyball Club |
| Unsung Hero | Andre Castro |
Roots Volleyball Club |
| Peter Wardale Memorial Award | Roy Pankhurst | - |
You can catch up on the Annual Awards livestream here.
Coach Ian Legrand Inducted into the Dr. Don Anthony MBE Hall of Fame
Peter Wardale Memorial Award
The Peter Wardale Memorial Award is the highest accolade which can be given to a volunteer. The recipients of this Award are shortlisted by members of the Heritage Project working group, and the winner is selected by the Board. This is awarded to someone who has made an outstanding contribution to volleyball.
Roll of Honour
- 2026 - Roy Pankhurst
- 2025 - Gillian Harrison
- 2023 - Ken Edwards
- 2022 - Nick Shaffery
- 2020 - Janet Inman
- 2019 - The Bello Family
- 2016 - Keith Nicholls
- 2015 – Paul Bohannan
- 2014 – Gordon Neale
- 2013 – Richard Callicott
- 2012 – Brian Stalker
- 2009 – Don Anthony
- 2007 – Freda Bussey (pictured)
- 2006 – Ian Berry
- 2004 – Neville Lewis
- 2003 – Dan Dingle
- 2002 – Roman Parashchak
- 2001 – Dudley Williams
- 2000 – Ron Richards