Annual Awards
Volleyball England's Annual Awards is a prestigious and long-standing date in the calendar that recognises special individuals who go the extra mile to create a fantastic environment and experience for volleyball in England, from grassroots to NVL to international level.
The winners of each category take centre stage each year at an established event in the calendar, where they will be presented with their award.
Submit your nomination
Nominations are now open for our 2022 Annual Awards!
To read more about the award categories and criteria, click here.
A list of the previous winners of our Annual Awards can be found here.
2022 Annual Awards Winners
Category | Winner |
Young Coach of the Year | |
Coach of the Year | |
Young Official of the Year | |
Referee of the Year | |
Young Volunteer of the Year | |
Volunteer of the Year | |
HEVO of the Year | |
Long Service Award | |
| Club of the Year | |
| Serena Morten Safeguarding Award | |
| Peter Wardale Memorial Award |
Peter Wardale Memorial Award
The Peter Wardale Memorial Award is the highest accolade that can be given to a volunteer. The recipient of this award is selected by the Board and is given to someone who has made an outstanding contribution to the sport of volleyball. It is not awarded every year.
Roll of Honour:
- 2000 – Ron Richards
- 2001 – Dudley Williams
- 2002 – Roman Parashchak
- 2003 – Dan Dingle
- 2004 – Neville Lewis
- 2006 – Ian Berry
- 2007 – Freda Bussey
- 2009 – Don Anthony
- 2012 – Brian Stalker
- 2013 – Richard Callicott
- 2014 – Gordon Neale
- 2015 – Paul Bohannan
- 2016 - Keith Nicholls
- 2019 - The Bello Family
- 2020 - Janet Inman