Nominate Someone for the Coach Core Awards
Help us celebrate the wonderful work of all the people and organisations involved with Coach Core by nominating them for one of our annual awards.
Celebrating everything that makes Coach Core’s programmes special
The Coach Core Awards are our chance to recognise the apprentices, graduates, employers, and partners who make our programmes exceptional. Each year, we come together to showcase the talent, dedication, and achievements that drive the success of the Coach Core network.
This celebration is more than an awards ceremony- it’s an opportunity to share inspiring stories, applaud hard work, and highlight the impact our community is making in sport, education, and beyond.
Nominations are currently open – make someone’s day by putting them forward.
To give your nominee the best chance, please see our nomination guides which you can find below the awards categories
Deadline: 12 noon, 3rd November
The Awards
This year we will be giving out 3 awards for apprentices: Growth, Impact and Spotlight.
There is one nomination process for all 3 awards. Please answer the questions in the nomination form fully, and the Coach Core team will allocate the nomination to the most appropriate award.
Growth – For an apprentice who has shown outstanding personal or professional development. This might include increased confidence, communication, consistency, or skill development over time.
Impact – Celebrating an apprentice who has made a meaningful difference to others- whether that’s within their workplace, peer group, or wider community.
Spotlight – Given to the apprentice whose work on a particular piece of work or project deserves to be highlighted – something that turned heads, solved a tough problem, or added unique value.
ELIGIBILITY:
To be eligible, this person must:
– be at least 6 months into their Coach Core apprenticeship
– be or have been an active apprentice in 2025.
This award celebrates a graduated Coach Core apprentice who has gone on to achieve remarkable things since their Coach Core programme.
ELIGIBILITY:
To be eligible, this person must:
– have completed their EPA within the last 5 years.
Celebrating an organisation that’s made an immediate and powerful impact in their first year with Coach Core. This might include how well they’ve embedded the apprentice, the support they’ve offered, or how they’ve embraced the values of the programme from the outset.
ELIGIBILITY:
To be eligible, this organisation must:
– have employed their first Coach Core apprentice in 2025.
Recognising a long-standing employer who has consistently demonstrated high-quality delivery across multiple cohorts. This award would highlight organisations that have supported apprentices year after year, built progression pathways, and made apprenticeships a key part of their workforce.
ELIGIBILITY:
To be eligible, this organisation must:
– have employed a Coach Core apprentice during 2025
– employed a Coach Core apprentice in previous programme(s).
For an individual who has gone above and beyond to support, guide, and empower their apprentice. This could be a line manager, coach, or team member who’s made a real difference day to day. We’re looking for strong, consistent support that’s had a positive impact on the apprentice’s journey.
ELIGIBILITY:
To be eligible, this person must:
– have been working at an organisation employing a Coach Core apprentice in 2025.
This could be a coach, mentor, volunteer, corporate partner, teammate, or anyone who uplifts those around them and truly embodies the spirit of Coach Core.
The winner of this award will be chosen by a panel of our apprentices and graduates.
How to nominate
1. Read the award descriptions and criteria
Familiarise yourself with the purpose, eligibility, and judging requirements for each award before you start.
2. Copy the questions from the form to a word document to draft the nomination.
To create the strongest possible nomination, aim to include:
- Specific examples directly linked to the award’s criteria.
- Detailed descriptions that help the judges visualise the nominee’s journey.
- Direct quotes from the nominee, employer, session participants, parents, clients, or colleagues.
- Videos that illustrate the nominee’s work and impact.
- Examples of work (e.g., documents, presentations, proposals, session plans).
3. Consider using AI to polish your responses
AI can help refine your writing for grammar, clarity, and structure. See “Best Practices for Using AI in Awards Nominations” below.
4. Submit the form
Once you are happy with your responses, paste your answers into the form and submit it to complete the nomination.
Video guide
AI should be a support tool, not an author. Your own voice, first-hand experiences, and specific details make the nomination authentic and powerful.
AI works best for:
- Improving grammar and flow.
- Structuring your answers for clarity.
- Helping you brainstorm how to present examples more effectively.
We recommend using ChatGPT, but any AI chatbot you prefer is fine. We have highlighted two examples of how this might be done.
Option 1:
AI as an Editor
- Open the nomination form.
- Copy each question into a blank Word document.
- Write your answers directly into this document.
- Open your chosen AI chatbot and use the following editor prompt:
Prompt:
I am nominating [Insert nominee’s full name] for [Insert award name].
Here is the award description and criteria: “[Paste from the form]”.
Please edit my responses for grammar, clarity, and flow while keeping my tone, voice, facts, and any direct quotations exactly as written.
Here are my answers:
[Paste each question with its corresponding response].
- Review the AI’s edits, making any changes needed to keep your personal style.
- Copy your final responses back into the nomination form.
- Repeat for all questions.
Option 2
AI as a Guided Writing Assistant & Editor
- Open your AI chatbot.
- Use the following outline request prompt to help plan your nomination:
Prompt:
I am nominating [Insert nominee’s full name] for [Insert award name].
The award description and criteria are as follows: “[Paste from the form]”.
The questions I need to answer are: “[List all questions from the form]”.
Please create a detailed outline that I can use to draft my nomination. The outline should give prompts for the kind of examples, evidence, and details to include in each answer.
- Copy the outline into a Word document and fill it in with your specific details, quotes, evidence, and links.
- Return to your AI chatbot and use the following drafting prompt:
Prompt:
I have completed my nomination outline for [Insert nominee’s full name] in the [Insert award name] category.
Please turn my outline into fully written paragraph responses for each question, using my details exactly as provided.
Maintain my voice and style, and keep all facts and quotations accurate.
Here is my completed outline: [Paste your outline here].
- Review the AI’s draft carefully, edit where needed, and make sure it still sounds like you.
- Copy your final answers into the nomination form.