GSWP 92 – Proposed CGWP Awards Document

Dear All;

I would appreciate any comment on the proposed CGWP Awards Document below;

Yours in polo
Mr. Marius Buys
Chairperson
Gauteng Schools Water Polo
3 March 2009
076 800 6983
buysm@stdavids.co.za

PROPOSED CGWP AWARDS DOCUMENT

The CGWP Awards Committee:
This committee is made up of the CGWP Chairperson, CGWP Vice Chairperson, 2 members of the CGWP committee, 1 member of CGA. The committee deliberates on the awards for all water polo activities in Central Gauteng Water Polo. The relevant Coaches, Chairpersons and Masters in Charge will present a nomination for consideration by the Awards Committee. The committee will call for nominations on an annual basis shortly before the CGA awards function. One of the important roles played by the committee is to endeavour to achieve recognition of water polo achievements across the range of water polo activities in the region of Central Gauteng.

General award stipulations:
· All players who play water polo in Central Gauteng are eligible for CGWP Awards.
· All players of any age are considered for CGWP Awards.
· CGWP does not make a re-award to a player at the same level.
· The conduct, behaviour, decorum, sportsmanship and disciplinary record of participants are factors which are taken into account by the Awards Committee when it meets to consider awards.
· Only players in ‘A’ teams can qualify for CGWP Awards.
· Players nominated must be in good standing with their school, club and Province.
· The CGWP Awards Committee reserves its right to make decisions using the award
criteria in this document as a firm guideline.
· The proposing member or nominated player could be asked to sit in on the discussion if clarity needs to be obtained about the nominees achievement
· All Awards except Certificates of Recognition are discussed by the CGWP Awards Committee.

Factors that determine the level of award:
· the success / achievements of the team during the season
· the fixture list and the calibre of the opposition
· the number of fixtures played
· the achievements of the individual within the team
· recognition by bodies other than CGWP

Awards offered by CGWP:
Certificate of Recognition - Certificate
Team Award - Medal
Half Colours - Tie
Full Colours - Plaque
Specific Honours - Honours Blazer
Special Award - As situation dictates

1 Certificate of Recognition

Candidate receives a Certificate of Recognition at his club or school:
1.1 First choice for a club A side or school A side.
1.2 Showed reasonable level of competence.

2 Team Award

Candidate receives a CGWP medal at a formal CGA awards function.
2.1 The player must play in a club A side or school A side.
2.2 Must show reasonable level of competency.
2.3 Must have been first choice competitor.
2.4 A minimum of five fixtures need to be played by the team.

3 Half Colours

Candidate receives a CGWP tie at a formal CGA awards function.
3.1 A player must be in the starting seven of a provincial side to receive this award.
3.2 For a player to receive Half Colours he needs to show above average ability and skills at the game, and commitment to the team. An appropriate level of competence has to have been achieved.
3.3 He must play at least 80% of the teams fixtures.
3.4 A player must show sportsmanship at all times and must conduct himself in the manner that is required of a 1st Team sportsman.

4 Full Colours

Candidate receives a CGWP plaque at a formal CGA awards function.
4.1 A player need not have received his Half Colours before being considered for Full Colours, but he must satisfy the criteria for Half Colours (above).
4.2 In addition, a player must be an outstanding player in the sport; factors such as selection to provincial / national sides would be taken into account but it is nevertheless the quality of the player’s performance for Central Gauteng Water Polo and his contribution to the CGWP team which remains the focus of consideration. The Full Colours Plaque recognises players of high quality.
4.3 A player must in a CGWP school or club team to receive this award.

5 Specific Honours

Candidate receives a CGWP blazer at a formal CGA awards function. A Specific Honours Award recognizes excellence. The candidate would have to have performed at a level which was clearly above that of a Full Colours Award. In most cases a recipient would have achieved recognition of his abilities outside of as well as inside the Central Gauteng Water Polo – for example by being selected for the SA Schools or National side. This is not, however, a prerequisite for this award when a proposal is considered by the Awards Committee. Candidates being considered for Specific Honours are also assessed on their merit worthiness – their example, their behaviour and conduct, their decorum, and their disciplinary record as members of CGWP. All Honours candidates are required to be registered CGWP members.

6 Special Awards

Candidates can be a person, group of persons, a sporting body or any other institution. The candidate must have made a significant contribution to the promotion and/or growth of sport of water polo. Persons who have showed extraordinary initiative or overcome severe adversity are considered. Each case is solely considered on its own merit without cross reference to other cases. Each award would suit the situation such as a gift to an administrator or kit for a deserving club.