Friday 10 November 2023

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We're excited to announce that the 2023 CDF Sports Awards will take place at St Mary Star of the Sea College, Wollongong on Friday 10 November.

This will be the 26th annual awards evening and our sincere thanks go to the Catholic Development Fund for their continued sponsorship and support.

In a year that has been extremely challenging, the evening will provide a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the efforts and achievements of our student-athletes.

2023 has been an exceptional year for our students. The evening will celebrate the achievements of over 250 talented and dedicated students from our primary and secondary schools and colleges who have proudly represented our diocese at MacKillop and NSW Combined Catholic College events and beyond. Four primary teams and seven secondary teams will also be recognised for winning state Catholic school titles and events.

We look forward to celebrating the 2023 CDF sports awards and the opportunity to acknowledge our Wollongong athletes. 

2023 26th Annual CDF Sports Awards will be available by live stream on Friday 10 November 2023- Please click the link to access  

Click here for 2022 CDF Diocesan Sports Awards winners

Click here for 2019 CDF Diocesan Sports Awards winners

Click here for 2018 CDF Diocesan Sports Awards winners

Click here for 2017 CDF Diocesan Sports Awards winners
 

NOMINATIONS

Sports co-ordinators will need to nominate students from their school by Friday 13 October using the online link. Forms for teachers, teams and Ched Towns nominations can be found below.

Teacher Nomination
Team Nomination
Ched Towns Nomination

AWARD CATEGORIES

PRIMARY SCHOOL AWARDS

WOLLONGONG DIOCESE SPORTS COUNCIL MEDALLION

• Students must be selected in a minimum of two Wollongong Diocesan teams (not just attended a diocesan carnival from school). Being selected in school-based swimming or athletics relay teams that go to MacKillop is NOT counted as a diocesan team.
• Students must compete in these Wollongong diocesan teams at MacKillop level, AND Must demonstrate a high level of sporting achievement and contribution as a Diocesan team member; AND
• Must demonstrate that they embrace the ethos of the School, Diocesan and MacKillop teams (including appropriate participation, behaviour and sportsmanship)

WOLLONGONG DIOCESE SPORTS COUNCIL RED (MEDAL)

• Students must be selected in a minimum of two MacKillop teams (not just attended the MacKillop carnival) and competed at the NSW PSSA state carnival OR
• Students have been selected in a NSWPSSA state team (where applicable)
• Students must demonstrate a high level of sporting achievement and contribution as a team member; AND
• Students must demonstrate that they embrace the ethos of the School, Diocesan MacKillop and PSSA teams (including appropriate participation, behaviour and sportsmanship)

Outstanding Individual Award

• Will be a Sports Council Red recipient OR
• Have been selected in a NSW PSSA team AND
• Be the most outstanding sportsperson of the year

John Gamble Trophy

• Outstanding boy Primary Sport

Father Ward Trophy

• Outstanding girl Primary Sport
  
  

SECONDARY SCHOOL AWARDS

WOLLONGONG DIOCESE SPORTS COUNCIL MEDALLION

• Students must be selected and competed in a minimum of three Diocesan teams and competed in these teams at the NSW CCC Level (school-based relay teams in swimming and athletics are NOT counted as a diocesan team) OR
• Students have been selected in a Combined Catholic Colleges team and competed at the NSW All Schools Level (CCC merit teams or a CCC 'seconds' team does not qualify);
• For Athletics, students who obtain 1st place at NSWCC in field events, first place in the 400m, 800m and 1500m events and 1st or 2nd place in the 100m or 200m events to qualify for a council medallion AND
• Students must demonstrate a high level of sporting achievement and contribution as a Diocesan/CCC team member; AND
• Students must demonstrate that they embrace the ethos of the School, Diocesan and Combined Catholic Colleges teams (including appropriate participation, behaviour and sportsmanship)

WOLLONGONG DIOCESE SPORTS COUNCIL BLUE (MEDAL)

• Students will have been selected in a minimum of two Combined Catholic Colleges teams and competed at the NSW All Schools Level in both of these teams OR
• Have been selected in a NSW All School team (where applicable) and competed at the School Sport Australia event,
• Students must demonstrate exceptional sporting and personal achievements
• Students must demonstrate a high level of sporting achievement and contribution as a team member; AND
• Students must demonstrate that they embrace the ethos of the School, Diocesan and Combined Catholic Colleges teams (including appropriate participation, behaviour and sportsmanship)
• For Athletics, students who obtain 1st place at NSWCC, 1st place at NSW All Schools in the same event and represent NSW schools at the National schools athletics are eligible for a blue award
• In a Pacific Schools Games year students must participate in Diocesan and CCC pathway events to be considered. Students who participate in events not run at CCC level will not be considered for this award.

Outstanding Individual Awards

• Will be a Sports Council Blue recipient OR
• Have been selected in a NSW All Schools team or Australian team AND
• Be the most outstanding sportsperson of the year

Bishop MASCORD Trophy

• Outstanding boy Secondary Sport

Terry White Trophy

• Outstanding girl Secondary Sport
  
  

TEACHER SERVICE AWARD

CRITERIA: TO RECOGNISE THE CONTRIBUTION OF AN INDIVIDUAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF WOLLONGONG DIOCESAN SPORT.

Awards may be for outstanding contributions in a number of the following areas over a period of years:

• Convening a sport
• Convened a minimum of four Diocesan Carnivals
• Coaching/Managing diocesan teams
• Promotion of Diocesan Sport
• Diocesan team involvement
• Diocesan sports council involvement

Process:

• Written nomination and seconded (form attached)
• Endorsed by School Principal (where applicable)
• Submitted by the closing date
• To be awarded at the Annual Diocesan Sports Award evening each year
  
  

The Awards Committee is to consist of the sports council executive and a nominated teacher representative. 

TEAM AWARD CATEGORY

Individual Medallions and a Certificate of recognition are to be awarded to school-based teams who win an NSW Catholic School event (Division 1 or Major only) or NSW All School Event. Such events may be sport-specific teams such as Netball, Basketball or Rugby League but must be true state-wide carnivals endorsed by MacKillop, NSWCCC or an appropriate state sporting body. They may also include relay teams in swimming and athletics for primary schools or secondary schools based teams in Cross Country.

For confirmation of eligibility schools or teachers should contact the executive officer of the sports council.

Schools will then be required to complete the attached nomination form and return it to the executive officer by the date listed on the form.

CHED TOWNS AWARD

“Some people touch our hearts and we are changed forever….” 

… Ched Towns, a special guest at the 1999 CDF Sports Awards was indeed one such man. Ched was left blind from disease at an early age and rose from this adversity to achieve some amazing personal feats characterised by courage and determination. Ched passed away in January 2000 on the highest base camp on the Himalayas attempting to be the first blind man to climb the mountains unassisted. Ched indeed touched our hearts showing us that winning in life is not the most important thing but giving your best.

This award is to be given to a student who has: 

• demonstrated that they embrace the ethos of the School and Diocese (including appropriate participation, citizenship and sportsmanship)
• a disability either sensory, intellectual or physical, or an illness
• shown outstanding commitment, effort and determination in their sporting pursuits
• tried and achieved the best that they can