Pétanque Wellington - Regional Awards 2010-11

The Regional Awards are an opportunity to celebrate the best in Wellington Pétanque, both on and off the piste.

Rules and Conditions of Entry

• Performance by nominees will only be considered when they have occurred in the qualifying period (1 May 2010 to 30 April 2011). Nominees under consideration for the awards must meet the criteria under (a) and (b) below:
  1. Through membership of a pétanque club affiliated to Pétanque Wellington during the qualifying period
  2. Through residency in the Pétanque Wellington region during the qualifying period
• Nominations will be accepted from Clubs and individual members.
• Nominations close at 5:00 pm, Monday 16 May 2011.
• Send entries to: by post - WPA Awards, 16c Fernhaven Grove, Newlands, Wellington 6037 or by email - mrocks@paradise.net.nz
• The winner(s) of each category, except Personality of the Year, will be selected by a panel of Pétanque Wellington members convened by Michael Rocks. No panel member will be eligible for nomination for any award. Their decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
• The winner of the Personality of the Year will be the person or persons who receive the most votes cast by members of Pétanque Wellington. A list of nominees will be published on the WPA website and circulated to Clubs on Tuesday 17 May and voting will close at 9:00 pm, Tuesday 31 May 2011.

Nomination form (63kB)

Award Categories

• Nominees may be nominated in more than one category.
• Nominees for the Junior Player of the Year must be under 23 at 1 September 2010.
• Nominees for the Senior Player of the Year must be over 60 at 1 September 2010.

The Nominees

Female Player of the Year

• Yvonne Futcher (Wanganui East)
• Christine Strichen (Wanganui East)

Male Player of the Year

• Morgan Choveaux (Windy Hills)
• Nico Toyne (Wanganui East)

Female Senior Player of the Year

• Barbara Frampton (Otaki)
• Shirley Selwyn (Wanganui East)

Male Senior Player of the Year

• Brian Frampton (Otaki)
• Rex Hayes (Kapiti)

Junior Player of the Year

• Nico Toyne (Wanganui East)

Most Improved Player of the Year

• Yvonne Futcher (Wanganui East)
• Annick Le Guen (Kapiti)

Team of the Year

• Barbara Frampton/Brian Frampton (Otaki)
• Yvonne Futcher (Wanganui East)/Barbara Johnston (Masterton)/Christine Strichen (Wanganui East)

Coach of the Year

• Dirk Winnie (Park Avenue)

Arbitre of the Year

• Gwen Hill (Kapiti)

Tournament Organiser of the Year

• Graeme Morris (Masterton)

Volunteer of the Year

• Dan Crowley (Khandallah)
• Robin Mann/Barbara Nicholls (Park Avenue)

Administrator of the Year

• Brian Frampton (Otaki)
• Colleen Horton (Upper Hutt)

Personality of the Year

• Ian Baine/Jean Baine (Park Avenue)
• Pete Hamilton (Wanganui East)
• Richard Turfrey (Wanganui East)

Voting form for Personality of the Year (47kB)

The Award Winners

The Award winners were announced at the Annual General Meeting held on 9 June 2011.

• Female Player of the Year: Christine Strichen (Wanganui East)
• Male Player of the Year: Morgan Choveaux (Windy Hills)
• Female Senior Player of the Year: Shirley Selwyn (Wanganui East)
• Male Senior Player of the Year: Rex Hayes (Kapiti)
• Junior Player of the Year: Nick Toyne (Wanganui East)
• Most Improved Player of the Year: Annick Le Guen (Kapiti)
• Team of the Year: Yvonne Futcher (Wanganui East)/Barbara Johnston (Masterton)/Christine Strichen (Wanganui East)
• Coach of the Year: Dirk Winnie (Park Avenue)
• Arbitre of the Year: Gwen Hill (Kapiti)
• Tournament Organiser of the Year: Graeme Morris (Masterton)
• Volunteer of the Year: Robin Mann/Barbara Nicholls (Park Avenue)
• Administrator of the Year: Brian Frampton (Otaki)

For Personality of the Year, there was a tie in the voting so Ian and Jean Baine (Park Avenue) and Richard Turfrey (Wanganui East) are declared Joint Personalities of the Year.