Out For Sport 2021 Sport Awards – guidance for shortlisting judges
Award Criteria
Club Spirit Award – celebrating role models in memory of Patrick Nolan
| Criterion | Score | Notes |
| The nominee is a member of an OFS club | ||
| The nominee has demonstrated a positive attitude to sports participation | ||
| The nominee has supported club members to enjoy their sporting experience | ||
| The nominee is recognised by others in their club as a role model | ||
| Score |
Lifetime Achievement – Ivan Bussens Award
| Criterion | Score | Notes |
| The nominee is or has been a member of an OFS club | ||
| Nominee has made a significant contribution to their clubs’ success, or to the wider success of the LGBT+ sporting community over a number of years | ||
| Score |
Most Innovative Project – recognising creative & inclusive project work
| Criterion | Score | Notes |
| Project was led by an OFS club | ||
| Project took place or ended over the past 12 months | ||
| Inclusion was a central principle for the project | ||
| Current or future members of the club will see benefit from this project | ||
| The club is actively seeking ways to share best practice knowledge from their project with the wider LGBT+ community | ||
| Score |
Club of the Year – acknowledging excellence & inclusivity
| Criterion | Score | Notes |
| Club is a member of OFS | ||
| Club can evidence success in their sport, or how they have supported their membership to achieve success | ||
| Club can evidence they have invested time and resources in their membership, their volunteers and their supporters | ||
| Club can demonstrate that their work is bringing benefit to members and to the wider LGBT+ sporting community | ||
| Score |
Score guidelines
0 – the application does not meet the award criteria
1 – the application speaks to the award criteria, but does not provide any detail or evidence
2 – the application provides clear information about how the nominee meets the award criteria and cites evidence or examples to support their application
3 – the application provides a detailed explanation on how the nominee fits the criteria for the award. Where relevant, the judges can clearly discern how the nominee has achieved or contributed something unique within their sport, their club and the wider LGBT+ sporting community.
