Indigenous Athlete of the Month

Nomination Form

Nomination Criteria

1. The Athlete of the Month Award is open to Indigenous (First Nation, Inuit, or Métis) athletes who perform solo or as part of a team.
2. A "team" is defined as a number of persons associated together in an activity. This includes all-star teams and contingents competing in individual disciplines in which there is a recognized team award.
3. To be eligible, athletes must:
   • Participate in a sport which is a recognized by an affiliate of MASRC.
   • Be amateur in status as defined by their provincial sport organizations.
   • Make their primary residence in Manitoba. Athletes who live temporarily in other locations for educational or training purposes and are products of our organization are also eligible as are athletes who are originally from other provinces provided their primary residence is declared as being from Manitoba.
4. Nominations are made by coaches, teachers, community members and affiliate members of MASRC.
5. Nominator is only allowed to nominate one athlete per month.
6. An athlete may only win this award once per calendar year.
7. The nomination deadline is the 15th of every month (January winner will be announced in February, February's winner in March, etc.)
8. MASRC staff will review all nominations and determine the award recipient. Decisions are final.