Congratulations to all our Winners

The inaugural FIMBA GB award winners have been announced, following our most succesful season yet.

The FIMBA GB Committee had the unenviable task of voting for each award, based on the nominations received from players, team managers, family, friends and followers. Congratulations to all winners and nominees

Team of the Year – +70 Men

First FIMBA GB Team to win European Gold

a team full of passion and determination who pushed hard to win silver at the World Cup. They are in inspiration to young women like me

Nomination+40 Women

brought a lot of smiles to a lot of face in Italy and are such a close knit group

Nomination+45 Men

Player of the Year – Tom Campbell, +70 Men

Tom was the star of the +70 Men and we wouldn’t have won without him

a constant scoring threat, despite playing through injury

NominationVilma Jurgaityte, +40 Women

Coach of the Year – Callum Jones, +70 Men

coached +70M to gold. He was calm and supportive throughout the year and managed a difficult bunch very effectively. He introduced good offences and was effective in game management

never met anyone as dedicated and passionate about his team as coach B. Didn’t give up after his injury and instead shared his experiences helping other injured players and fans navigate their injuries as well as genuinely caring about his players

Nomination – Bruce Lauder, +40 Women

supporting FIMBA GB from the start in a positive way

NominationAdrian Moult, +60 Women

Teammate of the Year – Wendy Murray, +60 Women

going above and beyond in all aspects of her team captain role

always pumping up the team with music and jokes on camps, at the hotel or on the bus journeys. Incredibly humble and grateful

Nomination – Aneta Dodson, +40 Women

always positive and supportive. He trained and worked hard on court giving everything. He never complained about any decision or situation

Nomination – Bobby Morton, +70 Men

a great captain and friend on and off the court. Doing so much for the team behind the scenes to support us

Nomination – Charlie Lauder, +40 Women

supportive and dependent for years

Nomination – Jeff Spaeth, +60 Men

Moment of the Year – +70 Men winning gold

Nomination – +40 Women, when they were told they’d made the World Cup Final

Nomination – Keith White (+60 Men), hitting a 3 to force OT in Italy in a game they would go on to win

Photo of the Year

Most Improved Team – +40 Women

The only nomination – from two seasons without an international win to claiming World Cup Silver and a top 10 finish at the European Champions

Spirit of FIMBA GB Award

The only nomination – always have smiles on their faces, making time to chat, help and support other FIMBA GB teams as well as their opposing teams. A team full of fun spirit, enthusiasm and dedication

Special Mentions

Although no specific award, the committee would also like to raise a special mention to Colette Anderson, Jim Dury, Bob O’hanlon and Flynn Reid for their quick thinking, support and reactions to save Peter Radford’s life, when he had a cardiac arrest on court at the European Championships.