Olympic Champion Tim Brabants MBE led the presentation of awards last month to volunteers and coaches who were honoured in Canoe England Volunteer & Recognition Awards 2008. Having been recently recognised in the New Years Honours list, Tim presented the awards at the English Coaching Conference in January at Holme Peirrepont, Nottingham.
Following the success of alst year's awards programme, the Canoe England Volunteer & Recognition Awards recognised some of the sports dedicated coaches and volunteers who have made outstanding contributions to Paddlesport. Many of the volunteers who attended have provided an invaluable input which led to the success of the country's paddlers at the Olmypics last year. It was only fitting that Tim himself made the presentation to his own coach, Eric Farrell, who contributed to his success in Beijing.
Tim and Eric at the Awards
"Canoeing has a fantastic network of volunteers who dedicate their time and energy to the sport," says Julia Robertson, Volunteer Development Officer for Canoe England. "Their input, directly and indirectly, can help our countries paddlers to achieve their best whether this is as a club volunteer, official or coach."
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