AWARD CATEGORIES

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ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

THE HOUSTON-AREA PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE OR OLYMPIAN WHO DEMONSTRATES SUPERIOR PHYSICAL ABILITY IN HIS/HER SPORT. 

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NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR AWARD

THE HOUSTON-AREA PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE WHO DEMONSTRATES SUPERIOR PHYSICAL ABILITY IN THE FIRST YEAR WITH THEIR NEW TEAM.

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MOMENT OF THE YEAR

MOMENT OR SERIES OF MOMENTS TRANSPIRING IN A PLAY IN A SINGLE GAME OR INDIVIDUAL MATCH OR SPECIFIC EVENT.

THE MOMENT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FIELD OF PLAY.

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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE MADE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE SPORTS WORLD AND THE HOUSTON COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREERS. THE WINNER IS ANNOUNCED PRIOR TO THE EVENT.

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COMMUNITY IMPACT AWARD

THE HOUSTON-AREA ATHLETE, COACH, OR SPORTS PERSON WHO SURPASSES EXPECTATIONS OF SPORTSMANSHIP. NOMINEES CAN BE FROM ANY LEVEL RELATED TO SPORTS AND DEMONSTRATE QUALITIES THAT COULD INCLUDE INTEGRITY, SELFLESSNESS, KINDNESS, GENEROSITY, COMPASSION, EMPATHY, RESPECT, HUMILITY, OR CIVILITY.

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INSPIRATION AWARD

THE HOUSTON-AREA ATHLETE OR COACH OR SPORTS PERSON WHO SURPASSES EXPECTATIONS OF SPORTSMANSHIP. NOMINEES CAN BE FROM ANY LEVEL, AS LONG AS IT RELATES TO SPORTS AND DEMONSTRATES QUALITIES THAT COULD INCLUDE INTEGRITY, SELFLESSNESS, KINDNESS, GENEROSITY, COMPASSION, EMPATHY, RESPECT, HUMILITY, OR CIVILITY.

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LIFETIME CIVIC CHAMPION AWARD

THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES THE WORK OF AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS HELPED ELEVATE HOUSTON’S STATUS IN THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD THROUGH THE USE SPORT.

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MALE HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

THE HOUSTON-AREA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE WHO DEMONSTRATES SUPERIOR PHYSICAL ABILITY IN IT'S SPORT.

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FEMALE HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

THE HOUSTON-AREA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE WHO DEMONSTRATES SUPERIOR PHYSICAL ABILITY IN IT'S SPORT.

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HIGH SCHOOL COACH OF THE YEAR

THE HOUSTON-AREA HIGH SCHOOL COACH, WHOSE DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO COACHING EXCELLENCE IS FOSTERED IN THE LIVES OF HIS/HER ATHLETES, BOTH ON AND OFF THE FIELD.

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