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Daren Trueman, from Long
Eaton Judo Club, has been named the Derbyshire Fire and Rescue
Service Community Coach of the Year at the Derbyshire Sports Awards.
Daren, who received 13
nominations for the Sports Awards from students, parents of students
and fellow coaches, won the prestigious title in recognition of
his ability to makes judo sessions fun and his “endless patience”.
He was announced as the
judges’ choice for the Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service Community
Coach of the Year title during a ceremony at Derby’s Pride Park
Stadium, attended by more than 250 people.
He was presented with his
trophy by Sean Frayne, Deputy Chief Fire Officer at Derbyshire
Fire and Rescue Service.
Daren gives up his time
to go to competitions with judo players at weekends, does judo
displays to promote the club and coaches two or three classes
a night. This year he won the Development Coach of the Year award
from the British Judo Association, a first for the club.
The county’s brightest
sporting stars, coaches and volunteers gathered with other invited
guests at the Derbyshire Sports Awards to celebrate the successes
of the past year and recognise community heroes and coaches who
have contributed to sport at grassroots level.
A full list of winners
and runners-up is below. Further details can be seen at www.derbyshiresport.co.uk/sports_awards
The awards are organised
by Derbyshire Sport, a county sports partnership which provides
the strategic lead for sport in Derbyshire.
Clive Moesby, Chair of
Derbyshire Sport, said: “We have a wealth of talented sports performers
and dedicated coaches and volunteers in the county, and it is
great to be able to recognise the dedication these people show.
“My congratulations go
to each of the winners and all the finalists and I wish them many
more years of sporting success.
“It was great to see so
many people join us at Pride Park for a fantastic evening looking
back at some of the sporting highlights of the past year.”
Headline sponsor of the
awards were the University of Derby, who were joined by category
sponsors the Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service, Derby Telegraph,
Derby County Football Club, Origination, Derbyshire Sport, Derbyshire
2012, Connexions Derbyshire Limited and Derbyshire County Council.
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