Awards

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

The deadline for all nominations was September 25, 2025.

Nominations for 2026 will open in the spring of 2026. Please email all nominations to [email protected]

MODS Awards

Each year, we recognize and celebrate athletes, coaches, and volunteers who contribute to the growth of ultimate frisbee in our Manitoba community. Nominees are evaluated on their contributions made between September 2024 to August 2025.

Award Categories

Lifetime Achievement Award
Spirit of the Game Award
Coach of the Year (School Leagues) Award
Coach of the Year Award
Junior Athlete of the Year Awards
Mixed Division Athlete of the Year Award
Women's Division Athlete of the Year Award
Open Division Athlete of the Year Award

*Winners will be recognized November 15th at 10:30AM at a brunch to be held at Fionn MacCools.

Lifetime Achievement Award

This award recognizes a person that has gone out of their way to make MODS a better organization or to help us improve and build our disc community. This award symbolizes the true spirit of ultimate and is the most prestigious honour MODS can give a current or past member. Upon receiving the award, the recipient is granted free lifetime membership to MODS and thanks for their service and commitment. This award is not necessarily awarded annually.

Spirit of the Game Award

This team award recognizes our Recreational teams who had the best Spirit Scores on each night in the past summer season. 

Coach of the Year Award - School Leagues

The Coach of the Year Award (School Leagues) is presented to an individual who has contributed personally to both their athletes' personal success and the sport of ultimate within their school program and school league. The coach volunteers their time to building the sport and Spirit of the Game during the school league seasons, including MODS and.or MHSAA's sanctioned middle year and high school events. The individual must have proven leadership skills, exemplifies Spirit of the Game, and has contributed significantly throughout the season. 

Coach of the Year Award

The Coach of the Year Award is presented to an individual who has contributed personally to both their athletes' personal success and the sport of ultimate. This coach builds the sport and Spirit of the Game during any of MODS' programs from U12 to Grandmasters. This individual must have proven leadership skills, exemplifies Spirit of the Game, and has contributed significantly throughout the season. 

Junior Athletes of the Year Awards

The Junior Athletes of the Year are presented annually to three junior division athletes who have achieved impressive team and individual results in the previous ultimate season from September 2024-2025. There will be at least one female-matching recipient and one male-matching recipient. The individuals must have proven leadership skills, demonstrated dedication to teh team, exemplify Spirit of the Game, and have contributed significantly to their teams. 

This athlete must be 18 years or younger as of December 31st, 2025. 

Mixed Division Athlete of the Year Award

The Mixed Division Athlete of the Year, presented annually to an athlete who competed in the Mixed Division, has achieved impressive team and individual results in the previous ultimate season from September 2024-August 2025. This individual must have proven leadership skills, demonstrated dedication to the team, exemplifies Spirit of the Game, and has contributed significantly to their team. 

Women's Division Athlete of the Year Award

The Women's Division Athlete of the year is presented annually to an athlete who competed in the Women's Division who has achieved impressive team and individual results in the previous ultimate season from September 2024-August 2025. This individual must have proven leadership skills, demonstrated dedication to the team, exemplifies Spirit of the Game, and has contributed significantly to their team. 

Open Division Athlete of the Year Award

The Open Division Athlete of the Year award is presented annually to an athlete who competed in the Open Division who has achieved impressive team and individual results in the previous ultimate season from September 2024-August 2025. This individual must have proven leadership skills, demonstrated dedication to the team, exemplifies Spirit of the Game, and has contributed significantly to their team. 

Junior Scholarships

There are three junior scholarships handed out each year. The Dr Colin Yeung Scholarship, the Dean Wright Scholarship, and the Jean Luc Forrest Spirit of the Game Scholarship. All three of these awards are handed out to elite ultimate players moving from high school to university or college. All of the awards take into account the athletes committment to the sport, Spirit of the Game, community, volunteering, and scholastic achievements.

Go to the Scholarships page for more information. 

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