Four year old Billy Bright, of Twickenham and three year old Lilly May Moyle of Exeter has both received awards in recognition of their sporting prowess, with judges describing them as ‘an inspiration’ to other youngsters.
Judges on behalf of the Haven Fun & Fitness Campaign were unanimous in their decision to make the ‘Most Sporting Potential’ award to Billy, whilst Lilly May received an award for her gymnastic skills.
Billy is already showing exceptional talent across a number of different sports but it was the video of his golf swing that made him stand out from other nominees. Billy also excels at tennis and rugby, can swim and will happily have a go at body boarding and snorkelling and loves skiing.
Three year old Lilly-May demonstrated exceptional floor and balance skills as well as a commitment to succeed that is well beyond her years.
The judges commended the determination – and obvious enthusiasm of both award winners saying, ‘It’s so important that the children actually enjoy their activities. Both our Award winners demonstrate a real enjoyment of their chosen sport and that was really important to us when we made the final decision.’
Parents and carers were asked to nominate under-5’s in a choice of three different categories – ‘Gymnastics’, ‘Tennis’ and ‘Most Sporting Potential’. Haven hoped to highlight and encourage early potential and reward youngsters showing unusual talent with additional coaching or lessons in their chosen sport.
The Fun & Fitness Campaign received dozens of nominations from all over the country but two winning tots really stood out for their talents across a range of sports.
A spokesperson for Haven Fun & Fitness said, ‘We’re passionate about promoting physical activities for all under-5’s. Exercise is so important to the health and well-being of younger children and yet sadly many children don’t meet the recommended daily minimum. Over the last three years Haven Fun & Fitness has benefitted thousands of under-5’s all around the UK by providing free sports equipment to pre-schools and nurseries to help make fitness more fun.
Launching the Sports Tot of the Year Awards has allowed us to seek out some exceptional youngsters and provide them with valuable opportunities to improve their potential.’
Organisers have confirmed that the Sports Tot Awards will be an annual event and Haven Fun & Fitness will be looking to receive nominations for next years’ awards when they re-launch their giveaway campaign in September.
For more information on how to enter and for details about the giveaway campaign for pre-schools click on www.havenfunfitness.com.
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