Submit USA Racquetball Hall of Fame and Annual Award Nominations by September 15th

The Hall of Fame recognizes and honors those athletes and contributors who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in competition or in the development, leadership, and advancement of the sport. The award is based upon an extended period of consistent excellence in one or more of the following areas:

COMPETITOR - Nominee, as an amateur (Open or Age Group player) or professional player, must have impacted the sport through: competitive excellence, sportsmanship and fair play.

CONTRIBUTOR - Nominee must have made significant and noteworthy contributions, producing positive and lasting effects that have helped advance the sport on a National Level.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT - The Racquetball Lifetime Award recognizes an individual who, over a career of many years has demonstrated exemplary achievement in areas of contribution to the sport of Racquetball. This passion can extend to various areas that include, service work, teaching, coaching, education, writing, development work, referring, tournaments directors and state directors among others.

Nominations may be made by a USA Racquetball member in good standing. Nominees are not required to be USA Racquetball members or citizens of the United States. Nominees must be forty years old as of May 1st of the year following their nomination.

More details on the requirements and how to submit a nomination (including forms to use) can be found at https://www.usaracquetball.com/programs/hall-of-fame/nominations.

Annual Awards

The Annual Awards are maintained to recognize those athletes and contributors who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in competition, leadership or sportsmanship. All awards, other than the Joe Sobek award, recognize achievements from the past twelve months. The Joe Sobek may recognize achievements over an extended period of time.

Joe Sobek Outstanding Contribution Award: This Award is based on an outstanding commitment to the sport of racquetball. The Joe Sobek Outstanding Contribution Award (Sobek Award) is presented to an individual(s) who dedicated significant time, energy and effort that impacted the sport of racquetball. This award is intended for individuals who worked tirelessly to influence the sport of racquetball.

Presidential Award: This award is presented to the State President who has exhibited outstanding organizational performance in their State.

John Halverson Fair Play Award: This award recognizes an athlete who exercised an exceptional gesture of fair play during the year or for an athlete who has consistently demonstrated a spirit of fair play during their sports career. A nomination must outline a specific act of fair play by the nominee at an event during the previous year.

Full details on the awards and the requirements for submitting nominations, please visit https://www.usaracquetball.com/about/annual-awards

Annual Award nominations should be submitted to Committee Chairperson, Jim Easterling via email at: rbjim887@comcast.net with a copy to communications@usaracquetball.com

If you have any questions, please contact Mike Grisz at mgrisz@aol.com or 972-849-0212.