Review the Categories
St.Vincent Sports Performance knows that providing excellent care is not always about standing on the podium or in the winner’s circle — sometimes it’s about our role in the trenches that make our jobs worthwhile.
The Spirit of Sport Awards is our salute to athletes who Define Sports Performance. The award categories are:
- Service of the Poor - This individual or team demonstrates a special commitment to serving those who are physically, emotionally, spiritually and financially vulnerable.
- Reverence - Dr. Cravens Memorial Award - This award is open to student managers and student athletic trainers for the respect, compassion, dignity, and support they provide to their team. This award is given to a person whose legacy is shown through his or her special values, unique talents and varied gifts that complement and complete the team they support.
- Integrity - This non-student community member, through his/her involvement in sports performance, has dedicated a large part of his/her life to developing, promoting, implementing, inspiring and challenging student-athletes to become the best they can be as people, students, and athletes.
- Wisdom - This individual has maintained at least a 3.6 GPA on a 4.0 grade scale, and has scored at least an 1800 on the SAT or a 25 on the ACT. This individual has consistently demonstrated leadership skills by not only maintaining a high standard for themselves but also a commitment to helping others to improve their own abilities.
- Creativity - This individual or team has proven that they have the vitality, energy, and enthusiasm to think creatively and problem solve in achieving a lofty goal.
- Dedication - This individual or team has shown unwavering commitment in overcoming the odds for an unusually successful outcome. (i.e. Comeback from injury, Cinderella story, etc.) This group is committed to a common vision and worked together to further that vision daily.
- Defining Sports Performance - This individual is a St.Vincent Sports Performance/ St. Vincent Health staff member who has made a significant contribution to sports performance industry in the past year.
- Spirit of Sport Award - This individual or team has displayed excellence in each of the six core values of St.Vincent Sports Performance: Creativity, Dedication, Integrity, Reverence, Service to the Poor, and Wisdom.
- Trinity Dove - This individual has inspired, moved, or challenged the sports performance industry in a unique and personal way on their journey to heal their body, mind, and spirit.
