The Lowry-Coddington Award Promotes Junior Freestyle Frisbee Spirit!
This award recognizes freestyle frisbee enthusiasts, both the competitors and
volunteers who support or otherwise sponsor events and competitions that further
development and recognition of disc sports.
The award was named after two volunteers who have
invested their time to promote Junior freestyle: Mary Lowry and
Arthur Coddington.
More than excellence in individual
performance, this award acknowledges individuals who personify the energy and
sportsmanlike attitude that presents them to others as emissaries, promoting disc sports
and offering encouragement to all those with whom they come in contact. Desired qualities
include an outgoing, friendly personality that creates a safe space to welcome and assist
others in any of the multitude of activities surrounding disc sports. A highly motivated
desire to help, and the mature patience to be helpful, coupled with a natural aptitude for
communicating with a wide variety of people become paramount as selection criteria for
this award.
To be presented annually at appropriate events,, there are two parts to this award. The first part is to be presented to that
Junior or Collegiate Competitor who, in the opinion of those organizing and staffing the
event, best represents the type of individual they would like to see promote disc sports
throughout the world. The second part is to be presented to that Volunteer or Staff
Supporter who, in the opinion of the competitors, best exemplifies the type of coaching
and assistance most effective at encouraging them to continue, and others to begin,
pursuit of excellence in disc sports. Clearly honesty, integrity and fairness play a
significant role in the selection of both individuals. It is the essence of cooperation
between these groups that the Lowry-Coddington Award strives to foster and is intended
to acknowledge.
Accompanying each part of this award is an engraved individual trophy and a $100 cash
prize. In addition, the Freestyle Player’s Association will maintain two plaques (one
for each part), containing the names of previous as well as current recipients. These
plaques shall be prominently displayed at appropriate disc sport events.
Although the intent is to present this award each year, if suitable nominees are not
identified, or agreement by the voting group(s) identified above cannot be reached, the
award shall not be given. In such a case the award shall be deferred, with funds held by
the Freestyle Player’s Association until the next or subsequent year the award is
made.
2003 Winners: Zahlen & Xtehn Titcomb, Volunteer (Chicago, IL - dontating award to Juniors program)
Andrew Van Lanen, Competitor (Two Rivers, WI)
2002 Winners: John Titcomb, Volunteer (Italy & Seattle, WA)
Eddy Cohn, Competitor (Framingham, MA)
2001
(No Award Given)
2000 Winners: Steve "The Beast" Hays, Volunteer Jammer (Seattle, WA)
Nicholas Reichert, Competitor (Seattle)
1999 Winners: John Houck, Volunteer (Texas) Rohre Titcomb, Competitor (Seattle)
Although the intent is to present this award each year, if suitable nominees are not
identified, or agreement by the voting group(s) identified above cannot be reached, the
award shall not be given. In such a case the award shall be deferred, with funds held by
the Freestyle Player’s Association until the next or subsequent year the award is
made.
Trophies and plaques for this award are to be provided by the Freestyle Player’s
Association. Funds to support the first three years of the cash portion of this award have
been provided by private donor. Funding for years beyond that will either also be provided
by private donor or optionally become the responsibility of the Freestyle Player’s
Association. Made possible by a donation to the FPA by Leroy Hanneman
and The Titcomb Foundation.
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