We’ve learned about the Man Behind the Honor, let’s talk about the award!

The Madella Award recognizes a project graded as high distinction, which includes:

• Having a strong purpose and research question to address a problem the host sport organization or system has
• Being properly theoretically grounded
• Having appropriate data collection and analysis methods
• Drawing meaningful findings that contribute to addressing the research question

The most important criterion, however, is developing realistic recommendations and a strong, feasible action plan that will positively impact the host sport organization or system.

The Madella Award is typically determined through an independent panel that evaluates the candidates to select the winner.

Our past Madella Award winners are: