{"id":12974,"date":"2020-09-26T13:50:43","date_gmt":"2020-09-26T17:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racquetballcanada.ca\/?page_id=12974"},"modified":"2022-06-14T12:14:35","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T16:14:35","slug":"hall-of-fame-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/racquetballcanada.ca\/hall-of-fame-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Hall of Fame & Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The Racquetball Canada Hall of Fame was established to honour those involved with the sport of racquetball who have distinguished themselves as being an exceptional athlete or member of an exceptional team or a person who has made a significant contribution as a builder of sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Racquetball Canada Hall of Fame was introduced in 2016, with the first members being inducted at the 2017 Canadian Championships Banquet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inductees can become honoured members of the Hall of Fame in one of two categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Racquetball Canada recognizes those who contribute to the sport through an annual awards program designed to celebrate and promote the outstanding achievements and contributions of athletes, coaches, officials, volunteers, sports leaders and builders of the sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Racquetball Canada introduced the Ivan Velan Award in 1985, which was named in honour of Racquetball Canada\u2019s second President. Over the years, other awards have been added to the awards program, which now include six awards. In addition to the Ivan Velan Award, two other awards honour members of the Canadian racquetball community. In 1985 Racquetball Canada introduced an award to honour Marc Caouette of Edmonton, who made significant contributions to junior programs in Alberta and across Canada. And in 2015, Racquetball Canada paid tribute to Susan Livingston, a long-time advocate of women in sport and supporter of racquetball, by re-naming its Women\u2019s Award in her honour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n