Dasher39
April 22nd, 2008, 11:27 AM
A few pieces of information regarding the awards which this year will be held in Shanghai.
AFC announces award for AFC Match Commissioners (http://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_166363299.html)
21 April 2008
KUALA LUMPUR: AFC has added yet another award, this time to honour AFC Match Commissioners, to its roll-call of AFC Annual Awards which salute and honour excellence in the Asian game and has been an annual, keenly-awaited event in the Asian football calendar since 1994.
AFC Match Commissioners perform a key role in successful organisation of matches across the continent and the new award is to recognise and honour their achievements, thus providing a greater incentive to spur them towards performance enhancement.
To be considered for the award, candidates must have:
• Accepted at least five (5) appointments in a year
• Adhered to and ensured full compliance of AFC policies and regulations by teams
• Demonstrated sound judgment and problem solving skills when faced with problems on the ground
• Submitted all reports in time (within 24 hours of the match)
• Reports should be in detail and a true reflection of the actual events
This year’s AFC Women’s Awards will be held in Kuala Lumpur on November 20 while the men’s will be held in Shanghai on November 25.
AFC Player of the Year criteria revised (http://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_166363363.html)
21 April 2008
KUALA LUMPUR: AFC has revised the criteria for selecting the AFC Player of the Year 2008 to infuse more transparency into the process.
Choice of the winner is still based on a weighted ranking system which takes into account performances at major AFC and FIFA tournaments but a four-pronged rationalised approach will be adopted this year.
The new process will take into account the points awarded by AFC Match Commissioners, Technical Study Group, Technical Analysts and, last but not the least, the fans for selecting an MVP of the match.
The match commissioners will nominate an MVP for all the home-and-away games while the technical study group members will select the MVPs in centralised AFC competitions.
Two technical analysts will watch DVDs of the matches and nominate their MVPs, independent of the other, while fans will be invited to nominate their choice for each match through the AFC's official website - www.the-afc.com.
The MVP of the match will be awarded to the player who has received the most nominations from among the match commissioners or TSG, the two technical analysts and the fans.
In case the match commissioner/TSG and fans select a player as an MVP while the technical analysts chose another player, the choice of the latter will be MVP of the match. If the match commissioner and one technical analyst chose a player while another technical analyst and fans chose another, both the players will be selected as MVPs but the points given for this match will be split between the two. In the event that all four parties chose a different player, a third technical analyst will be invited to break the tie.
The total number of points awarded to players will be calculated at the end of the season and players who have accumulated the most number of points will be invited to the AFC Annual Awards to be held in Shanghai on November 25 and will be presented with a nomination trophy.
The winner will be picked among the nominated players by a five-member panel. The panel, which will be present at the awards ceremony, will include a match commissioner, a renowned media representative, a national team coach, a coach from the AFC Champions League 2008 participating clubs, and a coach from the AFC Cup 2008 participating clubs.
AFC announces award for AFC Match Commissioners (http://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_166363299.html)
21 April 2008
KUALA LUMPUR: AFC has added yet another award, this time to honour AFC Match Commissioners, to its roll-call of AFC Annual Awards which salute and honour excellence in the Asian game and has been an annual, keenly-awaited event in the Asian football calendar since 1994.
AFC Match Commissioners perform a key role in successful organisation of matches across the continent and the new award is to recognise and honour their achievements, thus providing a greater incentive to spur them towards performance enhancement.
To be considered for the award, candidates must have:
• Accepted at least five (5) appointments in a year
• Adhered to and ensured full compliance of AFC policies and regulations by teams
• Demonstrated sound judgment and problem solving skills when faced with problems on the ground
• Submitted all reports in time (within 24 hours of the match)
• Reports should be in detail and a true reflection of the actual events
This year’s AFC Women’s Awards will be held in Kuala Lumpur on November 20 while the men’s will be held in Shanghai on November 25.
AFC Player of the Year criteria revised (http://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_166363363.html)
21 April 2008
KUALA LUMPUR: AFC has revised the criteria for selecting the AFC Player of the Year 2008 to infuse more transparency into the process.
Choice of the winner is still based on a weighted ranking system which takes into account performances at major AFC and FIFA tournaments but a four-pronged rationalised approach will be adopted this year.
The new process will take into account the points awarded by AFC Match Commissioners, Technical Study Group, Technical Analysts and, last but not the least, the fans for selecting an MVP of the match.
The match commissioners will nominate an MVP for all the home-and-away games while the technical study group members will select the MVPs in centralised AFC competitions.
Two technical analysts will watch DVDs of the matches and nominate their MVPs, independent of the other, while fans will be invited to nominate their choice for each match through the AFC's official website - www.the-afc.com.
The MVP of the match will be awarded to the player who has received the most nominations from among the match commissioners or TSG, the two technical analysts and the fans.
In case the match commissioner/TSG and fans select a player as an MVP while the technical analysts chose another player, the choice of the latter will be MVP of the match. If the match commissioner and one technical analyst chose a player while another technical analyst and fans chose another, both the players will be selected as MVPs but the points given for this match will be split between the two. In the event that all four parties chose a different player, a third technical analyst will be invited to break the tie.
The total number of points awarded to players will be calculated at the end of the season and players who have accumulated the most number of points will be invited to the AFC Annual Awards to be held in Shanghai on November 25 and will be presented with a nomination trophy.
The winner will be picked among the nominated players by a five-member panel. The panel, which will be present at the awards ceremony, will include a match commissioner, a renowned media representative, a national team coach, a coach from the AFC Champions League 2008 participating clubs, and a coach from the AFC Cup 2008 participating clubs.