BBC Sports Unsung Hero 2009

Ben Geyser picked up the 2008 award

As part of our 2009 Sports Personality of the Year programme, the BBC will once again be looking for our a very special person working in sport.

It's our 2009 BBC Sports Unsung Hero award.

Now in its seventh year, the BBC recognises someone who is dedicating their life to promoting sport in their community, taking no reward from it other than the pleasure of helping others to take part and enjoy their sport.

This year nominations will be taken from Tuesday, 1 September, with nomination forms available on this website.

Nominations will need to be returned by the Friday, 30 October.

Previous winners have included:

Val Hanover, winner in 2006, who trains children with learning difficulties in North Shropshire for the Special Olympics.

UNSUNG NOMINATIONS Nominations open - Tuesday, 1 September Nominations close - Friday, 30 October Forms will be available on this website

Margaret Simons, the 2007 winner. She has run Bardwell Football Club in Oxfordshire since founding it in 1964.

Ben Geyser, the driving force behind Dorchester Boxing Club. He won the award in 2008.

The BBC will be launching this year's Sports Unsung Hero award at the start of September around the UK, and 15 regional winners will be judged and announced locally by the BBC's 15 Nations and Regions in November 2009.

All 15 then go forward to a final selection process, and the overall winner's name will be revealed on the BBC Sports Personality of the Year programme in Sheffield on Sunday December 14th live on BBC ONE.

If you know someone like Val, Margaret or Ben, whose unselfish and hard-working commitment to sport in their communities deserves recognition, please return to this page at the start of September to download a nomination form.

We look forward to hearing from you.