Player and Manager Awards
See also: TT Pro League awardsIn addition to the winner's trophy and the individual winner's medals awarded to players, the TT Pro League also awards a number of position players and goalkeepers for their contributions to their club at the conclusion of each league season. The Player of the Year award is given to the most outstanding player of the previous season. To date four players to win the award have also guided their respective clubs to a league championship in the same season. In addition, the league also awards the best position players including the best goalkeeper, defender, midfielder, and forward of the year.
The league also names the Manager of the Year award given to the top manager of each Pro League season. The title has been awarded to four foreign managers, which comprises two English (Ricky Hill, San Juan Jabloteh) and (Terry Fenwick, San Juan Jabloteh), a Guyanese (James McLean, North East Stars), and a Saint Lucian (Stuart Charles-Fevrier, W Connection). On five occasions the award was given to the manager that led his club to a league championship. Most recently, Derek King became the third Trinidad and Tobago manager to claim the award with Joe Public. King became the youngest manager to win the award at 29 years, 198 days.
Beginning in the 2012–13 season, the Pro League instituted the Player of the Month and Manager of the Month awards given to recognise the best adjudged Pro League manager and player each month of the season. The recipient is selected based on points accumulated from coaches, match commissioners, and the media.
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