"SportsKid of the Year" was introduced by

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magazine after the highly successful

Sportsman of the Year Since its inception in 1954, ''Sports Illustrated'' has annually presented the Sportsman of the Year award to "the athlete or team whose performance that year most embodies the spirit of sportsmanship and achievement." Both Americans and non-Amer ...

award was introduced in 1954. The "SportsKid of the Year" award honors a young athlete, ages seven to 15, for superior performance on the field, in the classroom and service in the community. In addition to being featured exclusively on the December ''

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'' cover, the "SportsKid of the Year" receives a profiling article and fold-out poster in the issue. The SportsKid is also honored at Sports Illustrated's annual Sportsman of the Year awards celebration in New York City and in 2011 was featured on

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's "Hall of Game" in Los Angeles. The award has been given to the following recipients:

References

{{Reflist Kid of the Year American sports trophies and awards Student athlete awards in the United States High school sports in the United States Awards honoring children or youth