This will be awarded to the outstanding young sportsperson aged 16 or under on 1st January 2009, selected from nominations made to the BBC and by sports governing bodies via the Youth Sport Trust.

People are eligible to win the award if they are the right age AND they are British, OR if they meet all three of the following criteria:

- They play a significant amount of their sport in the UK

- Their core achievements that year were achieved in the UK, and not with a national team

- They are residents in the UK

The closing date for nominations is Monday 2nd November 2009.

Judging Panel

Chaired by BBC Sport's John Inverdale; Jake Humphrey (BBC Sport); Helen Skelton (Blue Peter presenter); two former BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year winners; two representatives from BBC Sports Personality of the Year, two representatives from the Youth Sport Trust; and one representative from BBC Switch.

The panel will meet to choose the top 10 contenders on Monday 9th November 2009 from the list of nominations collected by the Youth Sport Trust and the BBC.

The panel will reconvene two weeks later on Monday 23rd November 2009 to select the top three and the winner from the top 10 list. The top three and the winner will be selected by secret ballot.

The top three will be invited to the live event and the other seven contenders will be notified out of courtesy that they have not made the final shortlist.

The winner will be announced live on the Sports Personality of the Year show and the website on Sunday 13th December 2009.

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