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Rookie of the Year (award)

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Award given by various sports organizations

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ARookie of the Year award orROY is given by a number of sports leagues to the top-performing athlete in their first season within the league. Athletes competing for the first time in any given league are also known as "rookies". The method of giving out the award varies by league with many team sports giving the award based on a subjective vote of selected people, While many individual sports may give the award on more objective criteria such as awarding it to the top finishing rookie athlete based on end of season standings or their finish in a specific event.

Principal leagues

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The honor is awarded annually to the top rookie performers in:

Canadian Football League
MotoGP
Indianapolis 500
IndyCar
Major League Baseball
Major League Lacrosse
Major League Soccer
NASCAR
National Basketball Association
National Football League
National Hockey League
Women's Professional Soccer
Formula Two (as the Anthoine Hubert Award)

Award outside North America

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Some rookie of the year awards exist outside North America, one example being theElitserien Rookie of the Year in Swedish ice hockey.

The North American sports development system delays athletes' entry into the top level of professional sports until the best of them are ready to make a major impact in their first season. The typical development path varies by sport:

American football – Essentially all future professionals spend anywhere from three to five years incollege programs, playing for a maximum of four years, before becoming eligible for professional play.
Canadian football – Similar to American football, with players drawn from bothCanadian university programs and U.S. college football.
Basketball – Almost all American players now spend at least one year incollege basketball because of recent changes inNBA rules. Although the NBA hasits own minor league, virtually all players in that league come from the college ranks as well.
Baseball – Whilecollege baseball plays a role in player development, it is significantly less than that of the extensive, and fully professional (bordering onsemi-professional at the lowest level),minor league baseball system. Almost all players, whether or not they play college baseball, will spend several years in the minors before making a major-league team.
Hockey – In Canada, a large majority of future NHL players develop as juniors in the professionalCanadian Hockey League. While some American players opt for the CHL (which has some American teams), most choosecollege hockey. In either case, only the very top prospects will graduate immediately from the CHL or NCAA to the NHL; most will spend some time in an NHL team's minor-league system.

However, in other parts of the world, it is usual for clubs to train their own players and introduce them into the first team gradually. Occasionally, young players who show extraordinary talent are introduced to the first team during their teens, with notable examples beingWayne Rooney in association football andRicky Rubio in basketball.

To reflect this differenceYoung player of the year awards with an upper age limit usually somewhere in the early 20s, are more common elsewhere, e.g. soccer'sFIFPro World Young Player of the Year.

However golf'sPGA European Tour has theSir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year award, andGrand Prix motorcycle racing also awards the top rookie of each class.