To all,
Below is a letter from the NSCAA regarding the website entry of the All Region and All American Players. Please forward to the coaches in your state who will be entering players and anyone else you deem appropriate. The letter was supposed to go out to all of the high school coaches who are NSCAA members. Some of you may have received the letter already and some of you have not. I know that this will save everybody a lot of questions in the future. Please send it out as soon as possible. The user ID and password are the coaches NSCAA membership number.
Thanks,
Eric
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To: NSCAA High School Coaches
From: Jeff Farnsworth NSCAA Awards Manager
Date: 11/4/2011
Your User ID: Your membership number
Your Password: Your membership number
Coach, the National Soccer Coaches Association of America is pleased to announce the launch of the new NSCAA.com. This new web site is a tremendous upgrade from our past site. It is easier to navigate and will provide better access to your numerous NSCAA membership benefits. The new web page is now available at
www.NSCAA.com. With the launch of the web site we are also announcing the opening of many of the Award nomination pages that are available to you as a high school coach. The nomination pages available to you immediately on the NSCAA web site are: NSCAA High School All-America and All-Region; Scholar All-America; National and Regional Coach of the Year; National and Regional Assistant Coach of the Year, and the Senior Excellence Award.
You can access these award pages on the web site at nscaa.com. Click on the link on the web page that reads “My NSCAA.” You will need your current NSCAA membership number to access this page.
Please read the brief description of each of the following awards available to you as an NSCAA member.
All-Region and All-America: Coaches that have had a player selected as All-Region or All-America by their respective high school state associations can register their player immediately. This process must be completed by Nov. 25. Please be sure to enter correct contact information. This is the information we will use to contact your players. Please remember this page is only for players that have been selected and contacted by their state associations.
Scholar All-America: Any NSCAA member high school head coach can nominate a player for Scholar All-America. The nomination page will remain open until Nov. 25. To qualify for the Scholar All-America Program, the player must be a senior graduating in 2012. They must have a minimum GPA of 3.75 and must be a significant contributor to your team. This award is based on both soccer ability and academics, not just any player with excellent grades. Please be sure to include your player’s soccer accomplishments when nominating.
Senior Excellence Award: Every NSCAA member high school head coach can nominate one player from their team for this award. The player must be a senior, must have made a significant contribution to the team and exemplify the standards of fair play, sportsmanship and leadership. This nomination page will be available immediately and close on Dec. 7. The player and school will receive a NSCAA Senior Excellence Awards certificate along with recognition on the NSCAA web site. Note: The Senior Excellence Award is available for voting via .pdf. Click here to obtain a nomination form.
Coach of the Year: Coaches that have been contacted by their respective high school state association can register as a State Coach of the Year immediately. This process must be completed by Nov. 25. Please be sure to enter correct contact information. This is the information we will use to contact you. Please remember this page is only for coaches that have been selected and contacted by their state associations.
Assistant Coach of the Year Award: Every NSCAA member head coach can nominate their assistant coach for the Regional and National Assistant Coach of the Year Award. This nomination page is now open on the NSCAA web site and will be available until Nov. 25.
Coach, thank you for your continued NSCAA membership and your commitment to high school soccer. We at the NSCAA take pleasure in serving you as a member of this great association. If you have any questions or issues with the online awards system, please visit our Website Feedback page at
http://www.nscaa.com/about/website-feedback or send an email to the National Office at
website@nscaa.com and include as much detail as you can, such as the type of award program you’re experiencing an issue with and the URL of the web page where you encountered the issue. If you have specific award committee questions, please refer to the committee list on the awards page of the NSCAA web site. This will have committee information for each award offered by the NSCAA and who the people are that direct these committees.
Best regards and I hope to see you in Kansas City at the 2012 Convention!
Jeff Farnsworth
NSCAA Awards Chairman
Let Your Voice Be Heard in the NSCAA High School Coaches Research Project!
The NSCAA has launched part two of its high school coaches survey and would like to gather as much feedback as possible in order to better serve the high school soccer community! The high school game is important to the NSCAA, and our goal with this survey is to grow and support it by better understanding the needs of coaches around the country. Click here to let your voice be heard today!
Important Note: This survey will close November 11, 2011.
