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We have received many emails in regards to the 2011 NSCAA Awards nomination information. We received this email yesterday from Eric Turner of the NSCAA:

To all,

The NSCAA is in the process of updating the website. Therefore, all of the links AA, Scholar, coach, etc. will not be up until sometime next week. I will notify you all with the links as soon as they notify me that the links are working.

Thanks,

Eric

We will update this thread with information on when/how to nominate deserving players based on the 2011 spring season as soon as it becomes available to us.

NSCAA Statistics:

NSCAA Boys All-American Ratios
Number of Coaches - 101
% of NSCAA Coaches - 0.025
All-Americans - 2
All-South Region Selections - 8

NSCAA Girls All-American Ratios
Number of Coaches - 89
% of NSCAAA Coaches - 0.025
All-Americans - 2
All-South Region Selections - 8

NSCAA ALL-AMERICAN NOMINATION GUIDELINES

Requirements

* Must be a member of the NSCAA, SCACA, and SCHSSCA to participate.

Timeline

* October - Send out information on voting;
* Early November - Deadline established for all nominees to be submitted;
* Early November - Voting Deadline;
* Mid-November - Submit results to NSCAA Chairman;
* End of November - State Winners Announced; All-Region Selections Announced;
* Early December - All-Americans Announced

NSCAA State Chairman Responsibilities

(A) To organize a committee of coaches to select the girls/boys worthy of All-American selection. The number of girls/boys to be selected is determined by the All-Region and All-American selection process. This list of girls/boys will be in numerical order. The list will be sent to the region chairman by a specific date every year.

(B) To see that the All-American nominees receive the official nomination form at the earliest possible date.

(C) To see that the nominees' coach knows that he/she needs to be a member or intends to be a member; without this commitment the nominees will be removed.

(D) To encourage NSCAA membership.

(E) The state chair will have a written selection process statement. This process will be chosen from the list approved by the NSCAA. The process for South Carolina is:

NSCAA Process #1 - South Carolina Process
All NSCAA members that serve as a Head Coach or Assistant Coach from the state are contacted and allowed to nominate players. Once nominations are closed, all NSCAA members are allowed to rank the players. The ballots are then tabulated using a predetermined system (e.g. most points win, throw out one high score and one low score, then add up the points). The calculating needs to be checked and all ballots saved. A committee chairperson and an assistant, who is listed with the NSCAA should do this.

Amendment: South Carolina ranks the players 1-2-3-etc. with #1 recognizing the top selection.

NSCAA Process #2
If a state has leagues, regions, areas, conferences, etc., this group shall meet to evaluate the players and rank them numerically. These ranked players are carried to a state meeting where all players are discussed and are numerically ranked. The official committee is made up of league representatives and a chairperson and needs to be listed with the NSCAA.

NSCAA Process #3
Individual coaches send nominations to a committee. There needs to be written evaluations on all players nominated. The committee should consist of high school coaches from a cross section of the state. The use of college coaches, youth coaches, and/or parents is approved, but strongly recommended that they are not allowed to vote. Their input needs to be recognized and used in evaluating. The committee needs to be listed with the NSCAA along with the chairperson.

NSCAA Boys & Girls High School Coach of the Year

Three Divisions in both boys and girls will be awarded based on the 2011 Spring season:
1. Private/Parochial (SCISA, Independents, & SCHSL Members: Bishop England, Christ Church, Southside Christian)
2. Small Public (SCHSL Class 1A/2A)
3. Large Public (SCHSL Class 3A/4A)

* Nominated coaches must be current NSCAA members.

* Coaches that have won a National Coach of the Year in the past five years or a South Region Coach of the Year in the past two consecutive years are not eligible.

BOYS NSCAA Coach of the Year Award

Private/Parochial
Will Eudy, Cardinal Newman

Small Public
Kevin Darlington, Gilbert
Jason Hamil, Academic Magnet

Large Public
Shilo Tisdale, Wando

GIRLS NSCAA Coach of the Year Award

Private/Parochial
Chris Nichols, Christ Church

Small Public
Chad Meredith, Swansea
Anna Merriman, Academic Magnet
Ernie Suozzi, Hilton Head Island

Large Public
Will Chassereau, Berkeley
Raimond Hartmann, Greenville

Consult the SCSoccer.com main page at www.scsoccer.com to nominate coaches or players for NSCAA All-American, All-South Region, and Scholar All-American recognition.

Has the Scholar All American Info been relased yet?

I have sent emails about NSCAA Scholar All-American and no one seems to know when it will be released. It's not on the website and the folks I've contacted say they're not responsible for it. We'll see. Hopefully by the weekend it will be posted.

thanks

Nominations for NSCAA Awards will be tallied in this thread which will be updated often.

NSCAA/adidas All-American Boys Nominations
Brandon Lee Burkholder, Wando
Jose Cedillo, Gilbert
William Connor Dunbaker, Irmo
Matthew James Freeman, Irmo
Nestor E. Jaramillo, Cardinal Newman
James Dakotah Millard, Cardinal Newman
William Connor Norris, Chapin
Cole Seiler, Christ Church

NSCAA/adidas All-American Girls Nominations
Meghan Carrigan, Christ Church
Sophie Marisa Cobb, Cardinal Newman
Amy Dherckers, Irmo
Emily Graves, South Aiken
Maggie Grisell, Greenville
Mary Katherine Danielle Hall, Cardinal Newman
Lauren Killian, Blythewood
Sara Manesiotis, Hilton Head Island
Noel Joy McDaniel, Brookland-Cayce
Alexandria Nicole Mims, Airport
Caroline Moore, Eastside
Kallie Alexandra Peurifoy, Academic Magnet
Molly Grace Rainwater, Cardinal Newman
Katherine Whisenhunt, Greenville

I still have not heard when the NSCAA Scholar All-American nomination form is going to be posted online. The NSCAA has launched their revamped - and much better - website as of November 4, but I cannot find the form. I've contacted the NSCAA National Office and will let you know what I find out.

Just heard from Sandy Williamson-Smith of the NSCAA. You must log in to the new site with your membership number in order to access the forms. I just did it and it works. Let the process begin!

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.

FYI -- The process has not changed in the initial nomination of players. Fill out the nomination forms on the SCSoccer.com web site and submit. Then our state NSCAA members will vote on the nominees. They are due by November 16. If you need to fax, please send to:

803-739-4970
ATTN: Coach Heise

S.C. NSCAA Coaches -- ALL nominations must be sent to kheise@sc.rr.com in order to be tallied for the state vote by November 16. If you have submitted nominations online for Coach of the Year OR All-American/All-South Region awards, please email ASAP, so we can include your players on the state tally/vote sheet. The nominated players and coaches are available in previous posts within this thread.

Coaches -- Just a reminder to submit NSCAA All-American/All-Region and Coach of the Year nominations by Wednesday, November 16 to kheise@sc.rr.com or via fax at 803-739-4970. If you've nominated online, make sure to notify me at the email listed above as well. Thanks.

The nominations have been updated as of 11/14/11 at 7:35 pm.

NSCAA Coach of the Year and All-American/All-Region Nominations are due today, November 16. Please email to kheise@sc.rr.com or fax to 803-739-4970.

Are the boys/girls listed up for just All-American or Scholar All-American as well?

Nominations are now closed at 9:00 pm. A ballot will be sent to NSCAA HS members tonight and should be returned no later than 9:00 pm on Friday evening, November 18th.

theView -- That's just for All-American. Scholar All-American is done completely online and submitted to another committee via NSCAA.

From the NSCAA:

Each coach of the nominated players is supposed to enter the player info into the website. This confirms that they are a NSCAA member. Make sure to include

1) Players position
2) Players year (SR, Jr, etc.) for 2011 season
3) School & City
4) The name of the coach for each of the players

Reminder that all nominated players for NSCAA All-American (All-South Region), must be nominated online at www.nscaa.com by November 25, 2011.

Congratulations to Brandon Burkholder (Wando HS / Clemson) and Nestor Jaramillo (Cardinal Newman HS / Wofford commitment) on being selected to the 2011 NSCAA Boys High School All-America Team. Burkholder was selected the State Player of the Year.

Other NSCAA awards will be announced in the coming week. Stay tuned.

2011 NSCAA Boys HS All-American Team

Boys State Player of the Year

2011 NSCAA High School Boys All-Region III Team

Position, Name, Year, School, Hometown
D, Matthew Freeman, JR, Irmo HS, Columbia
D, William Norris, SO, Chapin HS, Chapin
M, James Koty Millard, SO, Cardinal Newman HS, Columbia
M, Cole Seiler, JR, Christ Church Episcopal School, Greenville
F, Brandon Burkholder, SR, Wando HS, Mount Pleasant
F, Jose Cedillo, SO, Gilbert HS, Gilbert
F, William Connor Dunbaker, JR, Irmo HS, Columbia
F, Nestor Jaramillo, JR, Cardinal Newman HS, Columbia

2011 Boys HS All-South Region Team

Congratulations to Emily Graves of South Aiken HS on being named the 2011 NSCAA Girls High School State Player of the Year for South Carolina.

Emily is joined by Kallie Peurifoy of Academic Magnet HS as NSCAA Girls High School All-Americans!

Other NSCAA awards will be announced in the coming week. Stay tuned.

NSCAA Girls HS State Player of the Year

2011 NSCAA Girls HS All-America Team

2011 NSCAA High School Girls All-Region III Team

Position, Name, Year, School, Hometown
M, Sophie Cobb, SR, Cardinal Newman HS, Columbia
M, Amy Dherckers, JR, Irmo HS, Columbia
M, Emily Graves, JR, South Aiken HS, Aiken
M, Mary Katherine Hall, SR, Cardinal Newman HS, Columbia
M, Noel McDaniel, SR, Brookland-Cayce HS, Cayce
M, Caroline Moore, SR, Eastside HS, Taylors
F, Sara Manesiotis, SR, Hilton Head Island HS, Hilton Head Island
F, Kallie Peurifoy, SO, Academic Magnet HS, North Charleston

NSCAA HS Girls All-South Region Team

Congratulations to the following five student-athletes representing South Carolina on the 2011 NSCAA Scholar All-America Team this year:

NSCAA Girls High School Scholar All-America Team
Mary Katherine Hall, Cardinal Newman School, Columbia, S.C.
Noel Joy McDaniel, Brookland-Cayce High School, Cayce, S.C.
Molly Rainwater, Cardinal Newman School, Columbia, S.C.
Katherine Whisenhunt, Greenville Senior High School, Greenville, S.C.

NSCAA Boys High School Scholar All-America Team
Cole Seiler, Christ Church Episcopal School, Greenville, S.C.

Only 35 female and 33 male high school soccer players nation wide were bestowed this prestigious recognition! The awards will be given at the NSCAA luncheon in Kansas City on January 14. Speaker will be the head of U.S. Soccer, Sunil Gulati, and each player will be greeted individually on stage by Taylor Twellman. Attending the award ceremony will be a memorable experience for our five fine young athletes (and their coaches).

The NSCAA event, January 11-15, is the world's largest annual gathering of soccer coaches and the largest soccer convention in the world.

Again congratulations on their selection!

Congratulations to Brookland-Cayce HS Bearcat Soccer Assistant Coach Kyle Heise for being named a 2011 NSCAA High School Regional Assistant Coach of the Year.

Twenty collegiate and four interscholastic coaches have been recognized for their contributions to their respective teams and communities with the announcement of the 2011 NSCAA Regional Assistant Coaches of the Year. The regional recipients comprise the field of finalists for the National Assistant Coach of the Year awards, which will be announced at the annual NSCAA Awards Banquet, to be held in the Grand Ballroom of the Kansas City Convention Center on Friday evening, Jan. 13, in conjunction with the 2012 NSCAA Convention.

NSCAA High School Regional Assistant Coach of the Year
Region - Coach, School (State)
North - John Rusek, Harrison High School (N.J.)
South - Kyle Heise, Brookland-Cayce High School (S.C.)
East - Pat Kelly, Guerin Catholic High School (Ind.)
West - Eric Stratman, Quincy High School (Ill.)

South Carolina is well-represented on the 2011 Girls High School Scholar All-South Region Team

Goalkeepers
Player, School, Hometown
Margaret Grissell, Greenville HS, Greenville
Molly Rainwater, Cardinal Newman HS, Columbia

Defenders
Katherine Whisenhunt, Greenville HS, Greenville

Midfielders
Mary Hall, Cardinal Newman HS, Columbia
Noel McDaniel, Brookland-Cayce High School, Cayce

Congratulations to Christ Church's Cole Seiler and J.F. Byrnes' Christian Earnhardt on being named to the 2011 NSCAA Boys Youth All-America Team.

2011 NSCAA Boys Youth All-America Team

Congratulations to former Greenville HS boys soccer coach Ed Joyce on being named a 2011 NSCAA Regional Assistant Coach of the Year for Georgia State University.

Coach Joyce is also a former Presbyterian College assistant coach and played collegiately at Erskine College. His father, Lee, is the head coach at Thomas Sumter Academy in Sumter, SC. Ed is a native of Shefford, England, and was an assistant coach for women's soccer at Ohio University before joining the Panthers program in Atlanta.

Also, kudos to former Erskine College women's soccer coach Billy Lesesne, on his Women's College South Region Assistant Coach of the Year award. An alum of Erskine College, Lesesne began his coaching career at Cambridge Academy in Greenwood, S.C., in 1988 before serving as the College of Charleston men's soccer assistant coach from 1990-91. He coached both the men's and women's programs for the Flying Fleet for six years. Before his Duke tenure, Lesesne was an assistant women's soccer coach at Vanderbilt University in 2000.

2011 Boys High School Scholar All-South Team

Player, School, Hometown
Cole Seiler, Christ Church Episcopal School, Greenville

2011 University Division Men Scholar All-South Region Team

Second Team
Position, Player, Class, School, Major, GPA, Hometown
D, Noah Lascell, Jr., Coker, Criminology, 3.3, Conway, S.C.
D, Jesy Phelps, Jr., North Georgia College & State, History, 3.63, Charleston, S.C.

Honorable Mention
D, William Allen, Sr., North Greenville, International Business, 3.891, Summerville, S.C.
F, Gray Phelps, Sr., North Georgia College & State, PE/Exercise Science, 3.58, Charleston, S.C.

http://www.nscaa.com/news/2011/12/2011-college-division-men-scholar-all-south-region-team

2011 University Division Men Scholar All-South Region Team

Second Team
D, Matt Horn, Sr., Winthrop, Biology, 3.92, Rock Hill, S.C.

Honorable Mention
M, Timo Foerster, Sr., South Carolina Upstate, Business, 3.96, Oberkirch, Germany

http://www.nscaa.com/news/2011/12/2011-university-division-men-scholar-all-south-region-team

2011 Girls High School Scholar All-South Team
http://www.nscaa.com/news/2011/12/2011-girls-high-school-scholar-all-south-team

Player, School, Hometown
Maggie Grisell, Greenville Senior High School, Greenville

Congratulations to Maggie on her election to the top 45 female academic HS players nationwide.

Besides, she committed last month to become a Paladin and play for Furman next year. Awesome!

Congratulations to Wando HS boys soccer coach Shilo Tisdale on being named the 2011 NSCAA High School South Region Large Coach of the Year.

Also, kudos to CESA's Russell Shelley on being named the 2011 NSCAA Youth Regional Coach of the Year.


http://www.nscaa.com/news/2011/12/2011-high-school-and-youth-regional-coaches-of-the-year

Two locals among state players tabbed soccer All-Americans
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2012/jan/04/two-local-girls-one-local-boy-tabbed-soccer-all-am/