NSCAA HS News - State President's Meeting & All-American Meeting
Per information gathered at the State President's Meeting & All-American Meeting:
*There will be no Summer Symposium this year as has been the case the last several summers. The NSCAA is exploring ways to recognize Winter/Spring recipients for All-America, All-Region, and Coach of the Year awards via another format. One discussed was to bring honorees to Kansas City for banquet and recognition at a Sporting KC match.
*We are in the midst of the third year of the current region realignment schedule: S.C. Boys (Region I); S.C. Girls (Region II).
*Overriding process for each state in honoring all-state (not just for NSCAA nationa/regional level awards) is that recipients must be from association (NSCAA and/or state) schools. No non-member players or coaches may be selected if not an active member.
*NSCAA awards 75 All-Americans for boys and girls. This can grow to up to 100 per membership. It's vital that each high school coach register as a 'high school coach' and not a youth coach or other.
*NSCAA has worked hard to provide opportunities for ALL members to recognize players via NSCAA recognition, including: Team Academic Award, Senior Excellence Award, Team Ethics & Sportsmanship Award, and the new Player of the Week Award in addition to traditional All-Region, All-American and Coach of the Year (State/Regional/National) honors.
*There is discussion about offering high school coaches a discounted rate for NSCAA Convention registration due to cutbacks at schools nationwide.
*A committee was formed last year known as the High School Advocacy group that will champion prep concerns to the Executive Board and in turn hopefully pass on to the National Federation of High Schools (NFHS) on behalf of the NSCAA. In addition, the 17 states represented at the meeting agreed to work together as a unit to promote our concerns as one body.
