Coach of the Year Criteria

The basic criteria used for the selection of the regional and USASA coaches of the year are as follows:

    1) The candidate must be a member of USASA.
    2) The candidate must be active in coaching teams in USASA.
    3) How much of the coach’s time is spent in program(s) directly related to USASA.
    4) Whether the candidate is active in more than one program in USASA, such as
        coach, player, administrator, referee, etc.
    5) The candidate’s impact on the program(s) in which the candidate is involved.
    6) The level of coaching education achieved by the candidate.
    7) Consistent winning and/or improvement of the team’s performance under the 
        candidate's coaching.

Coach of the Year Nomination

Each National State Association may submit a candidate to their regional Coaching Committee member.

Each Coaching Committee Regional Representative will send out a letter (under USASA Coaching Committee letterhead) by September 15 th to each National State Association requesting that they present their Coach of the Year nomination at the first Regional meeting of the USASA seasonal year.

The nomination must be submitted no later than the first Regional meeting of the USASA seasonal year.  At the Fall Regional meeting each National State Association shall submit a nominee for Coach of the Year.

Along with a letter from the National State Association submitting the candidate there must be submitted two (2) copies of the candidate's resume. The Coaching Committee will select the Coach of the Year for each Region. The Coaching Committee Chairman will, in turn, submit the name of the selected candidates to the USASA Administrator. The USASA Administrator will send written notification to the successful candidates to arrange their trip accommodations to the Mid-Year Meeting and copy their National State Association.

The Coaching Committee members will take the copies of the resume of their selected regional coach of the year and forward one copy to each of the other committee members to allow for the selection of the Coach of the Year for the USASA. Upon approval the Chairman of the Coaching Committee will submit the selection of the Coach of the Year to the USASA Administrator no later than December 15th of each seasonal year.