Welcome to the NSCAA High School Coaches Community
This area has been established to serve as a resource to interscholastic soccer coaches. We hope you will bookmark this page and visit it often for information on programs and events that impact high school soccer.
The NSCAA is committed to providing the best in services and benefits to its members. We urge you to contact your High School Representatives on the NSCAA Board of Directors with thoughts, ideas and feedback.
NSCAA Awards Information
This section will feature the latest information on timetables and deadlines for the NSCAA awards program, including the necessary forms for several programs (see the links below).
High School Scholar All-America Nominations
Nominations for the 2009 NSCAA High School Scholar All-America Team are now being accepted online through NSCAA.com. Current high school member coaches can log into the system using their NSCAA membership number to nominate deserving rising seniors for consideration. For full information on selection criteria and the NSCAA High School Scholar All-America program and to begin the nomination process, visit the program's page.
Team Academic Award
To qualify for the Team Academic Award, a team must have a minimum 3.25 team grade point average for the academic year. The team GPA is determined by adding the GPAs of each player on the roster each term, then dividing that total by the number of players. The average term GPAs (fall and spring) then are added together and divided by the number of terms to determine the final average team GPA.
NOTE: The academic year must be complete before the form can be filled out properly. Do not submit forms without the complete academic year's information (fall and spring GPAs).
Meet Your NSCAA Board of Directors High School Representatives
Marti Coan, Girls Representative (Send Marti an email.)
Coan serves on the NSCAA Board as High School Girls Representative. Prior to that, she was the Region V representative on the NSCAA Board and the high school girls at-large representative. She also serves as Central Region Chair of the Girls High School Scholar All-America Committee, Chair of the NSCAA Membership Committee and is a member of the NSCAA Women's Committee. Coan has 20 seasons of high school coaching experience at Oshkosh (Wis.) North High School and five seasons as an NCAA Division III women's assistant coach. A member of the Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association since 1991, she has served three terms as its president and another three terms as secretary. She has been an NSCAA member since 1991.
Greg Mauch, Boys Representative (Send Greg an email.)
The head boys coach at Canterbury School in Fort Wayne, Ind., Greg Mauch was elected High School Boys Representative of the NSCAA in January 2008. He currently serves as national chair of the High School Assistant Coach of the Year committee. Mauch is a current member of the Robert W. Robinson High School Long-Term Service Award Committee and was a member of the local organizing committees for the 2001 and 2007 NSCAA Conventions in Indianapolis. He was the 1998 recipient of the NSCAA Private/Parochial National High School Coach of the Year, and was a Regional honoree in 1998 and 2001.
Tennessee Coaches Attend NSCAA High School Clinic
Thirty high school coaches in Tennessee gathered the first weekend of August for an NSCAA clinic conducted by Director of Coaching Education and Development Jeff Tipping. The Tennessee Soccer Coaches Association recently entered into a partnership with the NSCAA through the efforts of Russ Plummer of Hendersonville High School. Among the goals Plummer has set for the TSCA is to establish a minimum standard for coaching education for the state's interscholastic coaches.
Tennessee is among the most recent high school coaches groups to forge a partnership with the NSCAA. For information about how your high school coaches association can benefit from a partnership with the NSCAA, please contact Associate Executive Director Steve Veal at sveal@nscaa.com.
MACS Hosts First NSCAA High School Clinic
NSCAA Senior Academy Staff Coach Paul Marco conducted a clinic for members of the Maryland Association of Coaches of Soccer July 31-Aug. 2. "Paul was an exceptional instructor, both on the field and in the classroom," said Haroot Hakopian, who organized the clinic for MACS. "He was extremely personable and made himself available to the coaches whenever we had down-time. He made the event extremely informative and enjoyable. As a teacher and a coahc, I know that is an extremely difficult thing to do.
"The best part of the weekend was the feedback from the coaches," Hakopian continued. "Every one
of them was excited to take the information back to use with their teams. Each coach, no matter what the level of their team, thought they could use the info with their teams."
MACS members have a long history of involvement with and support of the NSCAA, highlighted by the service of long-time MACS member and NSCAA past president Steve Malone as founding chair of the High School Scholar All-America and Team Academic Award committees.
Colorado Coaches Host NSCAA Clinic
The Colorado High School Soccer Association hosted an excellent high school coaches clinic in Colorado July 31-Aug.1. NSCAA Academy Staff Coach Chico Borja was the clinician, providing every one of the more than 50 coaches in attendance something that they could take, adapt and use with their high school teams.
"I was impressed with the way that he related to both the players and the coaches," said clinic organizer Tony Hurt. "For those coaches not familiar with the NSCAA, it was also a great introduction to the progressive methodology of the NSCAA coaching curriculum. I received lots of positive comments. We really value the continued relationship between the Colorado Soccer Coaches and the NSCAA."
Colorado is one of the most recent high school coaches groups to forge a partnership with the NSCAA. For information about how your high school coaches association can benefit from a partnership with the NSCAA, please contact Associate Executive Director Steve Veal at sveal@nscaa.com.
Do You Have Questions About the All-America or Coach of the Year Programs?
NSCAA Awards Associate Chair John Mayer provides insight to the selection processes for the NSCAA All-America and Coach of the Year programs. Read his article.
Bob Barry Receives Robinson Award
Bob Barry of Iolani School in Hawaii was named the 13th recipient of the Robert W. Robinson Award, presented by the NSCAA to recognize long-term service to interscholastic soccer. Read more about Barry and the award.
NFHS Announces Rules Changes for 2009-10
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has announced changes to the playing rules that will go into effect for the 2009-10 academy years. Read the news release.
NFHS Sports Medicine Advisory Committee
Statement Regarding Soccer Headgear
The NFHS Sports Medicine Advisory Committee (SMAC) issued a statement in October 2007 regarding soccer headgear. Read the SMAC statement.
Visit the NSCAA Coaches Forum
The NSCAA has established an online forum to serve as an area where information and ideas can be exchanged with colleagues throughout the nation. From discussing the latest NFHS rules changes to finding an opponent to fill an open scheduling date, the NSCAA Coaches Forum offers a dynamic, useful tool for high school coaches at all levels. VISIT THE NSCAA COACHES FORUM.
Learn Online with the NSCAA and NFHS
 The NSCAA and the National Federation of High School Associations have teamed up to create an online course titled the Fundamentals of Coaching Soccer. This introductory course is perfect for high school and youth coaches who want to establish a solid foundation for their coaching knowledge.
The interactive course features an engaging interface that incorporates audio, video and text to teach essential soccer coaching techniques and methods. Visit NFHSLearn.com for more information.
High School Records
The NSCAA has attempted to compile a list of high school records. This continues to be a work in progress, so if you have any updates, additions or corrections, please e-mail them to us. Please use this address for high school records only.
High School Individual Coaching Records
The NSCAA has attempted to compile a list of the all-time winningest high school coaches. This continues to be a work in progress, so if you have any updates, additions or corrections, please e-mail them to us. Please use this address for high school coaching records only.
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