DEVELOPMENTAL COACH OF THE YEAR NOMINATION FORM
A Developmental Coach of the Year nominee is coach of a youth club, high school or junior-level coach, or a coach directly responsible for coaching athletes to the junior and/or elite level. This award is based on the accomplishments of the coach for the year 2015. The nominee must currently be coaching or within their first year of retirement.
*Applicants will be scored solely based on the information that is provided so be as thorough as possible. Please feel free to use more than the allotted space if necessary to adequately answer each question. All applications must be submitted to Christine Bolger () by January 15th.*
**Please submit an electronic headshot photo of the coach along with this application.**
Name ______Sport ______
Home Address ______City/State/Zip ______
Email ______Home Phone ______
Work Address ______
City/State/Zip ______Work Phone ______
APPLICATION SCORING
The applicant will be scored based only on information provided and compared against the other applications for this COY category. The developmental coaches’ applications will be weighted in the following areas (listed most heavily to least heavily weighted): record/performance or athletes; service to their sport; coaching character; honors they receive as a coach; service to their community; honors/recognition of their athletes. Please summarize each below.
1. Coaching record for 2015 (Win/Loss Record, Athletes Coached, All Americans, Olympians, etc.). Please include win/loss percentages or performances of athletes they coached.
2. How has the nominee contributed to the service of his/ her sport?
3. Coaches have the unique opportunity to teach and inspire athletes. Referencing specific events and character attributes, how has the nominee proven themselves to be someone of distinguished coaching character?
4. Please list honors this coach has received in 2015 (local, state, national, or international).
5. Please list ways in which this coach has contributed to their local community through sport and coaching.
6. Please list honors this coach’s athletes received in 2015 (local, state, national, or international).
Please feel free to include any other additional information.
Signature:______Date: ______
NGB President or Executive Director