Hello
Coaches:
For some of
you it may seem a bit strange to be talking
about Coach of the Year before the season, well
for Alabama which plays in the spring, we are
nominating from 2007/2008 season. We need to
select our State Coaches of the Year, who will
then go on to be nominated for Regional Coach of
the year for 2008.
I guess you
might want to know why I’m the Boys HS COY
coordinator. I was a Hoover High School coach
for 7 years back in the late 1990’s and have
been involved in NSCAA ever since. So they have
asked if I would serve in this role. It is an
honor to promote high school soccer.
As in the
past we will have a coach of the year for three
categories: Large Public Schools (5A and 6A),
Small Public Schools (1A to 4A), and
Private/Parochial Schools. Alabama’s COY process
has not been well defined in the past. There is
a need to formalize the process to be much more
wide spread and complete. So for this year,
let’s have everyone turn in your nominations and
also suggestions on the best way to reach
everyone in the state. We have the option to
define large and small schools and I have
selected the above categories. Do we all agree
on this breakdown?
I need
nominations for High School Boys coaches in each
category. I will enclose the forms that will
have to be filled out, but a name and an email
is sufficient for nominations at this point. I
will then need all the forms back by November
14th. I will consult with other
coaches and referees to determine the winners.
(It would be great to have a committee in the
future) The state winners must be in to the
Regional Chairperson by November 26th.
Email me as
soon as you can the completed form or just send
me the coaches email address and I can forward
it to them.
Also, if you feel like you have been on your
game for a while nominate yourself! Be proud
you worked hard.
Joe Webb is
helping me get the word out, so if you know of
other coaches that need this information please
pass along to them.
Yours in
Soccer,
Ken Headley
(O) 205-824-6336
(C) 205-281-3804
coachplyref@bellsouth.net
AHSSCA
