United States Olympic Committee

Coach of the Year Nomination

Coaches make tremendous contributions to sport at all levels. The goal of the USOC Coaching Recognition Program is to acknowledge all coaches for their contributions and to elevate the status of the coaching profession.

Brief descriptions of the categories are below: 

VOLUNTEER COACH - a coach who does not receive payment in any form for his/her involvement in coaching at any level. The nominee should actively be coaching youth athletes.

DEVELOPMENTAL COACH - a coach of a Youth Club, High School or Junior level athlete or a coach directly responsible for coaching athletes to the National or Junior national level.  They can receive payment for services.

NATIONAL COACH - a coach of an Elite level club, Collegiate, Pan-Am, World Championship or Olympic Games coach or the coach of an elite athlete who competes at the highest level of your sport. 

“DOC” COUNSILMAN SCIENCE AWARD - a coach that utilizes science, medicine and/or technology as an integral part of his/her coaching methods or has created innovative ways to integrate sport science into coaching.

The panel of judges will choose the finalists, and ultimately, the winners in each category based on the information on the forms and the biographies submitted by the USFA.  For more information, please contact Dana Brown at .