MTCCCA Distinguished Coach Award

Assistant Track & Field / Cross Country

DISTINGUISHED COACH AWARD

                Approved at the 2002 clinic, and renamed in honor of Charlie Finch, was the development of the Distinguished Coach Award to honor high school assistant coaches.  The nominee form is located on the MTCCCA website (or contact Dean Hays and I will fax or mail a copy).  Besides the proper information at the top of the form, the most important part of the form is the last past on service to the sport.  The Distinguished Coach Award will be presented to Assistant Track and Field and Cross Country who have served five or more years as an assistant and made significant verifiable contributions to their sports.  Nomination forms are to be sent to President – Elect who chairs the selection committee.

School Criteria:

  1. Each school may only nominate two (2) people per year maximum
    (Early we may do more to “catch-up”)

Individual Nominee Criteria:

  1. The individual must have 5 years minimum of coaching experience.

  2. The individual must have made significant verifiable contribution to Track & Field and/or Cross Country, by Coaching Athletes and/or by Service to the sport of Track & Field and/or Cross Country.

    1. Coaching Athletes – Personally coached a State Champion or Multiple District/Sectional Champions and/or Career quality marks of athletes and/or multiple School/Conference record holders.

    2. Service – Track & Field and/or Cross Country Meet Director, and/or Camp Coach, and/or service to the MTCCCA, and/or Coached Weight Lifting, and/or coached Off-Season Work, and/or Volunteer service to Track & Field and/or Cross Country.

  3. The recipient may not receive this award more than once in any five (5) year period.

  4. The recipient must be a member of the MTCCCA and/or nominated by a member of the MTCCCA.

Distinguished Coach Nomination form

Name of person making the nomination:

Position of the person making the nomination:

Nominators School Name:

Nominators School Address:

Nominators School Phone #:

Nominators School FAX #:

Nominators Home Phone #:

Nominators Email address:

Sport of Nomination:

Nominees Name:

Nominees Position:

Nominees School Name:

Nominees School Address:

Nominees School Phone #:

Nominees School FAX #:

Nominees Home Phone #:

Nominees Email address:

Additional information needed

How many years did this nominees coach? (5 year minimum):

What Sports did the nominee Coach and/or provide service?

What contributions did the nominee make to the sports of Track & Field and/or Cross Country?

In the text box below, List the name/names of the State Champion athletes that the nominee coached,
Please provide the State Champions name, Event, and year won.

In the text box below, List the name/names of the Multiple Sectional Champion athletes that the nominee coached,
Please provide the Sectional Champions name, Event, and year won.

In the text box below, List the name/names of the Multiple District Champion athletes that the nominee coached,
Please provide the District Champions name, Event, and year won.

In the text box below, List the name/names of the Multiple School and/or Conference Record Holders that the nominee coached,
Please provide the Name, Event, and year of record.

Service to the sports of Track & Field and/or Cross Country

In the space provided, please list information about service to Track & Field and/or Cross Country Meet Director, and/or Camp Coach, and/or service to the MTCCCA, and/or Coached Weight Lifting, and/or coached Off-Season Work, and/or Volunteer service to Track & Field and/or Cross Country. 

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Mark Sissom
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Revised: March 04, 2010