Assistant College Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year
The Assistant College Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year Award is given to an outstanding Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist® (CSCS) with RSCC distinction who has demonstrated dedication to improving athletic performance at the college level.
Not awarded in 2018.
Nominations will open again in September.
Award Eligibility
| Current CSCS certification and Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach (RSCC) distinction |
| Be a current member for two consecutive years |
| Be an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at a DI, II, III, NAIA or Junior College |
| Shall not have won this award previously |
| Nominated by a current member who is their supervising Head Strength Coach or Director of Strength and Conditioning |
Additionally, all nominees must qualify using a criteria sheet (PDF download) and submit a cover letter, resume/CV, and supporting documentation to nominations@nsca.com. Qualifying nominees will be asked additionally for media/public relations/communication officer contact information, a high resolution head shot (1MB or larger), a short bio, Twitter handle (optional), and a signed media release.
Past Award Recipients Include:
| 2017 - Domenic Reno, CSCS, RSCC*D, Western Kentucky University | 2014 - Caitlin Quinn, CSCS, RSCC, Florida State University |
| 2016 - Matt Shaw, MEd, CSCS, RSCC, University of Denver | 2013 - Antony McClure, CSCS,*D, RSCC*D, New Mexico University |
| 2015 - Bo Sandoval, MS, CSCS, USAW-2, RSCC, University of Michigan | 2012 - Jason E. Spray, CSCS Middle Tennessee State University |
How is the recipient selected?
- All nominee criteria sheets are reviewed by the NSCA Awards Staff Liaison for minimum eligibility requirements.
- Any nominee not meeting the minimum eligibility requirements are notified by NSCA with the requirement not met.
- NSCA Awards Staff Liaison reviews, against NSCA records, the NSCA involvement sections of the nominee criteria sheets who have met the minimum eligibility requirements.
- Items not able to be verified through record or supporting documentation are noted.
- Nominee criteria sheet points are not changed to reflect any items unable to be verified.
- Once the review of all nominees are complete, an application packet containing the cover letter, CV/Resume, supporting documentation, and criteria sheet of each applicate are submitted to the Awards Task Force Liaison.
- The Awards Task Force Liaison reviews the packet and separates out the top three nominees bases on points.
- The nominees are submitted to the Awards Task Force for vote.
- Votes are collected by the Awards Task Force Liaison, who shall not vote.
- The Awards Task Force Liaison will tally the vote and submit it to the Awards Staff Liaison.
- The Awards Staff Liaison will send out regret and congratulation notifications.
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