USA Triathlon is requesting nominations for its 2021 USA Triathlon Coach of the Year awards presented by Zone3.
Nominations are open to the public, and all nominees must be current USA Triathlon Certified Coaches. Individuals may nominate coaches in eight award categories and must be based on their accomplishments from January 2021 through December 2021.
Nominations are due by Friday, December 31 at 23:59 MST and can be submitted via an online form.
USA Triathlon Coach of the Year winners will be determined by a selection panel of coaching and sport education professionals, including the USA Triathlon National Coaching Committee and USA Triathlon education and high performance staff.
Winners will be selected based on their honours/recognition, performance of the athletes they coach as well as service to the sport, athlete testimony and coaching character.
The following award categories will be awarded by USA Triathlon:
- Olympic Coach of the Year: Nominee must be a certified USA Triathlon Certified Coach of a national-level team, or the coach of an elite triathlete who competes at the highest level of his/her sport.
- Paralympic Coach of the Year: Nominee must be a certified USA Triathlon Certified Coach of a national-level team, or the coach of an elite triathlete who competes at the highest level of his/her sport.
- Developmental Coach of the Year: Nominee must be coaching at the youth club, high school or junior level, or a coach who is directly responsible for training athletes to read the junior and or elite level.
- College Coach of the Year: Nominee must be a USA Triathlon Certified Coach at the NCAA or Collegiate Level.
- Service Provider of the Year: Nominee must be a USA Triathlon Certified Coach, or an NGB/HPMO affiliated service provider, such as strength and conditioning coach, physical therapist, sports psychologist, dietician, or other, who has made an impact in the USAT Triathlon community.
- Coach Educator of the Year: Nominee must be USA Triathlon Certified coach, who has made a significant impact on fellow coaches’ education and continues to be a lifelong learner.
- Volunteer Coach of the Year: Nominee must be a USA Triathlon Certified coach who does not receive payment for the designated volunteer area nominated for. (This individual could receive payment as a full-time coach in another aspect of triathlon). For example: An NCAA coach could be nominated for volunteering in his/her community with an underserved population.
- Community Impact Award: Nominee must be a coach who has demonstrated significant impact in their community and epitomizes the USA Triathlon mission of growing and inspiring the triathlon community.
Winners of the USA Triathlon Coach of the Year awards will be announced in late January 2021.
