College Coach's Choice Award

The 2011 Strength Performance College Coach’s Choice Award will be awarded to a college or university Strength and Conditioning Coach in recognition of his or her achievement as a strength and conditioning professional and dedication to his or her current institution’s athletic program and athletes during the 2010-2011 academic year.

Nominees must be a current NCAA Division I, II, III, or NAIA Head/Director/Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach.  All nominations were accepted through July 6, 2011.

NOTE:  When considering nominees attention was given to:

• 2010-2011 on-court/field competitive record of athletic team(s) coached by the nominee
• New/unique strength and conditioning programs implemented during the 2010-2011 academic year
• Stories expressing the personal impact a coach had on an athlete or athletes during the 2010-2011 academic year
• Examples of leadership as demonstrated through the development of a strength and conditioning staff and related program
• Influence on the evolution of the strength and conditioning profession (through speaking engagements, articles/books published, technical innovations developed, etc.)

About the Award

The 2011 Strength Performance College Coach’s Choice Award will be awarded to a college or university Strength and Conditioning Coach in recognition of his or her achievement as a strength and conditioning professional and dedication to his or her current institution’s athletic program and athletes during the 2010-2011 academic year.

Nominees must be a current NCAA Division I, II, III, or NAIA Head/Director/Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach.

The Strength Performance College Coach’s Choice Award is the only award given to a strength and conditioning coach who is both nominated and ultimately voted on by fellow strength and conditioning professionals.  Nominations were made online and accepted through July 6, 2011. Only members of Strength Performance Network were eligible to make a nomination.

Strength Performance Network's staff will review all nominations and announce 5 finalists for the Award on July 11, 2011.  Members of Strength Performance Network will then be eligible to vote online for one of the five finalists from July 11, 2011 through August 31, 2011.

The finalist that receives the most member votes will win the Award.  This year’s Award winner will be announced September 2, 2011 on Strength Performance Network.