Nease (Ponte Vedra, Fla.) and Ponte Vedra (Fla.) are among the teams that compete in soccer during the winter season.
Photo by Gary McCullough
The National Soccer Coaches Association of America (
NSCAA) and MaxPreps.com, the online high school sports leader and a CBSSports.com site, are expanding their partnership in 2014 to include a State Player of the Week program. This program was created in an effort to promote high school soccer and highlight accomplishments of the nearly 800,000 student-athletes participating in the sport annually throughout the entire nation.
View the fall 2014 Player of the Week Winners:
Week 1:
August 11-17Week 2:
August 18-24Week 3:
August 25-31Week 4:
September 1-7Week 5:
September 8-14Week 6:
September 15-21Week 7:
September 22-28Week 8:
September 29-October 5Week 9:
October 6-12Week 10:
October 13-19Week 11:
October 20-26Week 12:
October 27-November 2Week 13:
November 3-9"Expanding our Player of the Week program with a great source like MaxPreps will allow more athletes around the country to be recognized for their performances on and off the field," said NSCAA CEO Joe Cummings. "The NSCAA is committed to supporting and growing the high school game and giving players and programs the acknowledgement they deserve is just one of the many ways we are doing that."
The NSCAA will use results and statistics provided by MaxPreps.com to select one boy and one girl Player of the Week in each state across the country. Coaches must submit statistics to MaxPreps.com in order for their athletes to be considered, and no further nomination is needed. Winners receive a MaxPreps/NSCAA branded letterman's patch and recognition on both MaxPreps.com and NSCAA.com.
"With this new award every player has the opportunity to win. If you have a great week in play and your coach enters your stats into MaxPreps, you can win," MaxPreps Soccer Coordinator Alisa Dancer said. "You don't have to be on the best team in the nation or even be the best player on your team. This program is unique in that way: Every athlete has the potential to get recognized."
For a player to be nominated, their coach must enter the athlete's game stats into
MaxPreps.com by Sunday evening to be eligible for that week. Coaches, to obtain an access code to enter stats for your team, please contact MaxPreps at (800) 329-7324 x1 or email coachsupport@maxpreps.com.
About MaxPreps.comFounded in August of 2002, MaxPreps.com is headquartered in Cameron Park, Calif., and is a unit of CBS Interactive.
MaxPreps is America's Source for High School Sports. We are proud to be involved with America's hometown heroes – the young men and women working hard to improve their skills, place team above self, and serve as inspirations to their local communities.
MaxPreps aspires to cover every team, every game and every player. We do this in partnership with nearly 40,000 varsity coaches throughout the United States.
About the NSCAAFounded in 1941 and based in Kansas City, Kan., the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) is a non-profit organization with a mission to educate coaches, encourage excellence and serve the soccer community.
The NSCAA is the world's largest soccer coaches' organization with members at every level of the game. The membership is primarily made up of coaches, but also includes administrators, referees and others in the soccer industry. The NSCAA provides its members ways to enhance the game of soccer by providing a national education program, interaction and networking opportunities, and membership benefits.
For more information about the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, visit
NSCAA.com.If you have any questions about MaxPreps.com, please contact Alisa Dancer | adancer@maxpreps.com | 530-313-9167
