NEBRASKA COACHES ASSOCIATION COACHING CAREER MILESTONE
CERTIFICATE/PLAQUE AWARD CRITERIA
The Nebraska Coaches Association will present awards (certificates and plaques) to honor coaches for achieving a coaching
victory milestone. Below is the victory and point milestone progression for each sport, awards for each milestone, and the
requirements for eligibility to receive these awards.
SPORT
LEVEL I
BRONZE
CERTIFICATE
VICTORIES FOR TEAM SPORTS
Football
Volleyball
Basketball (B & G)
(Basketball may include boys,
girls, or a combination of both)
Baseball
Soccer
Softball
POINTS FOR INDIVIDUAL SPORTS
Girls' Cross Country
Boys' Cross Country
Girls' Golf
Boys' Golf
Girls' Gymnastics
Boys' Gymnastics
Wrestling
Girls' Swimming
Boys' Swimming
Girls' Tennis
Boys' Tennis
Girls' Track
Boys' Track
LEVEL II
SILVER
CERTIFICATE
LEVEL III
GOLD
CERTIFICATE
LEVEL IV
_________
PLAQUE
50
100
100
100
200
200
150
300
300
200
400
400
100
100
100
200
200
200
300
300
300
400
400
400
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
800
800
800
800
800
800
800
800
800
800
800
800
800
POINT-EARNING SYSTEM FOR INDIVIDUAL SPORTS
PTS.
State Team Championship(s) at 40 points each ..........................................................................................................
(In sports with multiple State Championships, only one or the other will count, but not both)
State Team Runner-up(s) at 20 points each ................................................................................................................
State Team Third Place Finish at 6 points each (Tennis and Swimming only – No District Team Competition)…...______
State Team Fourth Place Finish at 3 points each (Tennis and Swimming only – No District Team Competition)…..______
District Team Championship(s) at 10 points each ......................................................................................................
District Team Runner-up(s) at 5 points each ..............................................................................................................
Major Meet (6 teams or more) Championship(s) at 4 points each ..............................................................................
(excluding State Team Championships and District Team Championships)
Major Meet (6 teams or more) Runner-up(s) at 2 points each ....................................................................................
(excluding State Team Runner-up(s) and District Team Runner-up(s)
Dual Win(s), Triangular Win(s), Quadrangular Win(s), or 5 Team
Meet Win(s) at 1 point each (Limit to 8 per year and opponents must be listed) ................................______
Years of Coaching in the sport applied for x 10 points............................................................................................... _______
TOTAL POINTS…………………………………………………………………………………………………………._______
NEBRASKA COACHES ASSOCIATION COACHING CAREER MILESTONE PROGRAM
MILESTONE CRITERIA CONTINUED
CRITERIA AND ADMINISTRATION OF NCA MILESTONE PROGRAM:
Active, inactive, and retired coaches that are members of the NCA and meet the milestone criteria are eligible. An active
coach milestone winner must have coached in Nebraska the past five years. An inactive or retired coach must have
coached in Nebraska the last five active years.
TEAM SPORTS:
Coaches at any level of competition (junior high through varsity) are eligible for this award but may count victories
(NSAA sponsored) for only one team per year, the team that played the highest level of competition. For example, if you
were both a junior varsity coach and a junior high coach, you may count only the junior varsity victories for that year. If
you were a junior varsity coach and later became a head coach, you may add the junior varsity victories and the head
coaching victories together. A varsity assistant (ex: defensive/offensive coordinator) that does not directly coach a junior
varsity team may count one-half of the varsity team's victories.
INDIVIDUAL SPORTS:
Coaches at any level of competition (junior high through varsity) are eligible for this award but may count points (NSAA
sponsored) for only one team per year, the team that competed at the highest level of competition. For example, if you
were both a junior varsity coach and a junior high coach, you count only the points accumulated in the junior varsity
competition. If you were a junior varsity coach and later became a head coach, you may add the junior varsity points and
the head coaching points together. An assistant coach in an individual sport such as track (event coach) or wrestling that
does not have a separate junior varsity schedule, may count one-half of the varsity team's points plus 10 points each year
for years of coaching. Regardless of the level you coach, you always earn 10 points each year for years of coaching.
Boys' and girls' cross country, boys' and girls' golf, boys' and girls' gymnastics, boys' and girls' swimming, boys' and girls'
tennis, boys' and girls' track, and boys' and girls' soccer points are counted separately unless a coach completely switched
genders in any sport during his/her career. Then, a coach may keep the points for the previous sport and add the new
gender sport.
The milestone criteria and application form will be inserted in the November and May issues of the NEBRASKA
COACH. It will be each coach's responsibility to mail the application form to Jerry Stine, NCA Career Milestone
Secretary, 17626 Colonial Avenue, Omaha, NE 68136, as soon as he/she has achieved a victory/milestone. The
deadline date to submit the application form in order to be eligible for the award is June 1. A coach will not be eligible
for this award unless he/she fills out an application form and returns it. On the application form the coach must include
each year coached, the school the applicant coached in, the level of competition (JH, JV, VAR, etc.), yearly wins in team
sports, and a yearly log of meets and/or invitationals in which points were scored for individual sports. Presentation of
Level I, Level II, and Level III certificates will be made at the respective sports meeting at the NCA Summer Multi-Sports
Clinic. Presentation of the Level IV plaques will be made at the NCA Multi-Sports Banquet. The NEBRASKA COACH
will publish a list of coaches that are receiving certificates/plaques for that school year. A complete list of the NCA
Milestone winners is on the NCA Website. Click on the Awards link and then click on the NCA Career Milestone
awards link.
A coach may receive only one plaque. The plaque will be designed so that at least two additional plates could be added if
the coach qualifies in more than one sport.
The Career Milestone Committee shall consist of six members. The committee includes the NCA Executive Director, the
NCA Executive Board, and the NCA Career Milestone Secretary. The Career Milestone Committee will consult in June
to review the applications.
NCA CAREER MILESTONE APPLICATION
TEAM SPORTS
FOOTBALL, VOLLEYBALL, BASKETBALL (B & G),
BASEBALL, SOCCER, and SOFTBALL
NAME
____ ____SPORT
CITY
________ _
STATE
______ ZIP
E-MAIL ADDDRESS____________________________
SCHOOL_________________________
DATE__________________________
PLEASE SUPPLY COMPLETE INFORMATION AND RETURN TO:
JERRY STINE, NCA CAREER MILESTONE SECRETARY,
17626 COLONIAL, OMAHA, NE 68136
The most wins in a team sport a coach can record is 26. If the team plays more than 26 games, the coach will
use the following formula to determine their wins for that season. (Number of wins -:- by the total games
played = % x 26 =?)
EXAMPLE: 32 - 4 record, 32 -:- 36 = 88.8% x 26 = 23.11 (23 wins).
EXAMPLE: 21 - 7 record, 21 -:- 28 = 75.0% x 26 = 19.5 (20 wins). A Fraction of .5 or higher is rounded up
and a fraction of .49 or lower is dropped.
YEAR
1982
SCHOOL
Lincoln
LEVEL
RECORD
J.V.
12 - 2
YEAR
SCHOOL
LEVEL
RECORD
NCA CAREER MILESTONE APPLICATION
INDIVIDUAL SPORTS
BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY, GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY, BOYS’ GOLF, GIRLS’ GOLF,
BOYS’ GYMNASTICS, GIRLS’ GYMNASTICS, BOYS’ SWIMMING, GIRLS’ SWIMMING, WRESTLING,
BOYS’ TENNIS, GIRLS’ TENNIS, BOYS’ TRACK AND GIRLS’ TRACK
NAME
____ ____SPORT
CITY
________
STATE
______ ZIP
E-MAIL ADDDRESS____________________________
SCHOOL_________________________
DATE__________________________
PLEASE SUPPLY COMPLETE INFORMATION AND RETURN TO:
JERRY STINE, NCA CAREER MILESTONE SECRETARY,
17626 COLONIAL, OMAHA, NE 6813
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
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PTS
State Team Championship(s) at 40 points each ......................................................................
State Team Runner-up(s) at 20 points each .............................................................................
State Team Third Place Finish at 6 points each .......................................................................
(Tennis and Swimming only – No District Team Competition)
State Team Fourth Place Finish at 3 points each .....................................................................
(Tennis and Swimming only – No District Team Competition)
District Team Championship(s) at 10 points each ...................................................................
District Team Runner-up(s) at 5 points each ...........................................................................
Major Meet (6 teams or more) Championship(s) at 4 points each ...........................................
(excluding State Team Championships and District Team Championships)
Major Meet (6 teams or more) Runner-up(s) at 2 points each .................................................
(excluding State Team Runner-up(s) and District Team Runner-up(s)
Dual Win(s), Triangular Win(s), Quadrangular Win(s), or 5 Team
Meet Win(s) at 1 point each (Limit to 8 per year and opponents must be listed) ............
Years of Coaching in the sport applied for x 10 points ............................................................
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
TOTAL POINTS ..........................................................................................................................................
YEAR
SCHOOL
LEVEL
1982
Lincoln
VAR.
1983
Lincoln
VAR.
NAME OF MEET
CHAMPIONSHIP(S)
Seward +4 Aurora
+4
Omaha +4 District
+10
NAME OF MEET
RUNNERUP(S)
_____
DUALS
TO 5
TEAMS
+10
POINTS
POINTS
THIS
YEAR
CAREER
POINTS
Doane +2
GI +1
+10
21
21
Fremont +2 Ord
+2
SE +1
+10
29
50
INDIVIDUAL SPORTS
NAME
YEAR
SPORT
SCHOOL
LEVEL
NAME OF MEET
CHAMPIONSHIP(S)
SCHOOL_________________________
NAME OF
MEET
RUNNERUP(S)
DUALS
TO 5
TEAMS
+10
POINTS
POINTS
THIS
YEAR
CAREER
POINTS