PCA Updates
Congratulations to each of these Finalists who were chosen from over 2,000 nominations!
Below is an alphabetical list of the National Finalists for PCA's 2017 Double-Goal Coach® Award presented by TeamSnap. In the coming weeks, our judges will select 50 national winners, including up to four coaches who will be welcomed on-stage for a panel discussion at PCA's National Youth Sports Awards Dinner and Auction sponsored by Deloitte, April 22nd in Palo Alto, CA.
Select finalists will be added pending background checks.
FINALISTS
First Name | Last Name | School/Organization | State | Sport(s) |
Tony | Abela | Michigan Strategy 9U Baseball | MI | Baseball |
Mariano | Albano | Alacranes de Arizona | AZ | Soccer |
Skip | Allen | Allen Baseball Club | TX | Baseball |
Nathan | Alvarado | BGRA | IL | Baseball |
G. Glenn | Ames | 7 Dragons Martial Arts | MD | Martial Arts |
Paul | Anderson | Real Colorado Soccer Club | CO | Soccer |
Patrick "Pee Wee" | Banks | Boys & Girls Club San Francisco & Mission High School | CA | Basketball |
Isaias "Chay" | Bardales | Mountain View Los Altos Soccer Club | CA | Soccer |
Richard | Barton | Newton North High School | MA | Volleyball |
Wes | Bateman | Reseda High School | CA | Softball, Volleyball |
Kaiulani | Bautista | Klamuth Union High School | OR | Volleyball |
Catherine | Beck | Moreno Valley High School | CA | Cheerleading |
Katie | Berglund | Highland Park High School | TX | Soccer |
Robyn | Berry | Sir Francis Drake High School | CA | Cross Country, Track & Field |
Clint | Boston | Green Mountain HS | CO | Cross Country |
Katie | Bradford | John Carroll Catholic High School | AL | Dance |
Curt | Bradley | Braden River HS | FL | Football |
Eric | Brandenburg | Ashburn Xtreme Hockey Club | VA | Hockey |
Andy | Bricker | Tampa Preparatory School | FL | Wrestling |
Bob | Brothers | Canterbury High School | IN | Golf |
Daniell | Brownell | Anderson Cavaliers Football | SC | Football |
John | Bruenning | Tampa YMCA Swimming | FL | Swimming |
Nick | Burke | Boston Breakers Academy | MA | Soccer |
Steve | Campbell | Williams Field High School | AZ | Football, Strength Training |
Jaye | Carlson | Guilford Public Schools Unified Sports; Central Shoreline Special Olympics | CT | Basketball, Soccer, Track & Field, Volleyball |
Kevin | Castille | St. Thomas More Catholic High School | LA | Cross Country, Track & Field |
Michelle | Chee | San Francisco Youth Hockey Association | CA | Hockey |
Moira | Clark | Point Loma High - Field Hockey | CA | Field Hockey |
Angelo | Cox | Statesville Christian | NC | Football |
John | Crofton | Jets Barbell | LA | Strength Training, Other |
Dale | Cumberbatch | NW Stars | OR | basketball |
Joe | Cummings | Artic Foxes and RMU Hockey Academy | PA | Hockey |
Chris | Dahlander | Town North YMCA | TX | Baseball |
Ryan | Dailey | iGrow Junior Golf Program | NC | Golf |
Taye | Daniel | Play Rugby USA | NY | Rugby |
Julie | Davis | Texas Star Gymnastics | TX | Dance, Gymnastics |
Jan | Davis | The Fit Kids Foundation | CA | Fitness |
Sonny | Detmer | Somerset High School | TX | Football |
Joe | Eassa | Unity Preparatory Charter School of Brooklyn | NY | Wrestling |
Julie | Fisette | Northville High School and Legacy Volleyball Club | MI | Volleyball |
Rick | Gale | Hoosac | MA | Soccer |
Joseph | Gans, Sr. | Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation | PA | Shooting Sports |
Jeffrey | Gardiner | Lick-Wilmerding High School | CA | Cross Country, Track & Field |
Chris | Goebel | Mora High School | MN | Cross Country |
Zari | Goldmann | Dulles Gymanstics Academy | VA | Gymnastics |
Debbie | Grafentin | River City Juniors Volleyball & The Volleyball Academy | NE | Volleyball |
Jim | Graham | CYO (Catholic Youth Organization) | OH | Cross-Country |
David | Grant | Westerville North High School | OH | Wrestling |
Julie | Green | Coppell High School | TX | Volleyball |
Jeff | Grosshans | Annie Wright School | WA | Volleyball |
Lauren | Gurske | FUEL Athletics | FL | Cheerleading |
Dave | Hall | Berkshire Lightning | MA | Track & Field |
Lynn | Hall | Bishop Odowd High School | CA | Volleyball |
Steve | Hamilton | Elk River High School | MN | Football |
Filip | Handl | LYSC- Lincoln Youth Soccer | CA | Soccer |
Jesse | Hardy | Perspectives Charter School | IL | Track & Field |
Jamey | Harlow | Parkwood High School | NC | Cheerleading |
Jim | Harstad | Orono Youth Football | MN | Football |
Cassie | Hartley | Spring View Middle School | CA | Cross Country, Track & Field |
Corey | Helle | Upward Stars Upstate | SC | Volleyball |
William | Helms | T.R. Robinson High School | FL | Soccer |
Tim | Hess | Newark Memorial High School | CA | Wrestling, Character Coaching |
John | Hoerster | Oak Park River Forest High School | IL | Football |
Linda | Houghland | Far Hills Country Day School | NJ | Cross Country, Dance, Fencing, Field Hockey, Gymnastics, Lacrosse, Softball, Strength Training, Table Tennis, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball |
Suzie | Hoyt | Glastonbury High School | CT | Swimming |
Kelli | Jacoby | Impact Gold HTX Jacoby | TX | Softball |
Reginald | James | Pure Acceleration Track Club | NJ | Track & Field |
Ebrima | Jatta | Seattle United Soccer Club | WA | Soccer |
Bob | Johnson | Mission Viejo High School | CA | Football |
Frankie | Jones | Denver Kings Athletic Club and Training | CO | Basketball |
Wardell | Jones | Texas Heat | TX | Football |
King | Justice | South Florida Kings & Taravella High School | FL | Basketball |
Dave | Kaestner | Benton Community | IA | Baseball, Basketball, Football, Softball |
Hardy | Kalisher | Boulder High School | CO | Soccer |
Ray | Kellam | Alpine Strikers | CA | Soccer |
Andrew | Kettel | Bochicchio Sports Character Initiative | PA | Basketball |
Mike | Krause | Parkland High School | PA | Volleyball |
Richard | Lazarou | Willowridge High School | TX | Football |
Tara | Lewis | YMCA & Fab 5 Hoops | AZ | Basketball |
Ord | Limbrick | Total Package Elite 2023 | TX | Basketball |
Andrew | Linn | Lafayette High School | VA | Football |
Andy | Lowry | Columbine High School | CO | Football, Track & Field |
Greg | Lum Ho, Jr | Kea'au High School | HI | Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Softball |
Art | Madric | Higher Heights Track Club | DE | Track & Field |
Crissy | Makela | Mankato West High School | MN | Soccer |
Dan | Mark | Stoughton High School | MA | Field Hockey, Softball |
Jack | Martens | Club 1 Volleyball | IL | Volleyball |
Breeze | McDonald | Earl Watson Elite | CA | Basketball |
Tony | McGeary | Provo High School | UT | Football |
Steve | McGuiggan | Mash Baseball | MN | Baseball |
Jari | McPherson | K-Town Raptors Football | TX | Football |
Sarah | Mik | Ulbrich Wallingford Travel | CT | Basketball |
Landon | Miller | Cody-Kilgore Unified School | NE | Football |
Tylene | Miller | St. David High School Volleyball | AZ | Volleyball |
David | Milligan | Piedmont IB Middle School" Lady Pirates" | NC | Basketball |
John | Miottel | Head-Royce High School | CA | Soccer |
Ann | Murphy | FC Jaguars and Lutheran High School | MO | Soccer |
Tom | Muse | Mount Tabor High School | NC | Basketball |
Tony | Nobilio | Severna Park Green Hornets | MD | Soccer |
Gus | Ornstein | The Fieldston School | NY | Football |
Julia | Pafunda | Hillsborough High School | FL | Volleyball |
Tony | Palumbo | Newbridge Nor'Easters | NY | Hockey |
Chris | Panayiotou | Virginia Rush Soccer Club | VA | Soccer |
Kim | Pellerin | Seekonk High School | MA | Field Hockey |
Scott | Poet | Pistol Prodigies | MI | Shooting Sports |
Rodney | Porcaro | Tampa Tarpons Basketball | FL | Basketball |
Gerson | Quinteros | DC SCORES | Capital City Public Charter School | DC | Soccer |
Tim | Racki | Nazareth Academy | IL | Football |
Adhir | Ravipati | Menlo-Atherton High School | CA | Basketball, Football |
Rebecca | Ressler | Dillsburg Area Soccer Club | PA | Soccer |
Geoff | Rexroth | Turlock Ultimate Frisbee | CA | Ultimate Frisbee |
Scott | Richardson | Christoval | TX | Basketball |
David | Richman | Scholastic Action Shooting Program | WI | Shooting Sports |
Melissa | Ripley | McClintock High School/Rio Salado Swim Club | AZ | Swimming |
Tom | Robinson | Joshua Springs | CA | Football |
Jose | Roy | Portsmouth Little League, Inc | NH | Baseball |
Corey | Sackett | Club 1 Volleyball Club | IL | Volleyball |
Jordan | Salisbury | Nashville Football Club Youth (NFC Youth) | TN | Soccer |
Curtis | Schlunz | Clackamas Jr. Baseball | OR | Baseball |
Jim | Shaler | South Tampa Sticks | FL | Lacrosse |
Doug | Shaver | Florida Elite Youth Soccer | FL | Soccer |
Tim | Shipman | Heritage School | TX | Football |
Phil | Shuttleworth | LA Galaxy San Diego | CA | Soccer |
Jason | Silva | Point Pleasant Travel Soccer Club | NJ | Soccer |
Rick | Sirl | Ranger Soccer Club | OH | Soccer |
Kyle | Smith | FC Hawaii - 05B Windward | HI | Soccer |
Todd | Smith | The Hun School Of Princeton | NJ | Football |
Mark and Dan | Smith and Springer | True Grit Lacrosse | MT | Lacrosse |
Shane | Snyder | Washington Township High School | NJ | Soccer |
Michael | Spencer | Place Bridge Academy | CO | Soccer |
Henry | Thomas | Gainesville State School | TX | Basketball, Football, Track & Field |
Eric | Thorn | Team Alexander Athletics Colorado Club Basketball | CO | Basketball |
Justin | Toronyi | Palmer's Gymnastics | IL | Gymnastics |
Anthony | Triana | Wharton High School | FL | Cross Country, Track & Field |
Cynthia | Unrein-Dang | Core Values, VBC | CO | Volleyball |
Amanda | von Thron | Butler High School | NC | Swimming |
Carrie | Wall | Skate Pairs - US Figure Skating | MA | Skating |
Bonnie | Wallin-Kuntz | Otis Public School | CO | Basketball, Track & Field, Volleyball |
Shannon | Welch | Henry/Denver Public School | CO | Softball |
Ann | Wiley | Merrill Community Schools | MI | Basketball, Softball, Volleyball |
Joanna | Wilk | Santa Clara Swim Club | CA | Water Polo |
Scott | Williams | The King's Academy | FL | Tennis |
LaVale | Woods | Millennium High School | CA | Football |
Heather | Woody | Iowa Speed Track and Field | IA | Track & Field |
Steven | Yoshimoto | Ventura County Volleyball Club & Buena High School | CA | Volleyball |
Jamie | Young | St. Mary's School | OR | Football |
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