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2019 Double-Goal Coach® Award National Finalists

02.19.2019

Congratulations to each of these National Finalists who were selected from nearly 1,000 nominations representing 47 of the 50 states! Below is an alphabetical list of the National Finalists for PCA's 2019 Double-Goal Coach® Award presented by TeamSnap.

Thank you to the nearly 3,000 nominators and references who supported their coach through this process. If your coach was not named a National Finalist, we encourage you to nominate them again next year.

In the coming weeks our judges will select 50 National Winners who will each receive a $200 check, certificate from PCA, recognition on PCA's website, newsletters and media campaigns and an invitation with guest ($500 value) to accept the honor at PCA's National Youth Sports Awards & Benefit sponsored by Deloitte on Saturday, April 27th at Santa Clara University’s Leavey Center. Four winners will be selected to win an all expenses paid trip with guest to California for the event and welcomed on stage for a panel discussion.

Thanks to the generosity of the Taube Family Foundation, we will select one grand prize winner who will receive $10,000- $2,500 to the coach and $7,500 to the youth sports organization or school of their choice, to further the impact they are making as a Double-Goal Coach in their community! Stay tuned for this announcement.

Check out our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages for the announcement!

Select finalists will be added pending background checks. Questions? Contact PCA's Jennie Wulbrun.


FIRST NAMELAST NAMEAFFILIATIONSTATESPORT(S)
DavidAceronAce's BaseballCaliforniaBaseball
CoryAlexanderIrving Boys Baseball AssociationTexasBaseball
EvanAlexiusGolden State Elite HockeyCaliforniaHockey
DamionAllenThomas Jefferson High SchoolColoradoBasketball
LarryAlonsoGilmer Cartecay Youth Mountain Bike TeamGeorgiaCycling
CristinaAlvaradoRose Bowl Aquatics CenterCaliforniaSwimming
LoganBarberTriangle Volleyball ClubNorth CarolinaVolleyball
DamianBarreraCentury High SchoolCaliforniaBasketball
MelonieBarrowPrince William County (PWC) Panthers Track ClubVirginiaTrack & Field
MarcusBatesIllinois UnitedIllinoisBasketball, Football, Track & Field
AdamBeasleyUS Lacrosse - Central OhioOhioLacrosse
JasonBeerEric Solorio Academy HSIllinoisCross Country, Track & Field
BryanBennettMaury High SchoolVirginiaCross Country
RobertoBergersenHoop Dreams BasketballIdahoBasketball
KendricBirdenDoomsday Wrestling ClubIowaWrestling
EugeneBodreFordham FalconsNew YorkFootball
ClintBostonGreen Mountain High SchoolColoradoCross Country, Track & Field
CecilBrownSCA (Southern California All Stars)CaliforniaBasketball
JacquelineBrownMRC Athletic Association dba Westside BullsTexasBasketball
KimBrydgesBoise High SchoolIdahoBasketball
VinBuiShooting TouchMassachusettsBasketball
StephenBunchDelta High SchoolCaliforniaFootball
BryeonBurnamForest Hills Athletics ClubOhioFootball
BrandonButlerBeastmode Hardin County Kentucky TrackKentuckyTrack & Field
JohnCarmonyAbove the Bar Track ClubColoradoTrack & Field
JoeCaseyMasconomet Regional High SchoolMassachusettsCross Country, Track & Field
OmarCervantesAlameda County Deputy Sheriffs' Activities League / Sheriffs Fútbol ClubCaliforniaSoccer
JorgeChenMenlo SchoolCaliforniaCross Country, Track & Field
CharlseaClarkBishop Kenny HIgh SchoolFloridaBasketball
JamieCleggDurham Blues Baseball ClubNorth CarolinaBaseball
MichaelCoffeyMonument VolleyballVirginiaVolleyball
DebbieCoffmanCentral Catholic High SchoolIllinoisBasektball
RobCoffmanKlamath Union High SchoolOregonCross Country, Track & Field
AlexanderCovertCovert Elite Competition TeamMichiganMartial Arts/Tae Kwon Do
CharleneCrowellLower Russell County Youth ClubAlabamaBasketball
KevinCurranBishop Kenny High SchoolFloridaCross Country, Track & Field
MikeDeFazioKipp NYC College PrepNew YorkFootball
Hans Delannoyde LannoySan Ramon Valley High SchoolCaliforniaBasketball
NicoleDinasICA Cristo Rey AcademyCaliforniaBasketball
JohnDinorciaNJ Devils Youth HockeyNew JerseyHockey
QuintonDodsonAMATA SportsColoradoTrack & Field
CraigDoorenPrincess Anne High SchoolVirginiaVolleyball
DeAndreDukesDodgers RBI-Hollywood Indies Little LeagueCaliforniaBaseball
RJEberhartO'Fallon Little Panthers (OLP)IllinoisFootball, Softball, Wrestling
MarinnaEmondBishop Feehan High SchoolMassachusettsField Hockey
JasonEvansSteel City Selects Girls Tier 2 Ice HockeyPennsylvaniaWomen's Hockey
DonFoleyGale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High SchoolWisconsinCross Country
MikeFultonSan Domenico SchoolCaliforniaBasketball
BeckyGagnonMartin Luther King Hgh SchoolCaliforniaTennis
KristinGellertBainbridge High SchoolWashingtonWater Polo
PatrickGloriodPeachtree City American Little LeagueGeorgiaBaseball
BrittneyGodboutChariho High SchoolRhode IslandLacrosse, Soccer
BrandonGodfreyHoop Code Basketball AcademyArizonaBasketball
EthanGoldmanBoston ScoresMassachusettsSoccer
LoriGuyerCentennial High SchoolMinnesotaSoccer
BrentGwinnSuncoast Gymnastics AcademyFloridaTrampoline and Tumbling
RichardHarrellRaider Nation Wrestling ClubVirginiaWrestling
RoyHarrisonH.B. Plant High SchoolFloridaCross Country, Track & Field
AaronHazelLa Salle Catholic College Preparatory High SchoolOregonFootball
MatthewHernandezAlonso High SchoolFloridaGirl's Flag Football
CedricHigginsNewark Soccer ClubCaliforniaSoccer
BrandiHori MoisesKIAKAHI VBAHawaiiVolleyball
AlmirHotTeam EvanstonIllinoisSoccer
JeremyHurdleTampa Bay United SCFloridaSoccer
ChristopherIanniUpper Dublin High SchoolPennsylvaniaSwimming, Water Polo
AleciaIveryGirls in the GameIllinoisBasketball/Dance
JamesJacksonPaul R. Smith Middle SchoolFloridaFootball, Track & Field
DaveJasperRiver City LacrosseIllinoisLacrosse
GarethJohnCornerstone CougarsFloridaBaseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Rugby, Soccer, Track & Field, Triathlon, Volleyball
MelanieJohnsonLakewood Ranch High SchoolFloridaBasketball & Flag Football
KarenJudgeGlenbard West High SchoolIllinoisField Hockey
DaveKingSan Carlos UnitedCaliforniaSoccer
JillKornegayDME Sports AcademyFloridaVolleyball
KathrynKraseSt. Francis Xavier Youth SportsNew YorkBaseball
DeboraKreimer-SchneiderMason Park Los Angeles City Parks and RecreationCaliforniaVolleyball
StuartKrohnICEF RugbyCaliforniaRugby, Sailing
BobL'HommeBishop Feehan High SchoolMassachusettsCross Country, Track & Field
PatrickLedanFelix Varela Senior High SchoolFloridaFootball/Flag Football
DougLerescheDACA and WVC VikingsCaliforniaWater Polo
WillLuceroAnchorage Youth Soccer ClubAlaskaSoccer
EnzennioMallozziKing SchoolConnecticutSoccer
MattMarquessCalifornia ThornsCaliforniaSoccer
JosephMarroneDodgers RBI-Jackie Tatum Harvard RecreationCaliforniaBaseball
AdamMasonHTX PanthersTexasBasketball
MeghanMcDonaldTeam RockNew YorkCompetitive rock climbing (sport, speed and bouldering)
HeidiMelvilleSt. George's SchoolWashingtonSoccer
RobMendelEdina Hockey AssociationMinnesotaHockey
AnthonyMendozaForce Sports BaseballOhioBaseball
BrandiMenegattiPueblo West High SchoolColoradoCross Country, Track & Field
RicMirandaElevation Volleyball ClubColoradoVolleyball
JorgeMongeTexas Storm Volleyball AcademyTexasVolleyball
EricMortonCKY MagicKentuckyBasketball
LisaMoylanSt. Mary's Annapolis (SMA)MarylandField Hockey
GerardoMunozDenver Center of International Studies: BakerColoradoSoccer
FranciscoNascimentoElite Martial Arts WestonFloridaMartial Arts
Frederick "Chris"Nelson IIISaints Soccer AcademyOregonSoccer
DominicNewmanShorewood High SchoolWisconsinCross Country, Track & Field
GeraldOdaHonolulu Little LeagueHawaiiBaseball
AlleyOlivierUnity Preparatory Charter School of BrooklynNew YorkCompetitive Step
JennylyndePackhamMad City Aqua StarsWisconsinSynchronized Swimming
RyanPartridgeLiberty High SchoolCaliforniaFootball
IsacPerezDodgers RBI- Lennox ParkCaliforniaBaseball
WhitneyPogueCorner Canyon High School Mountain Bike TeamUtahCycling/NICA Mountain Biking
MarcPorisHollywood Soccer ClubOregonSoccer
MarkPowersCentral Georgia Arts and AthleticsGeorgiaBasketball
LaurenPrenniClaim JumpersColoradoJump Rope
DeMarcoPrewittDanville High SchoolKentuckyBasketball
DuleRadovanovicEvanston Soccer AssociationIllinoisSoccer
MauricioRamirezSan Antonio City Soccer ClubTexasSoccer
ChrisReadingMonarch Coyotes Feeder TeamColoradoBasketball
GreggRiceThe X CountIndianaShooting Sports
AshleyRiderFC Spokane White & FC Spokane BlackIdahoSoccer
GustavoRochaAYSO 224 Tucson AZArizonaSoccer
AnthonyRodriguezThe First Tee of Metropolitan New York (NYC)New YorkGolf
NicoleRollinsEagle High School SoftballIdahoSoftball
AntonioRomanWest Tampa Little LeagueFloridaSoftball
AmandaRoseThe Ellis SchoolPennsylvaniaField Hockey
MollyRosenBoston Scores and South End SoccerMassachusettsSoccer
TonyRyanThe Bolles SchoolFloridaCross Country
Anthony "Merc"RyanBaltimore City CollegeMarylandLacrosse
NoelSangerRiver Valley Futbol ClubArkansasBasketball, Soccer
GeraldShelbonDiamond Hill North Side Youth AssociationTexasBaseball, Basketball, Football, Strength Training
TycSnow023 Feet GorillaVirginiaBasketball
JeremySpryStudents Run Philly Style/Science Leadership AcademyPennsylvaniaCross Country, Track & Field, Running
LavonteStewartLost Boyz IncIllinoisBaseball, Softball
ElizabethStonerSir Francis Drake High SchoolCaliforniaVolleyball
ShawnStringhamOlympus Aquatics Water PoloUtahWater Polo
TeddySullivanSt. Pius X Parish SchoolIllinoisCross Country, Track & Field
RandallSwopeMajor Force LacrossePennsylvaniaLacrosse
FaouziTalabiScholar AthletesMassachusettsBasketball, Fitness
TiffanyTate-Eckes (In Memoriam)Arizona Elite/Seton Catholic Preparatory High SchoolArizonaBasketball
MattTerwilligarPark City Soccer ClubUtahSoccer, Winter Sports
StoneyTucknessMeridian Police Athletic League - Flag FootballIdahoFootball, Soccer
JohnTzimorangasSouth Shore WarriorsMassachusettsBasketball
DennisVogelSt. Jude SchoolOhioFootball
JackieWadaJr. KingsCaliforniaBasketball
RichardWareChicago Hoop SquadIllinoisBasektball
TimWatsonCedar Creek High SchoolNew JerseyFootball
LaurenWicinskiPeet Jr. HighTexasVolleyball
KevinWienerCR HollandPennsylvaniaBaseball
DavidWinnMountain View High SchoolCaliforniaVolleyball
TyWisdomHorizon High SchoolArizonaFootball
CesarZaragozaAYSO Region 526CaliforniaSoccer

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