Lance - the Official Snack of Little League® - in Partnership with PCA Announce the Little League Coach of the Year Award - Submissions Now Open!

Lance® – the Official Snack of Little League® – and Positive Coaching Alliance are honoring all the ways Little League coaches help our kids and our communities, both on and off the field, with the 2024 Little League Coach of the Year Award!

This year, Lance, Positive Coaching Alliance, and Little League will be honoring one baseball coach, one softball coach, and one Challenger Division coach as this year’s Little League Coaches of the Year. 

The 2024 Little League Coaches of the Year will be announced ahead of the Little League Baseball® World Series this summer, and awarded a $5,000 grant to help support league needs and initiatives.

All Nominations Must Be Submitted by Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 11:59pm PT.

The Little League® Coach of the Year award will recognize coaches that exhibit positive qualities of leadership and inspire kids to be the best they can be, both on and off the field. 

Examples of leadership include showcasing honorable sportsmanship, demonstrating respect for other teams and athletes, always having a positive attitude in the face of challenges and more. Examples of inspiring Little Leaguers® include being a positive role model, encouraging Little Leaguers to be involved in their community, going above and beyond their duties as a Little League Coach to better their community, and more.

All nominations must be active coaches associated with an affiliated Little League® Baseball, Softball, or Challenger Division program, with at least three years of coaching experience. 

Upon closing of nominations on Sunday, June 2, 2024, a panel of judges will review all submissions carefully, assessing how each nominee has positively impacted their Little League® team and their community. The panel of judges include members of the Lance, Positive Coaching Alliance, and Little League communities, as well as former Coach of the Year recipients. 

When submitting your Little League Coach for the award, we encourage you to share specific instances or stories of how the nominated coach has positively impacted their Little League team and community (example prompts are listed within the Nomination Form for inspiration). 

While winners will not be selected solely based on the number of submissions, we encourage individual members of the community to submit their own form, detailing stories of why the nominee should be selected as this year’s Coach of the Year.  

Little League will contact league representatives in late July to confirm coaches’ eligibility and winners will be notified ahead of the Little League World Series tournaments. Please follow Little League, Lance, and Positive Coaching Alliance’s official social media handles for additional information and updates.