COACHING RECOGNITION
The National Cheer Conference's 25th Anniversary has much to celebrate. Along with this conference milestone, the National Coach of the Year, previously awarded, has been adapted to fit honor more than one coach by giving a series of awards now titled The Pinnacle Awards for Coaching Excellence and The Thirty Under Thirty Awards. All award winners will be announced and honored at the Awards Banquet held at the conclusion of the conference in May.
Pinnacle Awards for Coaching Excellence
The Pinnacle Awards for Coaching Excellence seek to identify and honor the most accomplished and professional coaches in the spirit industry. The selection committee will carefully study each nomination submitted and will recognize individuals who are responsible for significant coaching achievements and success in the spirit industry. A numbers of factors will be weighed, including but not limited to:

National Coach of the Year
- Size and scope of coaching responsibilities
- Accomplishments over the entirety of coaching career
- Particular achievements within the last 12-24 months
- Creative and innovative coaching methods
- Scope of influence within specific area of coaching expertise
- Specific coaching results driven by the ideas, methods, and execution of the nominee, including team growth, former cheerleaders’ success, and other achievement criteria unique to nominee.
A successful candidate for a Pinnacle Award must be a leader within the coaching ranks of the spirit industry and the information must specifically address each of the above factors. The form below is only for those individuals who have already been nominated and must provide more information regarding his/her accomplishments. Deadline for new nominations has passed.
INFORMATION FORM - Pinnacle Awards for Coaching Excellence
- Eligibility - Current cheer coach in the spirit industry.
- Winners will be notified on March 31, 2008 and honored at the 2008 National CheerCon, May 15 - 18, 2008.
- If you have any additional supporting material or documentation on your achievements you wish to send us, please email to lisat@cheerltd.com (acceptable formats - .pdf, .jpg, .gif, .html, Word doc) or mail to:
Lisa Thompson, CheerCon Director
118 Ridgeway Drive Suite 101
Fayetteville, NC 28311
Cheer Ltd is proud to announce the initiation of The Thirty Under Thirty Awards to be awarded at the 2008 NCC. The Thirty Under Thirty Awards seek to identify and honor the best up and coming young coaches under thirty years old in the spirit industry. Through a careful study of each nomination submitted the committee will recognize talented and innovative coaches who are under thirty. A numbers of factors will be weighed, including but not limited to:

- Size and scope of coaching responsibilities
- Accomplishments early in her/his coaching career
- Involvement in the industry
- Creative and innovative coaching methods
- Specific coaching results driven by the ideas, methods, and execution of the nominee, including team growth, former cheerleaders’ success, and other achievement criteria unique to nominee.
INFORMATION FORM - Thirty Under Thirty Award for Excellence in Coaching
- Eligibility - Current cheer coach in the spirit industry.
- Winners will be notified on March 31, 2008 and honored at the 2008 NCC, May 15 - 18, 2008.
- If you have any additional supporting material or documentation you wish to send us, please email to lisat@cheerltd.com (acceptable formats - .pdf, .jpg, .gif, .html, Word doc) or mail to:
Lisa Thompson, CheerCon Director
118 Ridgeway Drive Suite 101
Fayetteville, NC 28311
For more information on the awards or the nomination process
Contact Lisa Thompson
1-800-477-8868.



