Coaches Named 2013 NSCAA/FieldTurf Coaches of the Year by NSCAA Peers

Philadelphia, PA, January 16, 2014 --(PR.com)-- Twenty-four head coaches and four assistant coaches from around the country have been recognized by their fellow NSCAA peers as the 2013 NSCAA/FieldTurf Coaches of the Year and 2013 NSCAA/FieldTurf Assistant Coaches of the Year.

The NSCAA recognizes national and regional coaches of the year at each level of collegiate, high school and youth play. These honorees will be presented their award Friday, Jan. 17 at the annual NSCAA Awards Banquet, held in conjunction with the NSCAA Convention in Philadelphia.

Men's/Boys' Coaches of the Year
Women's/Girls' Coaches of the Year

NCAA Division I
Bobby Clark, Notre Dame
Steve Swanson, Virginia

NCAA Division II
Marc Hubbard, Southern New Hampshire
Dave Dilanni, Grand Valley State

NCAA Division III
Tim Oswald, Rutgers-Camden
Aliceann Wilber, William Smith

NAIA
Wulf Koch, Auburn Montgomery
Grant Landy, Concordia (Ore.)

NCCAA Division I
Camilo Rodriquez, Southern Wesleyan
Jason Surrell, Azusa Pacific

NCCAA Division II
Andrew Scott, Northland Intl.
Chris Carmichael, Bob Jones

Junior Col. Division I
Jordan Carver, Iowa Western
Brad Silvey, Iowa Western

Junior Col. Division III
Daniel Ortega, Hartnell (Calif.)
Ruben Gonzalez, Cerritos College

High School (Large)
Bunky Colvin, McIntosh High (Ga.)
Rick Pribyl, Blue Valley Northwest High (Kan.)

High School (Small)
Leland "Buddy" Hayford, Twin Valley (Vt.)
Jay Lipe, Glenwood High (Ill.)

High School (Private)
Stephen Nichols, McDonogh (Md.)
John Burke, Catholic Memorial High (Wis.)

Youth
John Greaves, Yardley Makefield Soccer Club (Pa.)
Troy Dayak, West Coast Soccer Club (Calif.)

Senior College Asst.
John Deely, Connecticut
Kerry Dziczkaniec, Virgnia

Junior College Asst.
n/a
Athena Gramates, Howard Community

High School Asst.
Brian Messer, McIntosh High (Ga.)
n/a

About FieldTurf

FieldTurf offers industry-leading engineering and manufacturing resources and leads the synthetic turf industry with regard to setting higher environmental standards. FieldTurf is the global market leader in terms of synthetic sports fields with more than 7000 fields installed. Additionally, FieldTurf has attained more than 20,000 satisfied customers in high quality pet, residential, commercial and municipal landscaping solutions, playground surfacing and has a complete range of golf and tennis products. FieldTurf synthetic turf customers enjoy the benefits of significantly reduced water consumption, the elimination of fertilizer and pesticides, superior durability and drainage and a product that looks and feels real. The positive environmental impact of FieldTurf provides the added benefit of LEED building contributions.

FieldTurf is part of Tarkett Sports, a Division of the Tarkett Group. Tarkett Sports is the largest entity in the sports and landscape surfacing industries. Included within the Tarkett Sports portfolio is an impressive range of performance sports flooring products. This product range includes: synthetic and hardwood basketball; volleyball and gymnasium flooring; squash and racquetball courts; floor protection and covering systems; weight room flooring; and high performance indoor and outdoor running tracks, featuring Beynon and Atlas track surfaces. All Tarkett Sports surfaces are developed, produced and installed with a concentration on sustainability and a commitment to protecting the environment, providing additional LEED contribution opportunities for customers. The company calls this focus on sustainability and the environment ‘Environmental Intelligence’ and all company personnel strive to exemplify this philosophy in all aspects of the business.

For more information, please visit: FieldTurf Artificial Grass & Synthetic Turf Products

About the NSCAA

Founded in 1941 and based in Kansas City, Kan., the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) is a non-profit organization with a mission to educate coaches, encourage excellence and serve the soccer community.

The NSCAA is the world’s largest soccer coaches’ organization with members at every level of the game. The membership is primarily made up of coaches, but also includes administrators, referees and others in the soccer industry. The NSCAA provides its members ways to enhance the game of soccer by providing a national education program, interaction and networking opportunities, and membership benefits.

For more information about the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, visit NSCAA.com.