Nominate a Coach

The Iowa Association of Track Coaches “Coach of the Year” Award is presented to the coach who has demonstrated the best overall coaching job for the most recent season. Coaches can be nominated through the form below or by nominations presented at the IATC meeting following the season.

Voting takes place at the spring IATC meeting for track & field and at the fall meeting for cross country. All IATC members are encouraged to attend the IATC spring and fall meetings to vote for these awards. 

Once the state coach of the year in each class and gender is nominated, the merits of each nomination are discussed and followed by the award voting. Nominations, discussion, and voting for the regional coaches of the year continue in each class and gender. Five regional coaches of the year are voted “at-large” for each class and gender.

The Assistant Coach of the Year Award is voted upon as an “at-large” award. One award is given for each gender in cross country and track & field. 

Requirements include:

• One coach each per gender per sport for track & field and cross country.
• The nomination will be made by the head coach of that particular sport.
• Longevity and outstanding success as an assistant coach are primary criteria for selection.
• All recipients of awards in cross country and track & field must be coaches from member schools of the IATC for the current year.

The Junior High Coach of the Year Award is voted upon as an “at-large” award. One award is given in cross country and another in track & field.

Requirements include: 

• The nomination can be made by the head coach, an athlete, an athletic director, a parent, or a fan.
• The nominated coach should be a career JH/MS coach for that sport.
• Nominees must strongly promote their sport and their level.
• Nominees must be an active coach at an IATC member school
• The nominated coach may be a varsity coach in another sport other than the sport they are nominated for.
• Longevity and outstanding JH/MS success as a coach are the primary criteria for selection.
• One coach per sport of cross country and track & field will be selected, unless two outstanding nominations can be selected, one for each gender.

Nominees for the Iowa Association of Track Coaches 25-year coaching awards must meet the following requirements:

• Coached for 25 years in the sport(s) of track & field and/or cross country.
• Coached in Iowa for those 25 years.
• When counting years, count in school calendar years, not in seasons (i.e. coaching track & cross country in the same year does not count as “two years”).
• Can coach either high school, middle school/junior high, or any combination as head and/or assistant coach, as long as the above requirements are followed.