US Youth Soccer is accepting nominations for the Goal and Save of the Year Awards that will be presented at the US Youth Soccer Awards Gala, held in conjunction with the US Youth Soccer Workshop in Louisville, Ky.

 

Please send an unedited, original video clip sent in a .mov (Quicktime) file format burned to a data DVD/CD or DVD cued to specific goal or save. Any US Youth Soccer player in the Under-6 through Under-18 age groups may be nominated for either award.

 

Winners will be determined through a one-week online voting period. Dates for online voting will be announced once the top 10 nominees have been determined.

 

At the Gala, the fourth class of inductees to the US Youth Soccer Hall of Fame will be announced, along with the Dr. Thomas Fleck Award for excellence in youth coaching education, Boys and Girls Competitive and Recreation Coach of the Year, Administrator of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, Male and Female Young Referees of the Year, Goal and Save of the Year and the TOPSoccer Buddy of the Year.

 

For more information about attending the 2011 US Youth Soccer Workshop, held in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 24-26, 2011, please visit www.USYouthSoccer.org/workshop.

 

 

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