A highlight of the US Youth Soccer adidas Workshop is the US Youth Soccer Awards Gala. The Awards Gala will be held on Friday, Feb. 26 at 7:30 p.m.

Seeking to expand the recognition for those who give of their time and efforts to the organization by way of service, US Youth Soccer will award and recognize those individuals. At the gala, the second class of inductees to the US Youth Soccer Hall of Fame will be announced, also the Dr. Thomas Fleck Award for excellence in youth coaching education, the Competitive Coaches of the Year, the Recreation Coaches of the Year, the Administrator of the Year, the Volunteer of the Year, the Young Referees of the Year, the Goal of the Year, the Save of the Year and new for 2009, the TOPSoccer Buddy of the Year.