High School Coach of the Year Nomination Form

The National Speech & Debate Association’s James M. Copeland Coach of the Year award annually honors high school coaches who exhibit outstanding leadership and commitment to speech and debate activities. Click here for additional selection criteria. Each district sets its own deadlines for the district-level award process. Please connect with your district's chair to confirm your district's deadline. District chairs must report their district's winner on or before April 16.

Nominee Information
Please use the nominee's preferred name as it would appear on the custom award. (Middle names are not used, unless the nominee generally uses both names.)
Coach Name (Nominee)*
Prefix First Last Suffix
School*
City*
State*
Email*
Day Phone*
District Information
Upon completion, your nomination form will be emailed to your district chair for consideration.
NSDA District*
District Chair Name*
Click here to view our District Leadership Directory.
First Last
District Chair Email*
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Nominator Information
One individual must be the official nominator. A group may provide a letter in support of the nominee. Coaches may not nominate themselves.
Your Name (Nominator)*
First Last
Your Role*
- Teacher/Coach
- Administrator
- Student
- Alum
- Team Parent
- Community Member
Your State*
Your Email*
Your Day Phone*
Letter of Recommendation
Please upload one letter (1,500 words or less) in support of your nominee. PDFs are preferred, but Word documents (.doc or .docx) are also accepted.
Upload Letter*
(1,500 words or less)
Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 195 MB.
Name
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High School Coach of the Year Nomination Form

Nominee Information

District Information

Nominator Information

Letter of Recommendation