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  • 2024-2025 MSYSA Volunteer of the Year Nomination Form

    Deadline for this form is 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, October 12, 2025.
  • Requirements to apply:

    An individual may be nominated and selected as the Volunteer of the Year for extraordinary accomplishments as a volunteer if the individual -

    1. was a volunteer for a State Association or a member of a State Association;
    2. is an excellent role model for the comunity beyond soccer;
    3. has favorable relations with other members of the soccer community;
    4. demonstrates a willingness to promote players and soccer;
    5. is a positive role model for all volunteers;
    6. is a sound of moral and ethical character;
    7. through participation, has increased the opportunities for others to participate in soccer;
    8. has not previously received national or other significant recognition from US Youth Soccer for contributions to soccer, but is well known in his or her community and is a true hero of grassroots soccer;
    9. has not recevied any compensation for the volunteer efforts
  • Criteria:

    Responses to each of the following 3 criterions should be kept to a maximum of 400 words and uploaded below.

  • 1) Involvement with soccer and community:

    How and when did the nominated volunteer get involved with soccer? What impact has his/her volunteering had on the local association? Has the volunteer demonstrated leadership within the community? How so? What other activities, aside from soccer, is the volunteer involved in?

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  • 2) Promoting the game:

    What steps has the volunteer taken to further advance the game and all who participate? Does the volunteer participate in soccer outside his or her position as a volunteer (i.e. playing, coaching, or refereeing)? Has the volunteer created relationships within the community to promote the game? Give examples.

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  • 3) Moral and ethical character:

    Does the volunteer share similiar values to those of US Youth Soccer and its' members? Has the volunteer received compensation for his/her efforts? How has the volunteer's involvement with soccer shaped his/her existing character?

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  • Your completed nomination should include only the a) completed nomination form & b) supporting documents. No more than 3 letters of recommendation should be included. Others will be discarded. The winners of each of the 54 State Associations will be forwarded to the review team and possibly submitted as a national nominee for the 2024-2025 US Youth Soccer Volunteer of the Year.

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