Gatorade Player of the Year Program
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BACKGROUND
In 1985, The Gatorade Company established an award with an important goal: to honor America’s elite high school athletes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Since then, the Gatorade Player of the Year program has become one of the most prestigious high school athletic awards in the nation. The 2009-10 school year marks the 25th anniversary honoring the nation’s top student athletes for their accomplishments both on and off the field.
For more than two decades, Gatorade has honored 10,500+ State Players of the Year and 210 National Players of the Year. That list includes many of today’s top professional athletes, such as Peyton Manning, Lisa Leslie, Kevin Garnett, Candace Parker, Kerri Walsh, Derek Jeter, Allyson Felix and Emmitt Smith..
SELECTION PROCESS
The Gatorade Player of the Year award is presented to high school student-athletes who have achieved athletic excellence in conjunction with high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character. The selection process is administered by ESPN
RISE, which works with top sport-specific experts and a media advisory board of accomplished, veteran prep sports journalists to determine the state winners in each sport.
NOMINATION PROCESS
Nomination forms can be found on the Gatorade Player of
the Year web site (gatorade.com/playeroftheyear). Coaches,
school administrators, or fans can submit a nomination
up to three weeks prior to the announcement of state
winners.
ANNOUNCEMENT DATES
Gatorade will announce a State Player of the Year for all 50 states and the District of Columbia on the designated dates*. The official announcement of the Gatorade National Player of the Year in each of the 12 sports is made approximately one week after the announcement of state winners. All announcements can also be found online at gatorade.com/playeroftheyear.
The dates are as follows:
SPORT |
STATE
WINNERS ANNOUNCED |
NATIONAL
WINNERS ANNOUNCED |
Football |
12/4/09 |
Week
of 12/8/09 |
Volleyball |
12/16/09 |
Week
of 12/17/09 |
Girls
Cross Country |
1/15/10 |
Week
of 1/19/10 |
Boys
Cross Country |
1/15/10 |
Week
of 1/26/10 |
Girls
Soccer (Fall) |
2/10/10 |
Week
of 5/18/10 |
Boys
Soccer (Fall) |
2/17/10 |
Week
of 5/25/10 |
Girls
Basketball |
3/12/10 |
Week
of 3/16/10 |
Boys
Basketball |
3/24/10 |
Week
of 3/23/10 |
Girls
Soccer (Spring) |
5/12/10 |
Week
of 5/18/10 |
Boys
Soccer (Spring) |
5/14/10 |
Week
of 5/25/10 |
Baseball |
5/28/10 |
Week
of 6/1/10 |
Softball |
6/11/10 |
Week
of 6/10/10 |
Girls
Track & Field |
6/17/10 |
Week
of 6/17/10 |
Boys
Track & Field |
6/18/10 |
Week
of 6/22/10 |
*All Gatorade Player of the Year dates are target dates
and are subject to change without notification.
QUESTIONS
If you have any questions regarding the Gatorade Player
of the Year program, please contact Julie
Mason at 412-561-1014 or julie.mason@fleishman.com.
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