SCHOLAR ATHLETE NOMINATION
THREE FACTORS:
- CRITERIA
- PROCEDURE
- COACH’S NOMINATION FORM (E-mail: VLuna1@aol.com)
HIGH SCHOOL CRITERIA:
- ACADEMICS – Minimum 3.2 GPA = 40%
- FOOTBALL PARTICIPATION = 40%
- EXEMPLARY SCHOOL/COMMUNITY CITIZENSHIP/LEADERSHIP = 20%
THE CHAPTER TRADITIONALLY HONORS THE TOP-33 SCHOLAR ATHLETES FROM APPROXIMATELY 186 HIGH SCHOOLS IN ALL DIVISIONS, IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARIZONA. THE CHAPTER REQUESTS THAT EACH SCHOOL NOMINATE ITS TOP CANDIDATES FOR FINAL CONSIDERATION - PLEASE LIMIT TO TOP THREE (3) CANDIDATES
SINCE 1987 THE CHAPTER HAS HONORED OVER 900 OUTSTANDING FOOTBALL STUDENT ATHLETES, WITH FIVE GOING ON TO RECEIVE NFF NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLAR ATHLETE ACCOLADES.
A ‘BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE’ SELECTS AND RANKS THE FINALISTS USING THE CRITERIA OF: 40% ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND ACCOLADES; 40% FOOTBALL ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND HONORS; 20% SCHOOL/COMMUNITY CITIZENSHIP, PARTICIPATION, AND LEADERSHIP.
IN ADDITION TO FINALIST HONORS, EACH AND EVERY NOMINEE WILL RECEIVE RECOGNITION BY-CERTFICATE AS A NFF COACH’S SCHOLAR ATHLETE.
PROCEDURE:
NOMINATIONS ARE ACCEPTED FROM THE SCHOOL COACHES, AD’S, AND/OR DESIGNEE.
FOR THE SCHOOL’S TOP CANDIDATE PLEASE SUBMIT: (Limit 3 candidates per school)
- COMPLETED ‘NOMINATION FORM’ (2-Pages)
- COPY OF MOST CURRENT TRANSCRIPT
- TWO LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION
- NOMINEE’S CURRICULUM VITAE/RÉSUMÉ
DEADLINE FOR 2017-2018: January 30, 2018 (Scholar Athlete Awards Banquet - March 24, 2018)
CONTACT: BILL RIDDLE, SCHOLAR ATHLETE COORDINATOR
(602) 768-3778 VLUNA1@AOL.COM
COACH’S NOMINATION FORM
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