Softball Nominations
Instructions and Guidelines

October 15th is the last date for softball coaches to become a member of the TGCA and be eligible to nominate athletes for softball honors.

Monday noon prior to the state softball tournament is the deadline for all nominations: All-Star, All-State, Academic All-State, Athlete of the Year and Coach of the Year.

All nomination forms must be sent to TGCA by submitting online or mailed to TGCA (1603 Manor Road, Austin, TX 78722).

All nominations received after this deadline will be invalid. The deadline will be rigidly enforced by policy of the TGCA Board.

All-State Nomination Guidelines:
1. All-State athletes are NOT required to be SENIORS.
2. Coaches may nominate as many of their own players as they choose.
No more than two players will be selected to represent any one school. No more than four pitchers will be selected.
3. Stats must be included.

Academic All-State Guidelines:
1. Academic All-State athletes MUST BE GRADUATING SENIORS.
2. Must have an overall GPA average of 94 for grades 9-11.
(Do NOT submit a nomination if your athlete does not meet this GPA requirement)
3. Must be a varsity participant in good standing and be of good moral character.

All-Star Nomination Guidelines:
1. All Stars MUST BE SENIORS.

2. Coaches may submit a maximum of two (2) all-star nominations. If the maximum of two is exceeded, all the nominations will be invalid.

3. No nominations will be accepted by telephone.

4. Players must be nominated by position. Coaches must also select a secondary position the player can play if chosen for the All-Star team AND must have skills from that position on the video (see below).

5. All Stars will be selected in two divisions: 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A, 5A.

6. Two athletes from the same school can be named to an All-Star team. Clarification: The Softball Committee will have the option of selecting two athletes from one school, and one school only per All-Star team on a yearly basis.

7. The nominating coach of a potential All-Star is encouraged to submit a SKILLS video, not a game highlight video. This video shall be of a length of 4-6 minutes, which demonstrates the following skills during a practice: hitting, bunting, slap hitting (if applicable), fielding from their position, throwing and pitching (if applicable). The video should be submitted on or before 4:30 p.m. Tuesday prior to the state softball tournament. All video tapes become the property of the TGCA and will not be returned. Videos should be mailed to the TGCA office (1603 Manor Road, Austin, TX 78722). Acceptable formats: VHS, DVD

8. An athlete selected as a softball all-star automatically becomes a nominee for Softball Athlete of the Year.

9. IMPORTANT -- Prior to nominating an athlete, coaches should confirm that if selected, the athlete can be present for the all-star orientation and will attend all practices. Players unable to commit to this policy should not be nominated. The all-star position is a great honor and players should be aware PRIOR to nomination that they are committed to follow policies of the Texas Girls Coaches Association.

EAST-WEST ALL-STAR SECTIONS: The state is divided into East and West sections for determining the all-star teams. Refer to your TGCA REGION -- NOT UIL -- to determine which section you are in.
CLICK HERE if you do not know.

The EAST is composed of schools in TGCA Regions 4, 5 and 7.
The WEST is composed of schools in TGCA Regions 1,2, 3, 6 and 8.