Texas Girls Coaches Association
Softball Nominations Instructions and Guidelines

November 1st is the last date for softball coaches to become a member of the TGCA and be eligible to nominate athletes for softball honors. The head varsity coach of any athlete or support staff receiving an award must be a member in good standing by the membership nomination deadline. This also applies to Athlete of the Year, Coach of the Year, and All-Star Coach honors.

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

All nomination forms must be sent to TGCA by submitting on-line or mailing to TGCA ( 1603 Manor Road, Austin, TX 78722) by the deadline.

All-Star Nomination Guidelines:

1. All-Stars MUST BE SENIORS.

2. Coaches may submit as many nominations as desired.

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.

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 DVD, not a

game highlight DVD. This DVD 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 DVD should be submitted on or

before 4:00 Monday before the state softball tournament. All DVD’s become the

property of TGCA and will not be returned. DVD’s should be mailed to the TGCA office

(1603 Manor Road, Austin, TX 78722).

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.

RED/BLUE ALL-STAR SECTIONS: The state is divided into Red and Blue sections for determining the All-Star teams. Refer to your TGCA REGION -- NOT UIL -- to determine which section you are in.

The RED is composed of schools in TGCA Regions 1, 3, 4 and 6.

The BLUE is composed of schools in TGCA Regions 2, 5, 7 and 8.

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 eight pitchers will be

selected.

3. Stats must be included.

Academic All-State Guidelines:

1. Academic All-State athletes and support staff members MUST BE GRADUATING SENIORS;

2. Must have an overall GPA of 94 or above for grades 9-11. (Do NOT submit a nomination if your

athlete does not meet this GPA requirement). Do not submit nominations on a point scale basis;

3. Must be a varsity participant or support staff member of that sport in good standing; and

4. Be of good moral character.

(Revised by vote of the Board of Directors on 11-20-11.)