Submissions Wanted For NFL/CFL Youth Coach of the Year:

Winners Earn Thousands of Dollars in New Equipment for their Community and High School Football Programs

CIS and CEGEP coaches and players: Don't miss this opportunity to give something back to the sport and the coach that has helped shape your life!

Recognize your former high school, community or varsity coach (all Canadian under 19 tackle football coaches are eligible) and win thousands of dollars worth of equipment, not to mention great prizes, for your former coach’s program.

One national winner will earn $5,000 of equipment. Two runners-up will earn $2,000 each.

Stay tuned for the 2007 details and deadlines.

The young players in your hometown hoping to follow in your footsteps will thank you!

In 2006, the NFL, CFL and Hitachi expanded the High School Coach of the Year program to include all youth amateur football coaches. This fall, as in year’s past, we are looking to recognize high school coaches who inspire young football players and who have demonstrated a long-term commitment to coaching football. The 2007 NFL/CFL Youth Coach of the Year will be announced and recognized during Vanier Cup week.

Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) and CEGEP players are encouraged to log on to NFLCFLFutures.com and nominate their former high school coach.

The award, run in conjunction with the Vanier Cup and in its ninth year, is not based on wins and losses, but rather on recognizing coaches who positively impact the lives of their players and make significant contributions to the game of football. Only current CIS and CEGEP football players can nominate coaches for this unique award.