Connecticut Soccer Coaches Association Awards
CSCA Senior Bowl Award
Each year the CSCA selects the top 88 high school seniors in the state to participate in the annual Senior Bowl Games. Selection for this game recognizes the hard work and commitment of these senior student-athletes. College coaches are invited to attend the games allowing these players to showcase their talents to prospecting colleges and universitities.
CSCA All-State Award
NSCAA All-New England Award
NSCAA All-American Award
CSCA Player of the Year Award
CSCA Valerio Moretti Scholar-Athlete Award
The Connecticut Soccer Coaches Association awards a scholarship to outstanding senior CSCA All-State soccer players whom combine athletic prowess with high academic achievement. The Award is made directly to the college or university of the winner's choice. Their coaches nominate players. The scholarship committee then selects the nominees.
CSCA John J. McVicar Distinguished Service Award
CSCA Outstanding Contribution Award
CSCA Special Coaches Award
CSCA Lifetime Members
CSCA Coach of the Year Award
CSCA Assistant Coach of the Year Award
CSCA George D. Ritchie Sportsmanship Award
The Connecticut Soccer Coaches Association annually presents the George D. Ritchie Sportsmanship Award in honor of Mr. George Ritchie. Mr. Ritchie passed away in January of 1980. His place in Connecticut as a principal, coach, educator, teacher and gentleman will never be forgotten. Many of Mr. Ritchie's former students and players have gone on to success in all fields of endeavor. The CSCA, of which Mr. Ritchie was a lifetime member (1976), and the recipient of "The Outstanding Contributor Award" (1978), believes his outstanding leadership and sportsmanship should be carried on through the years.
CSCA Outstanding Official Award
CSCA Keith Johnson Adversity Award
The Keith Johnson Adversity Award is named after a gentlemen whose love for and knowledge of the game of soccer, as well as his own hard work, were instrumental in the development and improvement of the officiating of games in Connecticut. After officiating a soccer game Keith Johnson was badly injured in a car accident and endured a seven-year arduous battle before he finally succumbed. The Connecticut Soccer Coaches Association has since awarded a young man who has overcome adversity with the Keith Johnson Adversity Award in his honor.
CSCA Bo Kolinsky News Media Award