Play Ball! Minnesota and the Minnesota Twins Community Fund are proud to present the Play Ball! Minnesota Coaches Award.

The Play Ball! Minnesota Coaches Award honors youth baseball and softball coaches who work to provide a positive youth athletic experience for their players.

Award Criteria
Coaching youth baseball and softball should be as much about developing positive character traits as it is about teaching the fundamentals of baseball/softball or creating winning teams. Under the proper guidance, youth sports can have a powerful and lasting influence on a child's self-esteem and confidence.

Nomination Guidelines
Nominees are evaluated on how closely they model the Play Ball! Minnesota Coaches Award principles listed on this page. Coaches who have guidelines in place around any of the following will be given special priority:

• Sportsmanship
• Preventing sideline rage and violence
• Promoting good citizenship

To be eligible, a person must have actively coached a full season of youth baseball or softball in Minnesota within the last two years.

The founding members of Play Ball! Minnesota will select the winners.

Award Presentation
Award winners will be selected June through September.

Each winner will receive four tickets to a Twins home game, a pre-game recognition ceremony on the field and a Twins jacket.

From the monthly award recipients, two coaches will be selected at the end of the year for the "Coach of the Year" Award and will receive round-trip airfare and hotel accommodations for two to Las Vegas



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 Coach Information

* First Name		* Last Name
* Address		Address 2
* City		* State/Province	- Select One ------------------   -- STATES -- AL - Alabama AK - Alaska AS - American Samoa AZ - Arizona AR - Arkansas CA - California CO - Colorado CT - Connecticut DE - Delaware DC - Dist. of Columbia FM - Fed. St. of Micronesia FL - Florida GA - Georgia GU - Guam HI - Hawaii ID - Idaho IL - Illinois IN - Indiana IA - Iowa KS - Kansas KY - Kentucky LA - Louisiana ME - Maine MH - Marshall Isls. MD - Maryland MA - Massachusetts MI - Michigan MN - Minnesota MS - Mississippi MO - Missouri MT - Montana NE - Nebraska NV - Nevada NH - New Hampshire NJ - New Jersey NM - New Mexico NY - New York NC - North Carolina ND - North Dakota MP - Northern Mariana Isls. OH - Ohio OK - Oklahoma OR - Oregon PW - Palau PA - Pennsylvania PR - Puerto Rico RI - Rhode Island SC - South Carolina SD - South Dakota TN - Tennessee TX - Texas UT - Utah VT - Vermont VI - Virgin Islands VA - Virginia WA - Washington WV - West Virginia WI - Wisconsin WY - Wyoming   -- US ARMED FORCES -- AE - Africa AA - Americas AE - Canada AE - Europe AE - Middle East AP - Pacific   -- PROVINCES -- Ontario Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland Nova Scotia Northwest Territories Nunavut Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon
* Zip/Postal Code		* Country	- Select One ------------------ United States Canada

* Coach Phone
* Coach E-mail

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 Nomination Details:
Please answer the following questions with specific examples and stories about your nominee. Please note that all questions are required for submission and are limited to no more than 300 words.

* How does the coach teach the fundamentals of the game in positive and enjoyable ways?

* How does the coach model and teach respect for game rules, teammates, opponents and officials?

* In what ways does the coach reward effort, good citizenship and fair play?

* How does the coach promote good sportsmanship by parents, athletes and coaches?

* How does the coach share his/her love and enthusiasm for the game?

 
  
 

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