National High School Athletic Coaches Association announces the advancement of COACH PENNY REECE from GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL as a finalist for the National High School Athletic Coaches Association national coach of the year in the sport of FASTPITCH SOFTBALL. Eight finalists from across the nation will be honored during The National Coach of the Year Awards Banquet which will take place at the National High School Athletic Coaches Association’s national convention at the Snow King Resort in Jackson Hole, Wyoming on June 18, 2014. The highlight of the banquet will be the naming of the NHSACA national coach of the year in nineteen recognized sports categories.
COACH PENNY REECE was selected for this national honor by their state’s high school coaches’ association. This selection was based on longevity, service to high school athletics, honors, championship years, and winning parentage. The nominees and finalists are evaluated by experts in the field of coaching using a sport-specific rubrics to assign points in each category. The National High School Athletic Coaches Association is the oldest coaches association in the nation formed by coaches, for coaches, and has been recognizing national coaches of the year since 1978.
