US Youth Soccer announces winners of 2021 National Awards

FRISCO, Texas — US Youth Soccer announced the 2021 National winners of its 10 annual awards. The winners will be recognized at the 2022 US Youth Soccer Awards Gala in Kansas City, Mo., where USYS will also honor the Dr. Thomas Fleck Award recipient, as well as the 2021 US Youth Soccer Hall of Fame class.

The Awards Gala will take place Jan. 22 as part of the US Youth Soccer Workshop at the United Soccer Coaches Convention.

The awards include Young Female and Male Referees of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, Administrator of the Year, TOPSoccer Buddy and Coach of the Year, Girls and Boys Recreation Coaches of the Year, and Girls and Boys Competitive Coaches of the Year. Goal and Save of the Year nominees will be announced at a later date, and voting will take place to determine the winner of each honor.

Award Name	Recipient Name
Young Female Referee of the Year	Yuzim Valencia – Illinois
Young Male Referee of the Year	Bradshaw Harris Morel – Wisconsin
Volunteer of the Year	Pat Ferre – California-North
Administrator of the Year	Jenny Ferguson – Alabama
TOPSoccer Buddy of the Year	Keegan Donaca – Washington
TOPSoccer Coach of the Year	Steve McCollum – Ohio
Girls Recreation Coach of the Year	Deana Moreschi – Massachusetts
Boys Recreation Coach of the Year	Meagan Kalchbrenner – Virginia
Girls Competitive Coach of the Year	Erin Coppernoll – Wisconsin
Boys Competitive Coach of the Year	Dillon Nino – New Mexico
Dr. Thomas Fleck Award	Mike Barr – Wallingford, Pennsylvania
2021 Hall of Fame Class	DaMarcus Beasley – Houston, Texas
2021 Hall of Fame Class	Pat Pullen – Fort Worth, Texas
2021 Hall of Fame Class	Kathy Zolad – Fort Myers, Florida
2021 Hall of Fame Class	Tom Mendoth – Folsom, California
2021 Hall of Fame Class	Jesse Harrell – Houston, Texas