SUPPORTING OUR LEADERS

The National High School Athletic Coaches Association is dedicated to serving High School Coaches and Athletic Directors throughout the United States through education, recognition, and support.

Our goal is to promote high school athletics, provide professional services to our member coaches while providing opportunities for all high school coaches. The NHSACA provides resources to promote professional growth, and attitude of teamwork, sportsmanship and healthy lifestyles for Athletes, Coaches, and Athletic Directors.

Resources for our Athletes, Coaches, and Athletic Directors.

SUPPORTING OUR LEADERS

The Primary Goals and Purposes of the NHSACA

It is the purpose of the NHSACA to provide instruction and training to high school and middle school coaches in the United States in order to develop the capabilities of new coaches and to improve the capabilities of veteran coaches.

Educate

Our educational focus is dedicated to more than X’s and O’s.
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We see coaches as leaders – leaders who are role models to America’s youth. We offer graduate college credit programs in Coaching Leadership. Specific Sports Clinics, Educational Links on the NHSACA website, reduced rates for professional publications, as well as others to help you stay current with today’s important issues.

Recognize

We recognize coaches not just for a season of coaching, but for their “lifetime achievements.”
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The NHSACA Coach of the Year awards are the most prestigious awards given to high school coaches in America. Some 152 coaches earn the “National Spotlight” each June at our Annual Convention. The NHSACA also recognizes numerous coaches each year during the national convention through induction into the NHSACA National Hall of Fame. The NHSACA provides the Distinguished Service Award to state associations each year to honor and recognize coaches for their contributions to high school athletics.

Support

Due to our National scope, we are able to provide many areas of support for our members.
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Including contact with other professionals in high school athletics. We also have a National voice in important issues facing America’s High School Coaches and their athletes.

Convention Information

The 2025 National High School Athletic Coaches Association National Coaches Convention will be hosted by the South Dakota High School Coaches Association from June 21, 2025 to June 25, 2025 in Rapid City, South Dakota at the Ramkota.  There will be clinic sessions for nineteen specific sports, college credit courses, as well as plenty of time to network with coaches from across the country. In addition, there will be a NHSACA National Coaches Hall of Fame Ceremony and a NHSACA National Coach of the Year Ceremony to recognize the best of the best.

Dual State Memberships

Alabama
Alabama
Arizona
Arizona
Colorado
Colorado
Connecticut
Connecticut
Florida
Florida
Georgia
Georgia
Illinois
Illinois
Indiana
Indiana
Indiana T & F CC
Indiana T & F CC
Iowa
Iowa
Kentucky
Kentucky
Louisiana
Louisiana
Michigan
Michigan
Minnesota
Minnesota
Mississippi
Mississippi
Montana
Montana
Nebraska
Nebraska
New Mexico
New Mexico
North Dakota
North Dakota
Oregon
Oregon
South Dakota
South Dakota
South Jersey
South Jersey
Southern California Soccer
Southern California Soccer
Texas
Texas
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Wyoming