JERSEY CITY, NJ…The North East Collegiate Volleyball Association is currently accepting nominations for the 2010 David Hildebrandt Rising Star Award. Nominations will be accepted until Thursday, March 25 at 5 p.m. The winner will be announced at the annual NECVA Banquet on Saturday, April 10 in Barnstable, Massachusetts.
This award, established in 2009, is named in honor of former Newbury College head coach David Hildebrandt, the 2008 NECVA New England Division Coach of the Year, who passed away on August 3, 2008.
Paul Dill, the head coach at Massachusetts Institute of Technology was the inaugural honoree in April 2009.
This award is presented to a head or assistant coach, who best exemplifies the attributes for which Coach Hildebrandt were known.
- Has elevated a program during their tenure at their institution or has shown marked improvement;
- Has shown an ability to recruit and build a program with a loyal player base;
- Demonstrated knowledge of the sport;
- Has displayed an excellent working relationship with players, administrators and NECVA officials;
- Is respected by fellow coaches;
- Has worked to promote and better the sport at the Division III level while helping to generate new programs;
- Must have coached for 10 or fewer seasons in men’s collegiate volleyball;
- A coach can only win the award once;
- The award will not be given annually if qualified candidates are not identified.