Nassau County Sports Commission - Healthy Sports For Healthy Kids

The Chateau Briand
Carle Place, NY 11514
(516) 334-6125

Historical Info

The Nassau County Sports Commission "Salute to Champions" Awards Dinner was established in 1995. Each spring, the Awards Dinner honors Nassau County's outstanding student athletes, coaches, differently-abled athletes, teams and professional athletes with roots in Nassau County.

The Awards Dinner is highlighted by the annual Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame induction honoring our most prestigious and talented sports personalities including elite athletes, coaches and sports broadcasters. With numerous talented individuals excelling both on and off the field, the NCSC honors their tremendous accomplishments.

The Awards Dinner also features the presentation of our two national awards, the John Mackey Award (Outstanding NCAA Division I Tight End) and Dick Schaap Award (Outstanding Sports Journalism). Both awards are a tribute to legendary sports personalities that come from Nassau County and serve to highlight Nassau County to a national audience.

2009-10 Event Information

Will your student athletes and coaches be at the Awards Dinner this year?

To those of you who were unable to submit applications for 2008-09, another year and opportunity now presents itself. The 2009-10 high school and collegiate award winners will once again be selected from applications available for download below. You may submit more than one candidate for each award.  Traditionally, for both the female and male high school Outstanding Achievement Awards, we have selected several award winners each year.

To download nomination forms, please click on the appropriate award below.

• High School Outstanding Achievement Award
• High School Coach of the Year Award
• James J. Regan Award
• Eva Tucci Award
• College Athlete of the Year Award
• College Coach of the Year Award

This 2009-10 "Salute to Champions" nomination process timetable is as follows:

• November 25, 2009: Deadline for submission of initial applications
• December 18, 2009: Announcement of initial award nominees
• February 2, 2010: Deadline for submission of applications for additional candidates, and for submission of updated information regarding award nominees
• March 15, 2010: Announcement of award winners
• TBA: 16th Annual Nassau County Sports Commission Awards Dinner

As the schedule indicates, after screening the initial applications which have been submitted by November 25, 2009, we will announce by December 18, 2009 a limited number of nominees for the awards.

We recognize that subsequent developments may warrant consideration of additional candidates and, accordingly, we will accept additional applications so long as they are submitted on or before February 12, 2010. By that date you should also supplement the information initially supplied for the nominees we have announced with any additional information or developments you wish us to consider.