Ziperski Selected as NFHS Coach of the Year

File photo courtesy Wendy Goist Jones
Head Soccer Coach for the Sugar River Raiders Girls Soccer Team for the past 18 years, John Ziperski has been selected by the Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association as the recipient of the 2015-16 NFHS Coaches Association Girls Soccer Coach of the Year Award for Wisconsin.
John Ziperski has been selected by the Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association as the recipient of the 2015-16 NFHS Coaches Association Girls Soccer Coach of the Year Award for Wisconsin.
Annually, the NFHS identifies and recognizes a coach from each state for significant achievement in their sport. State level recipients are considered for NFHS Sectional recognition. National Coaches of the Year are then chosen from the sectional winners.
Award recipients are selected based upon a variety of criteria including their coaching record, background, coaching honors, and involvement in community and school organizations.
Each year approximately 1000 coaches are recognized at the state level, 168 coaches are recognized at the sectional level and 21 coaches are recognized at the national level.
Wisconsin coaches are members of Section 4, which represents the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
The mission of the NFHS Coaches Association is to enhance the professional development of all high school sports coaches in order to improve interscholastic athletics in America.
For further information regarding the NFHS please call (317) 972-6900 or go to http://www.nfhs.org.