Student-Athlete Awards
The NFHCA has the honor of recognizing field hockey student-athletes throughout the year for their accomplishments on the field and in the classroom.
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NFHCA Student-Athlete Awards
The NFHCA is proud to honor on and off the field successes of our member coaches and their student-athletes through our awards and recognition programs. Coaches with active NFHCA memberships can submit nominations for awards and recognition and are notified when the nomination periods open. The NFHCA is proud to acknowledge that our member coaches are developing their student-athletes to become recognizable leaders on and off the field.
Watch List
The NFHCA Watch List represents top collegiate and high school student-athletes who are early contenders for this year’s NFHCA All-American teams.
Categories: Division I, Division II, Division III, High School
All-Region
All-Region teams are made up of student-athletes that represent the highest level of field hockey players in their region with regard to the nominating criteria. A region’s team size is contingent on the number of institutions (collegiate) or NFHCA members (high school) within their region.
Categories: Division I, Division III, High School
All-American
All-American teams are made up of student-athletes that represent the highest level of field hockey players with regard to the nominating criteria.
Categories: Division I, Division II, Division III, High School
Regional Player of the Year
Regional Player of the Year honors are awarded to the student-athlete who is ranked at the top of their region by the All-Region selection committee.
Categories: Division I, Division II, Division III
National Player of the Year
This award is presented to the top field hockey athlete at each collegiate level.
Categories: Division I, Division II, Division III
Senior Team
A select group of senior collegiate senior student-athletes are recognized for their outstanding performances on the field.
Categories: Division I, Division II, Division III
Senior Impact Team
The High School Senior Impact Team recognizes outstanding high school seniors for their leadership on and off the field. High school seniors must meet pre-established academic and athletic criteria to receive the award.
Categories: High School
Player of the Month
The Player of the Month program honors top-performers throughout the year. Players are nominated by their own NFHCA-member coaches and the honorees are selected by a voting panel comprised of NFHCA representatives.
Categories: High School, Club
Player of the Week
The Player of the Week program honors an offensive and defensive player of the week in each division throughout the season. Student-athletes are nominated by their collegiate conference.
Categories: Division I, Division II, Division III
National Scholar-Athlete
This award is presented to the All-American undergraduate student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average through the fall semester of the current academic year.
Categories: Division I, Division II, Division III
Scholars of Distinction
This program recognizes undergraduate student-athletes and scholastic junior and senior student-athletes who have achieved a cumulative grade-point average of 3.9 or higher through the first semester of the current academic year.
Categories: Division I, Division II, Division III, High School
National Academic Squad
This program honors undergraduate collegiate student-athletes and scholastic junior and senior student-athletes who have achieved a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or higher through the first semester of the current academic year.
Categories: Division I, Division II, Division III, High School
National Academic Team Award
The National Academic Team Award recognizes programs that earned a team grade-point average of 3.5 or higher during the fall semester of the current academic year.
Categories: Division I, Division II, Division III
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