From the GAMES Desk...
pweaver@nccoach.org
Phil Weaver Executive Director, All-Star Games
As all-star season approaches, this is a good time to review the responsibilities of coaches at every stage of the process—from supporting selected players, to making nominations, to serving as an all-star coach. Following these guidelines helps ensure a smooth and successful experience for everyone involved.
Part 1 – Your player is selected: It seems I can’t address the subject of the duties of coaches who have a player in an all-star games enough. If you have a player in the basketball or soccer events coming up please remember: 1. If you’re a NCCA member, you may be our guest at the Sunday night banquet . Your spouse or children will need to pay. Tim Via ( tvia@nccoach. org ) or Malea Jones ( mjones@nccoach.org ) are your contact persons. 2. When you nominated or agreed to ask your player to complete the Acceptance Form , you automatically agreed to: a. Sit down with your player and complete the Acceptance Form by the deadline. I have little patience with coaches who don’t seem to be able to do this. This office can do nothing until the head all-star coach can solidify a roster. b. Keep in contact with your athlete to make sure they will be attending on time and stay with us for the entire period. c. Make certain the athlete has transportation to and from the game. d. Make certain a physical and concussion statement, valid through the game, are sent to Ms. Jones. e. Act as our point of contact until the game coaches take over. f. You will be introduced with and escort your player during the roster introductions before the game. Reggie Peace ( Reginaldpeace@lee.k12. nc.us ) will coordinate for basketball and Brent Walston ( walston4@hotmail.com ) for soccer. You’ll be hearing from them.
Part 2 – Nominating: For all head football, basketball, and soccer coaches who plan to nominate for next year’s games; please note the following: 1. Only NCCA member head coaches may nominate. 2. Associates and non-members should have their AD or another school’s NCCA member head coach nominate for them. We’ll correspond with you alone if the player is chosen. Only after the rosters are announced do we contact the player directly. We depend on you to get us to that point quickly. 3. You may nominate as many players as you wish but remember you’re telling our all-star coaches that the player is one of the state’s best and is of high character. As an example, coaches who nominate three players for the NC/SC games and whose team has a mediocre record, lose credibility. Better to push one great player than toss in too many names. 4. Please take the few minutes required to nominate by the deadline. I send a spreadsheet of the nominated players to the all-star coaches the day after the deadline. If you miss it, your nomination is separately sent later and not on the spreadsheet for easy reference by our coaches. 5. Be prepared to follow-through on the items in the Part 1 of this article. 6. Football is different since the Shrine Bowl picks their team first, but these items still apply. 7. Any player nominated, but not selected, will remain an active alternate.
See “ Notes from the Games Desk” on page 5
NC Coach • Summer 2026 • Page 4 • nccoach.org
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