
This year, PCA honored Stanford
University Women's Basketball
Coach Tara VanDerveer at the
2009 National Youth Sports
Awards sponsored by Deloitte,
April 24, 2009 at Stanford
University's Maples Pavilion.
Coach VanDerveer received
PCA's highest honor, the Ronald
L. Jensen Award for Lifetime
Achievement, for her career as
a Double-Goal Coach, whose
wins include an Olympic Gold
Medal and two NCAA Champion-
ships, while teaching life lessons.
Our event also featured special
guests: Olympic Gold Medal
Swimmer and PCA National Advisory
Board Member Summer Sanders;
Olympic Gold Medalist and former
WNBA star Ruthie Bolton; and
Stanford Football Coach Jim Harbaugh.
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Congratulations to these winners of 2009 National Youth Sports Awards:
DOUBLE-GOAL COACH® AWARD
Chris Abbott - Headfirst Baseball
Washington, DC
Jamal Adams - Loyola High School Basketball
Los Angeles, CA
Ed Buller - Oak Grove High School Football
San Jose, CA
Ted Gustus - Canarsie High School Basketball
Brooklyn, NY
Richard Kruse - Ursuline Academy Cross Country and Track
Newark, DE
Karen Ronney - Patrick Henry High School Tennis
San Diego, CA
NATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD
American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) Hawthorne, CA
HONORING THE GAME AWARD
Berkeley Little League (baseball)
Bayville, NJ
Kamehameha Schools Hawaii (multiple sports)
Kea'au, HI
St. Raphael Football Naperville, IL
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