SUAMICO – Bay Port’s Kati Coleman has been selected by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association as the recipient of the 2018-19 National Federation of State High School Coaches Association Girls’ Basketball Coach of the Year Award for Wisconsin.
Coleman helped lead the Pirates to the WIAA Division 1 state title earlier this year at the Resch Center in Green Bay.
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 1,000 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.