Each year several awards are given out at the NCWSA National Championships tournament. These awards are specific to tournament participants, volunteers, or attendees.
Nationals Awards Descriptions
Bill Stevenson Outstanding Driver Award
Started in 2007, this award is given to the best appointed driver at the year’s NCWSA Nationals and is voted on by all appointed drivers and the chief driver.
Phil Chase Outstanding Official or Volunteer Award
Started in 2007, this award is given to most outstanding official or volunteer at the year’s NCWSA Nationals. The award is voted on by all appointed officials and chief officials.
NCWSA Nationals Spirit Award
Officially started in 2003, the NCWSA Spirit Award is awarded to a team who shows their spirit through paint, cheers, dancing, chants, and many other ways as they maximize their #NCWSAspirit. The award is voted on by all appointed officials and designated spirit award sponsor representatives.
NCWSA Nationals Classic Crash Award
Started in 2016 by the 2016 NCWSA Nationals Chief Announcer, Curtis Williams. This is an unofficial award.
The NCWSA Annual Awards are awarded at the USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Annual Banquet each January. For further information on this selection, see NCWSA Annual Awards Policies and Procedures (pdf).
Outstanding Leader of the Year
This award goes to one male and one female winner. The award recognizes a skier who has shown exemplary leadership on and off the water at the team, region, and/or national level of the NCWSA.
Athlete of the Year
This award goes to one male and one female winner. This awards goes to those winning athletes were the cream of the crop in the NCWSA and performed awe inspiring feats on the water throughout the year. Additionally, many of the skiers were active leaders and coaches of their respective water ski team and teammates.
Team of the Year
An NCWSA team has many forms. Some embody #NCWSAspirit for the entirety of every collegiate season, some are so tight-knit that they become family for the rest of their lives, and some dominate on the water to win championships. Every year one team is rewarded with the title Team of the Year and that team often embodies what all other NCWSA teams could aspire to be.
