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Green Level volleyball coach Alston Godbold named Female Coach of the Year after leading Gators to title in first season with seniors.

coaches also play a critical role in the day to day business of high school athletics setting. The example for student athletes to follow TJ. Your high school coaches probably did that, did they? For sure. Did well. Name two coaches of the year tonight, One female and one male. Here are the finalists for the female coach of the year award. Also, Godbold of Green level. Deb Clark of marina, Fiona Cunningham of cedar ridge, julie Van Olden of Marvin Ridge and carry snipes of Northwood. And this year's female coach of the year is Austin Godbold, the volleyball coach at Green Level High school. Godbold led the Gators to the four A state championship in the school's first ever season with student senior student athletes. Green level finished the season with a 28 1 record and swept Audrey kelly for a state championship. Godbold has now won a volleyball state title as both a coach and as a player where she played at apex.

Green Level volleyball coach named HSOT Honors Female Coach of the Year 

Green Level volleyball coach Alston Godbold has won the 2022 female coach of the year award at HighSchoolOT Honors. 

Green Level's Alston Godbold named female coach of the year at HighSchoolOT Honors

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Fred T. Foard volleyball coach Meredith Lombardi said being recognized as one of the best female coaches in the state means a lot to her. She was named the HighSchoolOT Honors Female Coach of the Year.

Good morning everyone and welcome back to high school at T. I'm Zach Adams that I'm joined by fred T Ford. I had volleyball coach Michel Lombardi as well as Freddy Ford Athletic director. I was Sammy schrader. Uh thank you all for joining me this morning. Thank you. And the problem. So the first question is for you coach Lombardi High School T honors finalists for female coach of the year. Just how did you find out that you were nominated? And just what are some of your thoughts for earning this recognition after a hectic Um athletic here? That was 2,022,021? Well, it's a great honor um to be recognized for this award. Um last year I also got recognized for it. So just being I guess in the know of everything and just being I guess nominated for this is such an honor and I know it's through the state, so the other nominees, I mean, it's just great to be among other great women coaches for that. Um I found out through, I think just twitter, I think I got the forward value account, got tagged in something and I was like, oh my gosh, that's that's my name. So it's really cool, seen that on, I guess on that kind of platform and then having a player on there as well for volleyball player of the year. That's just awesome as well. So it's just a great, great honor and I'm very, very fortunate to be part of that group. Yeah, so I coached raid a Ford. Volleyball has won many state title since the mid 19 nineties. I just talked about the success of Freddy Ford since coach Lombardi took over the varsity program. And uh from an eighties perspective, what has clicked with the players involved, It's been a great three years since she's taken over. Um Ford's had a great volleyball history, like you talked about dating back to the mid 90's multiple state championships. Um, but really the last three years she's built on that success that the groundwork has been laid and, and kind of put her own touch on and created a great volleyball culture um, within our volleyball program, it's a great group of girls. Um, they respect coach, but the one thing I think you could say the big pilot, she's got a great report with them and a great relationship with him. Um, they'll commit, they'll buy him to to what she's asking from. It was special, I guess last July six that was probably 20 kids and three different groups coming to the parking lot just to do agility stuff last summer and just to see their commitment level and the kids buying level, it shows that there's a lot of good things going on with ford volleyball right now. So I'd say the biggest thing she's done is just created a great culture around the ford volleyball program um that our student athletes have bought into. So my coach Lombardi back to back to a volleyball state championships, but specifically with the most recent team going 19 and overall such a difficult season for the student athletes and coaches in all sports. Just what allowed the 2020, 21 4 Tigers to be so successful. And I did the circumstances that everybody was going through make the team bond more special, you think? Yeah, I think so. Like um Mr strata said we started when we were allowed to in july and that was doing three different groups I think for an hour in the parking lot and high school females, girls do not want to be in the parking lot doing workouts, they'd rather be doing, you know, volleyball skills related stuff and to see that kind of turnout and that commitment starting in july and then, you know, just like everyone else, we had to persevere and push through this crazy covid season and the mask and all these different mandates and those girls dug deep, They had heart, they were, they were hungry, I would say, you know, coming off the previous year and our seniors, they wanted it and they push those underclassmen to be there, make sure you're here. You know, you have an expectation here and those seniors, they push these girls and I'm just so grateful honestly that we were able to have a season and it turned out the way it did. So a coach, there was so much uncertainty involved with the 2020 21 volleyball season because of the covid pandemic volleyball of course was one of the first nchs a sports to start back. You kind of alluded to this, but just how did the players and even uh yourself and the assistant coaches have to adapt to things like mask and only having 25 fans and the home gyms. Well, we just went by the restriction rules and what Mr strata told us we could and could not do and you know what? We came in every day at practice. And my assistant coach, Jordan Ledford, she was a big push. She's a positive person. Anyway, she was a big push to be like, all right guys, you know, you get to play volleyball today, we love volleyball and you know, that was just kind of are saying of we get to play volleyball, we get another day, so let's not, you know complain about it. We're very fortunate. We're getting to play. And I think that was just our fuel for our fire as we continued on because we didn't know, you know, someone could have got tested and got positive for Covid or we played a team that made us out and we were just very fortunate and we did everything we were supposed to do to make sure we had the successful season. We were getting to play and it worked in our favor and we're just very, I'm just very grateful for the program that the girls have bought into and they just wanted it. They were going to do whatever it took to make sure we had this season. Yeah. So I coached rate. Uh, just looking back, uh, what were the conversations like before and during the volleyball season in order to ensure safety for players, coaches, Spectators and otherwise with COVID-19 dictating? Uh, the restrictions that were in place. Well, it was a lot, it was a lot of think flexibility was the word we all talked about and it was ever changing. Um but kind of before the season, I guess, over the summer when everybody was really excited when we got to start workouts and that was some hope. Um and then kind of a little bit of people got bummed out when the season got pushed back. Um, but following up with what the coach, Lombardi said across our athletics for the fall sports and everybody was just a take advantage of the opportunity you have today that you get to go play volleyball, play, do cross country have workouts for all your sports because because like she said, you never knew when a positive case or even like those months august and september man, we're really going to get to start. It was just a lot of conversation with that, with coaches planning and then it was a big conversation with our coaches, hey, let's do everything we can and we're gonna be prepared every day by doing everything we can to ensure the safety of our student athletes. That was the most important thing from sanitizing from taking temperatures to doing the symptom checks. Um let's do everything we can control to keep the season going and to give our athletes the best chance to compete. Um and then through our county um there's a lot of conversation, a lot of support from them to get to get us what we needed um to allow the 25 fans and luckily it was easy with volleyball but cleaning. Um a lot of just having a plan and it was a big thing, we just planned a lot and had a sanitation plan and, and and cleaned a lot and took a lot of temperatures and, and sanitized volleyballs and bleachers and hand railings and door handles. Um, on a daily basis. But, but it's, we did what it took to to give our kids a chance to compete and it worked out for a great year across the board. So coach Lombardi, I believe there are only a four seniors that I graduated off the 19 win team. I just wanted the class of 2021 mean to Freddy Ford volleyball and I just, how can those in classes below continue? What has been started with two state championships in two seasons despite your moving up to the three classification starting this fall? Yeah. So the four seniors we lost were Michelle towel Megan, Dorsey, Jamie in Foster and Katrina clever. They have been part of the program for all four years. Um They came in when they were sophomores, but Michelle and Megan had been on Marcy all four years. They started as freshmen and then Jamie and came in. Um, and she had some injuries there her freshman year, but she came in sophomore year ready to go and then Katrina has been part of the program. She is such a great support system. But Megan and Michelle, they kind of set the tone Jamie and bought in and Katrina their tight knit group. Um, so I think just the experience from that being part of um, the varsity level really showed the other ones like what the expectation was and they were great leaders, all four of them lead in different ways. Um, some more vocal than others. And I think that that's the expectation, like we've already kind of had some people feel in those roles so they know what to do. Um, but the seniors, they were great and they pushed each other, they pushed the team, they pushed me as a coach. They pushed. I mean, I think everyone that's part of the program and I think that's what really showed like I guess mature how mature they are and that should in their play and how they wanted to play and that I think that pushed us throughout the whole season. It's just so the final question is for both of y'all and the coach ready. You can start with this just what would coastal party winning the female coach of the year during high school T honors on july 22nd. I mean for the already successful volleyball program with more statewide recognition and just the athletic department at large, I'll be great. It would be a great honor for coach Lombardi and also a great honor to testament to her student athletes and and the kids on the volleyball team, the group, the girls on the volleyball team that show up every day, put in the work, put in the time, make that commitment um to be great and and that's a testament to coach Lombardi in her leadership of the volleyball program. Um and I wouldn't think it could go to a more deserving coach, but honestly, there's a lot of great, great coaches that have been recognized, but I'm gonna be a special liner for coach Lombardi, just a great way to end the season. Um and the show for all of her coaching staff and her volleyball players are great end to a great season Before we kick off Um to play in 2023rd Fall 2021. Anything to add to that coach, Lombardi? Um it would just be such an honor. It's already an honor being part of the group that's been selected. I mean, I think that's just cool enough that, you know, on that list of great coaches and I mean it would just be really cool. I mean to win, but if not, I mean that's okay too, because that's not I'm not about the whole I need these awards. Um It's about my relationship with the players and being part of the program in the school and you know, them, I wouldn't be where I am today without that group and without my assistant coaches. So I mean if being nominated enough as a win for me being on that list, so I mean, yeah, would be cool and I would really appreciate it. I really appreciate it and be very honored. But it's enough being part of the group that's already nominated on there. That's just that's really cool.

Meredith Lombardi: It's an honor to be recognized with great female coaches

Southeast Raleigh girls basketball coach Nicole Meyers won the Female Coach of the Year award at HighSchoolOT Honors for the second time, this time after winning a 4A co-state championship.

and here are the finalists for female coach of the year. Kayla Rough and volleyball coach. It's South Central. LaTanya Hardy, girls basketball coach of E. Smith. MEREDITH Lombardi, volleyball coach. Fred T. Ford. Nicole Myers, girls basketball coach at Southeast Raleigh. And Rachel Clark, girls basketball coach in Southeast Guilford. The 2020 female Coach of the Year award goes to Nicole Myers, the girls basketball coach at Southeast Raleigh. This is the second time Myers has won this award. Her Bulldogs finished the season with a 27 and one record, including a 12 no mark in the cap seven conference. They went on to claim a coast a title at the for a level. Well, you know when you go into coaching, you don't go for or the individual accolades you just bring to the table is going to benefit young people. And you know, the winds have been raised. Variant with these girls from here to year is just something that I will carry with me for the rest of my life. You know, we realized that if we did not put on our thinking caps and get our game together that we were gonna lose But we played some really tough competition, and it we showed that no matter what that we can win in that we're not just, uh we're not just somebody to play with basic.

Nicole Meyers wins Female Coach of the Year award for second time

Southeast Raleigh head coach Nicole Meyers added some more hardware to her collection on Wednesday evening when she was named the 2020 HSOT Honors Female Coach of the Year.

Southeast Raleigh's Meyers named Female Coach of the Year for second time

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North Raleigh Christian Academy volleyball head coach Chris Murray has been named female coach of the year at HighSchoolOT Honors. 

NRCA volleyball coach Chris Murray claims Female Coach of the Year Award

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North Raleigh Christian Academy volleyball coach Chris Murray was named the 2019 Female Coach of the Year at HighSchoolOT Honors on Saturday in Raleigh.