Former U.S. Men's National Team star and Hall of Famer Tab Ramos is among the high school and youth soccer coaches who have been recognized with the announcement of the 2008 NSCAA/adidas Regional Coaches of the Year.

Ramos, a past Olympian who earned 81 caps for the United States, was named the Youth Boys East Region Coach of the Year for his efforts with his New Jersey Soccer Academy players. In the High School Private/Parochial division, Evansville (Ind.) Memorial High School had both its coaches selected for the regional award: girls coach Angie Lensing and boys coach Bill Vieth, who claimed the honor for the second consecutive year.Regional Coaches of the Year are finalists for the NSCAA/adidas National Coach of the Year award at their respective levels. The national awards wiill be announced at the annual NSCAA Awards Banquet, which will be held Friday evening, Jan. 16, in the Grand Ballroom of the America's Center Convention Complex in St. Louis, Mo., as part of the 2009 NSCAA Convention.

High School Boys Division I
Central: Lars Richters, Livonia Stevenson (Mich.)
East: Michael Gomi, Central Bucks East (Pa.)
Far West: Frank Gatell, Santa Monica (Calif.)
Midwest: Jeff Rogers, Glendale (Mo.)
New England: Michael Hagerty, Yarmouth (Maine)
Rocky Mountain: Larry Waters, La Cueva (N.M.)
South: Richard Kirlkand, Bowie (Md.)
Southwest: John Gall, Flower Mound Marcus (Texas)

High School Boys Division II
Central: Scott Batchelor, Petoskey (Mich.)
East: Ronald Hendrie, North Salem (N.Y.)
Far West: Randy Thoresen, Sandpoint (Idaho)
Midwest: Mary Beth Elsen, Winnebago (Ill.)
New England: Scott Zipke, Hopkinton (N.H.)
Rocky Mountain: Kurt Clark, Lewis-Palmer (Colo.)
South: Bobby O’Brien, Jamestown (Va.)
Southwest: Erik Lane, Brenham (Texas)

High School Boys Private/Parochial
Central: Bill Vieth, Evansville Memorial (Ind.)
East: Bryan Mastin, Houghton (N.Y.)
Far West: Curt Bauer, Santa Margarita (Calif.)
Midwest: Chris Lawson, Rockhurst (Mo.)
New England: Owen Finberg, South Kent (Conn.)
Rocky Mountain: Michael Strati, St. Pius X (N.M.)
South: Scott Snyder, Westminster (Ga.)
Southwest: Mike Vincent, Fort Worth Country Day (Texas)

High School Girls Division I
Central: Harold Bache, Jefferson (W.Va.)
East: Darryl Sullivan, John Jay East Fishkill (N.Y.)
Far West: Jason Kirkwood, Long Beach Wilson (Calif.)
Midwest: Terry Hair, Olathe East (Kan.)
New England: Peter Lally, Manchester Central (N.H.)
Rocky Mountain: Bruce Brown, Grandview (Colo.)
South: Judson Brent Hamby, Parkview (Ga.)
Southwest: Jimmie Lankford, McKinney Boyd (Texas)

High School Girls Division II
Central: Dan Brady, Madeira (Ohio)
East: Erin Bennett, Montoursville Area (Pa.)
Far West: Bob Welch, Bend (Ore.)
Midwest: David Wald, Mahtomedi (Minn.)
New England: Cid Dyjak, Orono (Maine)
Rocky Mountain: Samantha Lucero, Volcano Vista (N.M.)
South: Rob Wilcher, T.C. Roberson (N.C.)
Southwest: Jennifer Grubb, Plano West Senior (Texas)

High School Girls Private/Parochial
Central: Angie Lensing, Evansville Memorial (Ind.)
East: William S. Hawkey, The Pennington School (N.J.)
Far West: Richard Carrigan, St. Francis (Calif.)
Midwest: Kevin Roethe, Divine Savior Holy Angels (Wis.)
New England: Jonathan Shardlow, Waynflete School (Maine)
Rocky Mountain: Ed Cole, Bosque Prep (N.M.)
South: Pamela Smith, Tampa Prep (Fla.)
Southwest: John Fell, St. Thomas More Catholic (La.)

Youth Boys
East: Tab Ramos, New Jersey Soccer Academy
Midwest: David Costa, Carmel (Ind.) United SC
South: Kevin Smith, Solar SC
West: Don Ebert, Irvine Strikers

Youth Girls
East: Steve Frey, FC Delco
Midwest: Marcus Kelcher, Toro Soccer Club
South: Ryan Higgenbotham, Dallas Texans SC
West: Erik Bushey, Colorado Rush

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