KANSAS CITY, Mo. (June 12, 2023) – United Soccer Coaches announced on Monday the Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award recipients for high school programs competing in the 2022-23 winter season. Today’s awards recognize a total of 16 teams across the country for exhibiting fair play, sporting behavior and adherence to the laws of the game.One high school girls team received the United Soccer Coaches Platinum Team Ethics Award for completing the entire 2022-23 winter season without receiving either a yellow or red card.The Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award is given to United Soccer Coaches members at four levels. Teams honored at the platinum level went an entire season without a player or coach receiving a yellow card or red card. Teams honored at the gold (1-10%), silver (11-30%) and bronze (31-50%) levels are based on a percentage calculated by the total number of cards received by players and coaches divided by the team’s total number of games played.
2022-23 United Soccer Coaches High School WinterTeam Ethics and Sportsmanship Award Winners
| Platinum Award | ||
| School | Coach | Program |
| Cleveland Central High School | Matthew DeFillips | Girls |
| Gold Award | ||
| School | Coach | Program |
| Kingwood High School | Pres Holcomb | Girls |
| Salado High School | Michael Goos | Girls |
| Sunset High School | Virginia Barnhill | Girls |
| Silver Award | ||
| School | Coach | Program |
| Abilene High School | Tiffany Van Hoose | Girls |
| Cambridge Christian School | Kevin Hickinbotham | Girls |
| Captain Shreve High School | Erik Lane | Girls |
| Cypress Lakes High School | Casey Blades | Girls |
| Jesuit High School | Eric Sims | Boys |
| Maricopa High School | Courtney Kellenaers | Girls |
| McKeel Academy of Technology | Jason Sweeney | Girls |
| S.H. Rider High School | Carl Wiersema | Girls |
| Snyder High School | Jessica Lima | Girls |
| Bronze Award | ||
| School | Coach | Program |
| Cambridge Christian School | Kevin Hickinbotham | Boys |
| Cypress Woods High School | Amy Trocquet | Girls |
| Olympic Heights High School | Jim Cappello | Girls |