KANSAS CITY, Mo. (August 2, 2021) – Five intercollegiate teams received the United Soccer Coaches Platinum Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award for completing the entire 2020-21 season without receiving either a yellow or red card.
In all, 35 men’s and women’s teams received either the Platinum, Gold, Silver or Bronze version of the College Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award, which recognizes teams that exhibit fair play, sporting behavior and adherence to the laws of the game, as reflected by the number of yellow caution cards or red ejection cards they are shown by referees throughout the season based on the number of cards accumulated divided by the number of games played (i.e., 5 cards divided by 20 games played is 0.25 or 25%, which qualifies for a Silver Award).
Three teams were recipients of the Gold Award, which is given to teams with a percentage of cards ranging from 1-10%.
A total of 11 teams claimed the Silver Award, which is given to teams that accumulate a percentage of cards ranging from 11-30%, while the Bronze Award went to 16 teams, which is presented to teams that accumulate a percentage of cards ranging from 31-50%.
A complete list of recipients and level explanation follows:
Platinum: No cards accumulated during the season
Gold: Percentage of cards accumulated during the season ranging from 1-10%
Silver: Percentage of cards accumulated during the season ranging from 11-30%
Bronze: Percentage of cards accumulated during the season ranging from 31-50%
2020-21 College Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Awards
Platinum Award
| School | Coach | Program |
| American International College | Kevon Isa | Women |
| Belmont University | Heather Henson | Women |
| Marywood University | Andrew Smith | Women |
| Trine University | Gary Boughton | Women |
| Union University | Scott Sinclair | Women |
Gold Award
| School | Coach | Program |
| Carroll College | David Thorvilson | Women |
| Freed-Hardeman University | Jason Elliott | Women |
| Grove City College | Melissa Lamie | Women |
Silver Award
| School | Coach | Program |
| Anderson University | Jennifer Myhre | Women |
| Bridgewater College | Michael Van Horn | Women |
| Castleton University | Chris Chapdelaine | Women |
| Central College | Michael Kobylinski | Women |
| Clarke University | Josh Printz | Women |
| Eastern Michigan University | Scott Hall | Women |
| Frostburg State University | Brian Parker | Women |
| Motlow State Community College | Andy Lyon | Women |
| Piedmont College | Timmy McCormack | Women |
| University of Providence | Brian Clarke | Women |
| Webster University | Luigi Scire | Women |
Bronze Award
| School | Coach | Program |
| Belhaven University | Kimberly Harrell | Women |
| Belmont Abbey College | Mike Lynch | Women |
| University of Dubuque | Jason Berna | Women |
| East Central Community College | Ryan Joiner | Women |
| East Central University | Riley Bailey | Women |
| East Texas Baptist University | Kristin Cox | Women |
| Iowa Western Community College | Adam Sanchez | Women |
| Loras College | Matt Pucci | Women |
| University of Louisiana Monroe | Sean Fraser | Women |
| University of Minnesota Morris | Bianca Keil | Women |
| University of New Hampshire | Steve Welham | Women |
| University of North Florida | Eric Faulconer | Women |
| Plymouth State University | Ryan Joy | Women |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Amy Helliwell | Women |
| Texas State University | Kat Conner | Women |
| The University of West Alabama | Graeme Orr | Women |