KANSAS CITY, Mo. (July 11, 2018) – Nine spring high school boys and girls teams received the United Soccer Coaches Platinum Team Ethics Award, for completing the entire 2018 season without receiving a yellow or red card, as announced by the association on Wednesday. In all, 60 spring-season boys and girls teams received either the Platinum, Gold, Silver or Bronze version of the Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award.
The award 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. Awards are based on the number of cards accumulated, divided by the number of games played (i.e., five cards divided by 20 games played is 0.25 or 25%, which qualifies for the Silver Award).
Twenty-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 23 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 five teams, who accumulated 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%
Platinum Award
| School (City, State) | Coach | Program |
| Lincoln High School (Des Moines, Iowa) | Scott Voogd | Girls |
| Altavista High School (Altavista, Va.) | John Grzenda | Girls |
| Brookfield Academy (Brookfield, Wis.) | Lee Rodgers | Girls |
| Greenville High School (Greenville, Ill.) | Chris Swift | Girls |
| Nile C. Kinnick High School (Yokosuka, Japan) | Nicholas Hindie | Girls |
| Lincoln Lutheran High School (Lincoln, Neb.) | David Gosselin | Girls |
| Pioneer Valley Christian Academy (Springfield, Mass.) | Christopher Andre | Boys |
| Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy (Saginaw, Mich.) | Mark McLean | Girls |
| Springfield Lutheran High School (Springfield, Ill.) | David Isham | Girls |
Gold Award
| School (City, State) | Coach | Program |
| Baldwin High School (Baldwin City, Kan) | Andrew Ising | Girls |
| Belleville/New Glarus Co-Op High School (New Glarus, Wis.) | John Ziperski | Girls |
| Bishop Miege High School (Roeland Park, Kan.) | Nate Huppe | Girls |
| Cabot High School (Cabot, Ark.) | Kerry Castillo | Girls |
| Carman-Ainsworth High School (Flint, Mich.) | Jessyca Matthews | Girls |
| Catholic Memorial High School (Waukesha, Wis.) | John Burke | Girls |
| Central Academy of Technology & Arts (Monroe, N.C.) | Jay Niessner | Girls |
| Christiansburg High School (Christiansburg, Va.) | Scott Duff | Girls |
| Croatan High School (Newport, N.C.) | Paul Slater | Girls |
| Fond du Lac High School (Fond du Lac, Wis.) | Brandon Petersen | Girls |
| Incarnate Word Academy (St. Louis, Mo.) | Beth Sims | Girls |
| Littleton High School (Littleton, Colo.) | Terry Banfield | Girls |
| Louisburg High School (Louisburg, Kan.) | Kyle Conley | Girls |
| Logan-Rogersville High School (Rogersville, Mo.) | Brett Wubbena | Girls |
| Lone Jack High School (Lone Jack, Mo.) | Bryan Davenport | Girls |
| Notre Dame de Sion High School (Kansas City, Mo.) | Matt Darby | Girls |
| Port Washington High School (Port Washington, Wis.) | Eric Liebergen | Girls |
| Saxony Lutheran High School (Jackson, Mo.) | Mark Ruark | Girls |
| South Pasadena High School (South Pasadena, Calif.) | Tory Lathrop | Girls |
| Swansea High School (Swansea, S.C.) | Chad Meredith | Girls |
| Thales Academy Apex High School (Apex, N.C.) | McGeath Freeman | Girls |
| Tremper High School (Kenosha, Wis.) | Todd Hardy | Girls |
| Villa Walsh Academy (Morristown, N.J.) | Kristin McCormick | Girls |
Silver Award
| School (City, State) | Coach | Program |
| Benet Academy (Lisle, Ill.) | Gerard Oconer | Girls |
| Bishop McGuinness High School (Kernersville, N.C.) | Ray Alley | Girls |
| Brooks Collegiate Academy (San Antonio, Texas) | Bartholomew Valerio | Boys |
| Cary High School (Cary, N.C.) | Laura Kerrigan | Girls |
| Cheyenne Central High School (Cheyenne, Wyo.) | Jeff Norman | Girls |
| Dawson School (Lafayette, Colo.) | David Criswell | Girls |
| East Bladen High School (Elizabethtown, N.C.) | Jay Raynor | Girls |
| Evanston High School (Evanston, Wyo.) | Chuck Grenfell | Girls |
| Fountain Valley School of Colorado (Colorado Springs, Colo.) | Kevin Ray | Girls |
| Glenbrook South High School (Glenview, Ill.) | Seong Ha | Girls |
| Greens Farms Academy (Westport, Conn.) | Chris Mira | Boys |
| Hammond School (Columbia, S.C.) | Rafael Marquez | Girls |
| Matthew C. Perry High School (Iwakuni, Japan) | Mark Lange | Boys |
| Menomonee Falls High School (Menomonee Falls, Wis.) | Scott Stein | Girls |
| Millard South High School (Omaha, Neb.) | Jane Elam | Girls |
| Nation Ford High School (Fort Mill, S.C.) | Jon Jarrett | Boys |
| Pattonville High School (Maryland Heights, Mo.) | Jason Sellers | Girls |
| St. Teresa’s Academy (Kansas City, Mo.) | Jeremy McElduff | Girls |
| Starr’s Mill High School (Fayetteville, Ga.) | John Bowen | Girls |
| Warren County High School (Front Royal, Va.) | Thomas Hodge | Boys |
| The Westminster Schools (Atlanta, Ga.) | Scott Snyder | Boys |
| Wilson Memorial High School (Fishersville, Va.) | Kyle Congleton | Girls |
| Wyandotte High School (Kansas City, Kan.) | Josh Wikler | Girls |
Bronze Award
| School (City, State) | Coach | Program |
| Charlotte Country Day School (Charlotte, N.C.) | Greg Ashton | Girls |
| Cheyenne East High School (Cheyenne, Wyo.) | Ryan Cameron | Boys |
| Lambert High School (Suwanee, Ga.) | Chris Wilson | Boys |
| Mauldin High School (Mauldin, S.C.) | Raimond Hartmann | Girls |
| Archbishop Moeller High School (Cincinnati, Ohio) | Mike Welker | Boys |