Sarah Simmons - Banzai 89 - Huntsville High School

Patrick Conard - Banzai 89 - Huntsville High School

The board unanimously voted in favor and also voted to name the scholarship in honor of former NASL president Charlie Zarzour as a tribute to his time and efforts in the name of soccer.
The vote was to make this an annual gift as long as the league could support it financially. A vote will be taken each year at the December or January board meetings to re-new the scholarship.
The scholarships will be awarded based on an essay submitted by each player about the role that soccer has played in their life.
Players should be nominated / notified by their coach or team manager and he/she may nominate more than one player from his/her U17/U18 team. Nominations must be submitted to NASL President Johnny Smith. The following information must be included:

Applicant's name, phone, mail address and e-mail address.
Name of High School that senior attends.
Name of NASL team that applicant played on in Fall 2007.
Coach's name and phone number.
Affirmation that applicant has a grade point average of at least 2.5 out of 4.0.
Affirmation that senior will be attending college in Fall 2008.

The nominated player is to submit an essay on "The effect that soccer has had on my life" or "What soccer has meant to me" or "The role soccer has played in my life" or something similar. The essay should be no more than 2000 words. The essay should be submitted to Johnny Smith. The essay should be submitted as a word processor electronic file such as a Microsoft Word document or in rtf (real text format).

The deadline for nomination by a coach AND submitting an essay for this year is April 8th, 2008. The board prefers the nominations be made as soon as possible. Actual essays may be turned in anytime up until midnight on April 8th. The scholarships are announced in May 2008.

The essays will be submitted by e-mail from the NASL President to each of the board members of NASL. The essays will only be noted as being from a boy or girl. No names will be attached.
After all the applicant's essays are read by every member of the board a vote will be taken. Members will be asked to vote for the top two boys' essays and the top two girls' essays. They should clearly label their votes as #1 Boy, #2 Boy, #1 Girl, and #2 Girl. The essay which gets the most #1 votes will be considered the winner in each category (Boy and Girl).
TIE-BREAKER #1: If two essays tie for the most votes then the essay receiving the most #2 votes will be considered the winner.
TIE-BREAKER #2: In the unlikely event that two essays receive the same number of #1 and #2 votes the NASL President will be asked to cast the deciding vote.     

1. Must be a senior at a high school in the area covered by North Alabama Soccer League.  Students who are home-schooled are also eligible if they are seniors and will be attending college the next fall.
2. Must currently be a USYS registered player rostered on a NASL team. 
3. Minimum GPA requirement is a 2.5 GPA out of 4.0. 
4. No criminal (Felony) record. 
5. Applicant must be a citizen of the United States and a permanent resident of Alabama. 

	2006 Boy's Scholarship Winner - Christian Harmon
	2006 Girl's Scholarship Winner - Meghan Bailey
	2005 Boy's Scholarship Winner -
	2005 Girl's Scholarship Winner -
	2004 Boy's Scholarship Winner - Julian Pline
	2004 Girl's Scholarship Winner - Lauren Wisner
	2003 Boy's Scholarship Winner - Matt Powers
	2003 Girl's Scholarship Winner - Kelly McAlear
	2002 Boy's Scholarship Winner - Greg Camp
	2002 Girl's Scholarship Winner - Jennifer DiCarlo

          If you have any questions please contact a member of the NASL Board for guidance. Click here to see a list of all board members on the NASL Website.