The Illinois Cheerleading Coaches Association Coach of the Year is someone who has coached for 7 or more years and has made a significant impact in cheerleading, their school and the lives of those they have coached. If you would like to nominate a current ICCA member who meets these qualifications, please use this form to submit their name for consideration. Coach of the Year deadline is February 15.
Award Recipients
2026 Recipients
High School Recipient
Natasha Plumlee
Pinckneyville High School
Junior High Recipient
Amy Hopper
Knoxville Junior High
Past Recipients
High School Recipient:
Lisa Sigg
Effingham High School
Junior High Recipient:
Becky Weslow
St. Michael School
High School Recipient:
Megan Hodge
Alton High School
Junior High Recipient:
Vicky Garey
Germantown Hills Middle School
High School Recipient:
Valerie Mallon
Rockford Lutheran
Junior High Recipient:
Margie Schwartz
Casey Middle School
Loren Assise
Beecher
No Coaches Conference due to COVID.
Kim Pillman
Farmington
Tammy Gomez
Addison Trail
Lisa Turner
Mt. Vernon Township
Robbie Walters
Columbia
Jeff Siegal
Buffalo Grove
Nicole White
Hinsdale South
Chrissy Vickers
Sesser-Valier
Mike Bruce
Carl Sandburg
Linda Smith
Benton
Krista Swanson
Eureka