WAYA is committed to the principles of Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) and is against the "win-at-all-cost" mentality. PCA calls a positive coach a "Double Goal" Coach. A win-at-all cost coach only has one goal - to win. A positive coach shares that goal (to win), but has a second goal that is even more important - to use the sports experience to help young people to learn life lessons and gain positive character traits that will help them be successful throughout their lives.

Promoting this positive coach model, and honoring our WAYA coaches who exemplify this vision in our programs is the essence of the Golden Whistle Award.

Coaches that exhibit these characteristics may be nominated by their players and parents at the end of each season. Each season WAYA will select up to 5 Golden Whistle Award coaches from those nominated.

The coaches that are selected will receive:

• recognition on the WAYA website
• recognition on a banner in the WAYA gymnasium
• recognition in the WAYA Sports Registration and Programs Guide
• a gift certificate for dinner or lunch at Red Robin Restaurants.

If you feel your coach exhibited these characteristics during the season, please nominate him or her for the Golden Whistle Award.

Winter/Spring 2009 Golden Whistle Award Winners:

• Leroy Torres - Boys' Basketball
• Michael Cation - Volleyball
• Raina Hornaday - Volleyball
• Todd Tidmore - Boys' Lacrosse
• Jeff Roberts - Soccer

Winter/Spring 2008 Golden Whistle Award Winners:

• Randy Cain - Girls' Basketball
• Joe Pinkerton - Girls' Basketball
• Gina Akin - Volleyball
• Mark Mouritsen - Volleyball
• Jeb Barmish - Volleyball
• Larry Chauvin - Coed Basketball
• Kurt Kuhn - Soccer
  

Spring 2007 Golden Whistle Award Winners:

• Bruce Ezell - Junior Boys' Basketball
• Greg Hilton - Senior Girls' Volleyball
• Sarah Lindsay - Junior Boys' Basketball
• Greg Mele - Junior/Minor Boys' Basketball

Fall 2006 Golden Whistle Award Winners

• Trey Dolezal - Junior Flag Football
• Don Kalbacher - Senior Flag Football
• Rob Rickard - Junior Flag Football
• Robert Stapper - Junior Volleyball

Spring 2006 Golden Whistle Award Winners

• Michael Beiter - Pee Wee Boys Basketball
• Joe Herrera - Junior Volleyball
• Andre Juneau - Minor 1 Basketball
• Jenny Nagelmueller - Super Senior Volleyball
• Jessica Price - Senior Boys' Basketball

Fall 2005 Golden Whistle Award Winners

• Barbara Dewey - Jr. Volleyball
• Mark Mangum - Minor Flag Football
• Marty Romanak - Minor Flag Football
• Edwin Williams - U-8 Soccer
• Rob Edwards - Senior Flag Football

Spring 2005 Golden Whistle Award Winners:

• Larry Huang - Senior Volleyball
• Brenda Hood - Senior Volleyball
• Greg Kattawar - U-10 Soccer
• Andrew Mawer - U-8 Soccer
• David Plaut - U-5 & U-8 Soccer