For Immediate Release Contact: Jody Roudebush
president@noblesvilleunited.com
The Steven
Sizemore 2009 Award Winners Announced
Noblesville, Ind. (November 20, 2009) – Noblesville United Soccer Club announced the 2009 Steven Sizemore Mental Attitude
Award winners. The Under 14 Girls award
winner is Liz Behrends. The Under 14 Boys award winner is T.J. Schuster. The Club will honor the winners and honor
Steven Sizemore and his family at the Soccer Complex during the White River
Soccer Tournament in May of 2010.
The
Noblesville United Soccer Club is proud to continue the Steven Sizemore Mental
Attitude Award to recognize superior attitude and character in the Rowdies
travel soccer program. A permanent memorial to Steven, in the form of a bronze
plaque, has been displayed on the outside of the concession stand. Each year, two names will be added to the
award. Winners will also receive an
individual plaque to recognize their
accomplishment at being recipients of this award. The first award was presented
at the conclusion of the 2004 spring soccer season to one U14 Rowdie boy and
one U14 Rowdie girl.
The
nominees should be Rowdie soccer players that display the following
characteristics: Career Rowdie --
Superior attitude -- Team
When he revealed his formidable athleticism...The team looked to him for
leadership
When he demonstrated lead-by-example
leadership...The team looked to him for mutual respect
When he commanded as well as showed
respect...The team looked to him for attitude
When he exhibited a coachability
attitude...The team looked to him for sportsmanship
When he practiced unwavering
sportsmanship...The team found success
And when
his heartbeat subsided...The team forever emulated his qualities
STEVEN SIZEMORE MENTAL
ATTITUDE AWARD
Dedicated to the Memory of Steven
Trevor Sizemore #11
1982-2003
Steven
Sizemore, 20, passed away as the result of a motorcycle accident on Saturday,
April 19, 2003; Steven succumbed to head injuries about 2:00 AM Easter Sunday
morning. Steven was a prolific soccer
player and the anchor of the boys' '83 travel team. He was a career Rowdie who
proudly wore his favorite number, 11, for many years. Steven continued his
soccer career as a four-year athlete on the NHS Miller Soccer Team.
“Congratulations to Liz and T.J.” said
Jody Roudebush, President of Noblesville United Soccer Club. “This
award is very special for these two individuals. It is an honor to be recognized and it is
quite an achievement. Join me in
congratulating these two outstanding individuals and their families. We are also very gracious of the Sizemore
family for allowing us a chance to honor a wonderful young man in Steven
Sizemore.”