Coach David Prout Soccer Excellence Award Fund

Before Coach Dave lost his battle with cancer, we suggested establishing a soccer award in his name that would live on in the Grand Haven High School soccer programs. To move forward with establishing this Award with the Grand Haven Community Foundation was needed to raise the funding base.

 

Coach Dave Prout’s contributions to our West Michigan soccer community will never be forgotten and will live on through the hundreds of players he coached. Coaching was always about more than soccer for Dave, and he very much enjoyed watching his players find success on and off the pitch. Dave’s players found higher levels of success on the field because he taught them to look for reward in honoring the game and playing with the passion it demands.

 

Together, we sat down and roughed out the award criteria. Dave wanted the Award to go to players who honored the game by diligently studying it and perfecting the technique. This player should be team-oriented, have good sportsmanship, and be hardworking. The awarded player doesn't necessarily have to be the best player on the team, but they couldn’t have “the first touch of a donkey.”

 

Please help us honor Dave’s memory by establishing The Coach David Prout Soccer Excellence Award.