An NFL Diamond Award recognizes a professional career that combines excellence and longevity.
The NFL provides diamond awards based on coach points received. A coach may receive 1/10th the
points of every student coached and 1/10th of the points earned as a student member of the NFL.
After attaining a total of 1,500 points, a member coach is entitled to wear a diamond‐set key or pin;
additional diamonds accrue at 3,000 points, 6,000 points, 10,000 points, and each 3,000 points
thereafter. The minimum time between earning each diamond is five years as an NFL member coach.
On June 14, 2012, these coaches will receive special recognition at the Lincoln Financial Group/NFL
National Speech and Debate Tournament in Indianapolis, Indiana. Each year, the tournament draws
more than 5,000 students, coaches, and parents from across the nation. Top students will receive
nearly $200,000 in college scholarships at the conclusion of the tournament, billed as the largest
academic competition in the world. The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)
has placed the tournament on the NASSP National Advisory List of Contests and Activities since the
origination of the list.

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