Floyd E. Lay Sunshine Cup All-Sports Award

Floyd E. Lay Sunshine Cup All-Sports Award

The Floyd E. Lay Sunshine Cup All-Sports Awards are presented by the Florida High School Athletic Association. Points are awarded to a school based on its finish in FHSAA State Series competition in each sport in the classification in which it has been assigned to compete.

Program Overview

What is the Floyd E. Lay Sunshine Cup All-Sports Award?
The Floyd E. Lay Sunshine Cup All-Sports Awards are presented by the Florida High School Athletic Association. Points are awarded to a school based on its finish in FHSAA State Series competition in each sport in the classification in which it has been assigned to compete. 

Who is eligible for nomination?
Any FHSAA member school (high/combination school or middle/junior high school) who competed in the FHSAA State Series can earn points.

What are the deadlines?
Points will be compiled as each sporting season is complete.  At the end of the school year totals will be posted and winners announced.  

What do schools receive?
Each winner will receive a trophy.  A winner will be announced for each classification in each of the three categories: Girls, Boys, and Overall.

Points are awarded a school based on its finish in FHSAA State Series competition in each sport in the classification in which it has been assigned to compete. The top 16 places are scored. In bracket and non-bracket sports, points are awarded as follows: 20 points for the state champion, 12 points for the state runner-up, 9 points for the state semifinalists, 6 points for 5th-8th places, and 3 points for 9th-16th places. In sports where 16 or less schools qualify for the state tournament bracket, points will only be awarded to the 1st through 8th place finishers using the same scoring system. Schools get a 2-point bonus for winning a district or regional championship, and points are deducted for unsporting conduct: 0.25 points for Level 1 student-athlete ejection/unsporting conduct incident; 0.5 for Level 2 student-athlete ejection/unsporting conduct incident; 1.0 for Level 3 student-athlete ejection/unsporting conduct incident; 2.5 for Level 4 student-athlete ejection/unsporting conduct incident; 1.0 for Level 1 coach ejection/unsporting conduct incident, plus additional 0.5 points deducted for each $50 amount above initial fine; 1.5 for Level 2 coach ejection/unsporting conduct incident, plus additional 0.5 points deducted for each $50 amount above initial fine; 2.0 for Level 3 coach ejection/unsporting conduct incident, plus additional 0.5 points deducted for each $50 amount above initial fine; and approximately 3.0-5.0 additional points deducted for a school or team-based violation (e.g., bench-clearing brawl, coaches takes team off the field, etc.). When two or more schools are tied for a particular place in a sport, the points allotted for those places are shared equally by the schools that are tied. In the event of a tie for the award in either the overall, girls or boys divisions at the end of the school year, the following tiebreakers will be used: (1) number of state team championships won; (2) number of state team runners-up finishes; (3) number of regional team championships won; (4) number of regional team runners-up finishes; (5) number of district team championships won; and (6) number of district team runners-up finishes.



How do I obtain the previous results of this award?
If you are interested in obtaining results from this FHSAA award prior to the current school year, please visit the Award Record Archives