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- This article is about the Rookie of the Year award. For the movie, please see Rookie of the Year (film).
The Rookie of the Year award is given by a number of sports leagues, mainly in North American, to the top first-time professional athlete of the season. The honor is awarded annually to Major League Baseball players (one per league), drivers in the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, members of NASCAR, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League, Major League Lacrosse, Major League Soccer, and the National Football League.
The NFL awards both Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year distinctions. Until 1996, the NFL awarded NFC and AFC Rookie of the Year awards.
Lists of Rookies of the Year in North America
- Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year
- Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year
- Major League Lacrosse Rookie of the Year
- Major League Soccer Rookie of the Year
- NASCAR Rookie of the Year
- National Basketball Association Rookie of the Year
- National Football League Rookie of the Year Award
- National Hockey League Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy)
- PGA Tour Rookie of the Year
- Sporting News Rookie of the Year (baseball)
- Women's National Basketball Association Rookie of the Year
Outside North America
Rookie of the year awards are outside North America. While the North American college sports system delays athletes entry into professional sports until the best of them are ready to make a major impact in their first season in other parts of the world it is usual for clubs to train their own players and introduce them into the first team gradually. To reflect this difference Young player of the year awards with an upper age limit usually somewhere in the early 20s, are more common elsewhere, eg soccer's FIFPro World Young Player of the Year. However golf's European Tour has the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year award.
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