TCPalm Treasure Coast Female Athlete of the Week: How Voting Works & How to Win

What is the Treasure Coast Female Athlete of the Week?

This Treasure Coast poll is run by Treasure Coast Newspapers, which publishes TCPalm. It covers female athletes in the Treasure Coast area of Florida, and each week's nominees are posted to the Crowdsignal poll service at poll.fm so that readers can choose the athlete they support.

The series is a weekly programme rather than a single annual event. Confirmed ballots begin in the 2016 season, continue through the 2017 and 2018 seasons, and include a live ballot listed for 2026. Readers looking for a specific week should open the ballot for that week.

For the wider state context, the Florida contests hub groups the other sports polls that run in the state.

When do the Treasure Coast ballots open and close?

The dated ballots that can be confirmed fall in December. The December 2018 ballot asked readers to vote for the female athlete of the week for the week of Dec. 2, 2018, and the poll page was later marked closed. That is the only single week for which the page gives a full date.

For the live cycle, the 2026 ballot is listed at the same poll.fm address, and that address is the latest ballot of the series. The exact opening day, closing day and nomination window for 2026 are not printed in the material available here, so the reader should confirm them on the live ballot before the deadline. The voting window for the series as a whole is not published. Confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

The timeline above lists every date confirmed for this series.

How does a supporter vote on the ballot today?

On the current Treasure Coast ballot, the nominees appear as answers on one poll page. A supporter reads the answer list, picks the nominee they back, and submits the choice on the page. The ballot is an open public vote, and the page is the only place the choices are shown, so the steps are the same whichever week the reader is viewing.

The nominee answers carry the athlete's name, the school town and the sport, which lets a reader match the choice to the right team. The ballot text shows nominees grouped by sport, with weightlifting and soccer among them. Because the list changes from week to week, readers should open the newest ballot rather than an older link.

For general steps on how votes are gathered in public polls, the get more votes online guide explains the common approaches without tying them to any one ballot.

How does this ballot sit beside other Central Florida polls?

Within Florida, the Treasure Coast ballot is one of several athlete polls that use the Crowdsignal platform. The Central Florida sibling ballots cover a wider mix of sports and genders, and the nearest ones in this group are the Central Florida High School Girls Basketball Player of the Week and the Central Florida High School Girls Flag Football Player of the Week pages.

The difference is the publisher and the area. This ballot is run by Treasure Coast Newspapers and draws its nominees from the Treasure Coast towns, while the Central Florida pages use a regional label that does not name the Treasure Coast. Readers who want a sport-by-sport comparison will find the nominee towns and sports more useful than the general statewide label.

How can supporters strengthen an athlete's position on the ballot?

Support from outside the community is governed by the poll's own terms, so a supporter should start with what Treasure Coast Newspapers says there. Sharing the poll link with the athlete's family, school community and local followers is a legitimate way to raise attention, and it keeps the vote in the hands of real readers.

Some supporters weigh paid routes, and the sports poll guide sets out how such services are described in the sports fan poll votes section. Whatever route is chosen, the newspaper and the platform decide which votes count,. Anyone weighing a paid route should start by reading the newspaper's terms, then check the wider state listing at all US contests for comparable ballots before committing.