function checkForm()
{
 var frm = document.nomination;
 var frm_error = false;
 
 // first reset all fields
frm.coach_first_name.className="okBg";
frm.coach_last_name.className="okBg";
frm.coach_add.className="okBg";
frm.coach_city.className="okBg";
frm.coach_state.className="okBg";
frm.coach_zip.className="okBg";
frm.coach_telephone.className="okBg";
frm.coach_email.className="okBg";
frm.high_school.className="okBg";
frm.school_add.className="okBg";
frm.school_city.className="okBg";
frm.school_state.className="okBg";
frm.school_zip.className="okBg";
frm.school_telephone.className="okBg";
frm.player_first_name1.className="okBg";
frm.player_last_name1.className="okBg";
frm.player_add1.className="okBg";
frm.player_city1.className="okBg";
frm.player_state1.className="okBg";
frm.player_zip1.className="okBg";
frm.player_telephone1.className="okBg";
frm.grad_year1.className="okBg";
frm.position11.className="okBg";
 

	
 // coach personal info
 if(frm.coach_first_name.value=="") 
 {
 	frm_error=true;
	frm.coach_first_name.className="errorBg";
}
 if(frm.coach_last_name.value=="") 
 {
 	frm_error=true;
	frm.coach_last_name.className="errorBg";
}

 if(frm.coach_add.value=="") 
 {
 	frm_error=true;
	frm.coach_add.className="errorBg";
}
      
 if(frm.coach_city.value=="") 
 {
 	frm_error=true;
	frm.coach_city.className="errorBg";
}

 if(frm.coach_state.selectedIndex==0) 
 {
 	frm_error=true;
	frm.coach_state.className="errorBg";
}

 if(frm.coach_zip.value=="") 
 {
 	frm_error=true;
	frm.coach_zip.className="errorBg";
}

 if(frm.coach_telephone.value=="") 
 {
 	frm_error=true;
	frm.coach_telephone.className="errorBg";
}

 if(frm.coach_email.value.indexOf("@")==-1) 
 {
 	frm_error=true;
	frm.coach_email.className="errorBg";
}


// coach school info

 if(frm.high_school.value=="") 
 {
 	frm_error=true;
	frm.high_school.className="errorBg";
}

 if(frm.school_add.value=="") 
 {
 	frm_error=true;
	frm.school_add.className="errorBg";
}
      
 if(frm.school_city.value=="") 
 {
 	frm_error=true;
	frm.school_city.className="errorBg";
}

 if(frm.school_state.selectedIndex==0) 
 {
 	frm_error=true;
	frm.school_state.className="errorBg";
}

 if(frm.school_zip.value=="") 
 {
 	frm_error=true;
	frm.school_zip.className="errorBg";
}

 if(frm.school_telephone.value=="") 
 {
 	frm_error=true;
	frm.school_telephone.className="errorBg";
}


// player 1 info
 if(frm.player_first_name1.value=="") 
 {
 	frm_error=true;
	frm.player_first_name1.className="errorBg";
}
 if(frm.player_last_name1.value=="") 
 {
 	frm_error=true;
	frm.player_last_name1.className="errorBg";
}

 if(frm.player_add1.value=="") 
 {
 	frm_error=true;
	frm.player_add1.className="errorBg";
}
      
 if(frm.player_city1.value=="") 
 {
 	frm_error=true;
	frm.player_city1.className="errorBg";
}

 if(frm.player_state1.selectedIndex==0) 
 {
 	frm_error=true;
	frm.player_state1.className="errorBg";
}

 if(frm.player_zip1.value=="") 
 {
 	frm_error=true;
	frm.player_zip1.className="errorBg";
}

 if(frm.player_telephone1.value=="") 
 {
 	frm_error=true;
	frm.player_telephone1.className="errorBg";
}

 if(frm.grad_year1.value=="") 
 {
 	frm_error=true;
	frm.grad_year1.className="errorBg";
}

 if(frm.position11.selectedIndex==0) 
 {
 	frm_error=true;
	frm.position11.className="errorBg";
}



	if(!frm_error)
		document.nomination.submit();
	else
		alert("Please fill out the required fields");

}