Dates, Deadlines, Playoff Sites
Coaches should download a copy of the MPA Soccer Bulletin from the MPA Website.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X4auaB8MNsKqmBz943Cj5N1jlBo-zAWa/edit
July
July 28th – First practice for Harvest Teams.
August
August 4th – 17th – Hands-off Period (Sport Season Policy)
August 14th – First countable game for Harvest Teams (after 3:00 pm)
August 18th – First Practice.
August 22nd – First Inter-school Scrimmage (after 5 days of conditioning).
August 29th – Schedules Due (Harvest teams due one week prior to 1st game).
September
September 4th – First Countable Game (after 3:00 p.m.)
Week of September 12th – Email explaining the Regional All-Star Nomination Process sent out to Coaches and Athletic Directors.
September 22nd – Membership Dues to President (Michael Jeffrey, 8 Somerset St., Bangor ME 04401) Membership Form
Week of September 28th – 1st Step of the All-Star Process Email. Coaches nominate up to four of their own players using a Google Form. Nominations due by Friday, October 10th.
October
October 10th – Recommended Officials Due to MPA.
Week of October 12th – 2nd Step of the All-Star Process. Coaches receive via email the Nominations Sheets and Google Form Ballot for the voting process.
October 20th – 24th – On-line voting begins for Sportsmanship Banner (One week to vote).
October 21st – Last Countable Game.
October 22nd – Makeup for October 21st games only.
October 23rd – Heal Points Finalized
October 24th – *Girls’ (Boys’ Class D and 8 Person) Regional Prelims.
October 25th – Boys’ Regional Prelims.
October 26th – Voting for Regional All-Stars via Google Form due.
October 28th – Girls’ Regional Quarter Finals.
October 29th – Boys’ Regional Quarter Finals.
October 31st – *Boys’ and Girls’ Class B, D and 8 Person Semifinals.
November
November 1st – ^Boys’ and Girls’ Class A and C Semifinals.
Week of November 2nd – All-America/All-New England Ballots are sent to coaches via email.
November 4th – *Class A, C and D Boys Regional Finals (Girls 4:00/Boys 6:30)
Class A North (Boys/Girls) – Cameron Field, Bangor
Class D North (Boys/Girls) – Falmouth High School
Class A South (Boys/Girls) – Hampden Academy
Class D South (Boys/Girls) – Edward Little High School
8 Person North Boys – Presque Isle Middle School (5:00)
8 Person South Boys – Cony High School
November 5th – *Class B, D and 8 Player Regional Finals (Girls 4:00/Boys 6:30)
Class B North – Cameron Stadium, Bangor
Class B South – McMann Field, Bath
Class D Girls Divisional Finals – Presque Isle Middle School
8 North – Brewer High School (G 4:00/B 6:00)
8 South – Gardiner High School (G 4:00/B 6:00)
*Potential move of location and/or date if the same school has their boys playing.
November 6th – Maine Soccer Coaches Regional All-Star Teams are posted on the website. Senior All-Stars who plan to attend the 31st Maine Soccer Coaches Annual Senior Bowl will email the President at mikejeffrey9911@gmail.com
November 8th — State Finals (Girls 11:00/Boys 1:30 unless otherwise noted)
Class A: North Site – Messalonskee High School
Class B: South Site – Edward Little High School
Class C: South Site – Cony High School
Class D: North Site – Hermon High School
8 Person: Central Site – Brewer High School (G 11:00/B 1:00)
*All playoff games from the preliminary round through the semi-finals must be played by the date listed, except for the special circumstances listed below. All games in those rounds may be played early.
*May move the 10/21 game to 10/22 and the 10/28 game to 10/29 by mutual agreement.
^Potential SAT conflict.
*All regional championship games will be played at a field with an artificial surface scheduled in advance of the season. With the lack of turf fields in some parts of the state it is possible that a school will host and play on their home field.
*State championship games will rotate from a Southern Maine to Northern Maine site every year with the 5th year of a rotation looking to schedule games at an Aroostook County location
November 13th – All America/All New England ballot due to the President via email (Ballot may be hand delivered to the President by coaches who attend the Senior Bowl on Sunday).
November 15th – Final RSVP date for Senior All-Stars attending Senior Bowl.
November 16th – 31st Maine Soccer Coaches Annual Senior Bowl at Thomas College.
Week of November 17th – Invitations to the 52nd Maine Soccer Coaches All-Star Banquet are emailed to Coaches and All-Stars.
December
December 7th – 52nd Maine Soccer Coaches All-Star Banquet at the Anna Shrine Temple on Broadway Avenue in Bangor. Boy’s Banquet begins at 12 Noon with registration starting at 11:00. Girl’s Banquet will follow at 4:30 with registration beginning at 3:30.