Dates, Deadlines, Playoff Sites
Coaches should download a copy of the MPA Soccer Bulletin from the MPA Fusion Website.
July
July 27th – First practice for Harvest Teams.
August
August 3rd – 16th – Hands-off Period (Sport Season Policy)
August 13th – First countable game for Harvest Teams (after 3:00 pm)
August 17th – First Practice.
August 21st – First Inter-school Scrimmage (after 5 days of conditioning).
August 28th – Schedules Due (Harvest teams due one week prior to 1st game).
September
September 3rd – First Countable Game (after 3:00 p.m.)
Week of September 14th – Email explaining the Regional All-Star Nomination Process sent out to Coaches and Athletic Directors.
September 14th – Membership Dues to President (Michael Jeffrey, 8 Somerset St., Bangor ME 04401) Membership Form
September 28th – 1st Step of the All-Star Process Email. Coaches nominate up to five of their own players using a Google Form. Nominations due by Friday, October 12th.
October
October 9th – 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 19th – 23rd – On-line voting begins for Sportsmanship Banner (One week to vote).
October 20th – Last Countable Game.
October 21st – Makeup for October 21st games only.
October 22nd – Heal Points Finalized
October 23rd/24th – Regional Prelims.
October 26th – Voting for Regional All-Stars via Google Form due.
October 27th – Regional Class A, C, & 8 Person Quarterfinals
October 28th – Regional Class B & D Quarter Finals.
October 29th – Boys’ Regional Quarter Finals.
October 30th – Boys’ and Girls’ Class A, C and 8 Person Semifinals.
October 31st – Boys’ and Girls’ Class B & D Semifinals.
November
November 3rd – Class A, C, And 8 Person Regional Finals (Boys 4:00/Girls 6:30).
Class A North – TBD
Class A South – Scarborough High School
Class C North – Hermon High School
Class C South – Edward Little High School, Auburn
8 North – (B 4:00/G 6:00) Brewer High School
8 South – (B 4:00/G 6:00)
Week of November 2nd – All-America/All-New England Ballots are sent to coaches via email.
November 4th – Class B and D Regional Finals (B 4:00/G 6:30)
Class B North – TBD
Class B South – TBD
Class D North – Presque Isle Middle School
Class D South – Cony High School, Augusta
November 7th – State Finals (Boy 11:00/Girls 1:30 unless otherwise noted))
Class A South Site – TBD
Class B North Site – TBD
Class C South Site – Lewiston High School
Class D North Site – Messalonskee High School, Oakland
8 Person North Site – (B 11:00/G 1:00) Presque Isle Middle School
*Potential move of location and/or date if the same school has their boys playing.
November 7th – Maine Soccer Coaches Regional All-Star Teams are posted on the website. Senior All-Stars who plan to attend the 32nd 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 playoff rounds until the Regional Championships may be played early pending availability of officials with the class scheduled taking priority.
*Quarterfinal games may be played by any class on 10/26.
*May move the 10/27 game to 10/28 and 10/30 to 10/31 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 15th – 32nd Maine Soccer Coaches Annual Senior Bowl at Thomas College.
November 16th – 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).
Week of November 16th – Invitations to the 53rd Maine Soccer Coaches All-Star Banquet are emailed to Coaches and All-Stars.
December 12th – Final RSVP date for Senior All-Stars attending Senior Bowl.
December
December 13th – 53rd Maine Soccer Coaches All-Star Banquet at Jeff’s Catering in Brewer. Girls Banquet begins at 12 Noon with registration starting at 11:00. Boys Banquet will follow at 4:30 with registration beginning at 3:30.