001 - State Football Proposal - Feb 2012-Final-1

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Massachusetts High

School Football Coaches

Association

2013-2014

STATE PLAYOFF PROPOSAL


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MISSION STATEMENT

Provide aPlayoff Conceptthat the

MIAA Football Committee can use that

meets all the current and familiarstandards the Eastern, Central and

Western Massachusetts member schools

are a accustomed to.

The format will be flexible, create

opportunity for all schools and finish

with a true State Champion in 6

divisions across the state.


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GOALS OF PROPOSAL

Have a State Champion in 6Divisions

Maintain Leagues & ThanksgivingDay Games.

Increase Post-SeasonOpportunities for student-athletesin football.

Create Divisions based on

Enrollment & Competitive Balance Improve Safety Eliminate 3

games in 9 days.


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STRENGTH

OF THE PLAN Each League & School will determine its

own schedule;

Post-Season Games set for week 8 or 9Non-Qualifiers - Against like opponent

Opportunity for All

Junior Varsity & Freshman games scheduledbefore the season.

Multiple teams from each League can qualifyfor the playoffs

Travel limited to Sectional Area.

Revenue Sharing for all games after thequalification period.

No Tuesday nightplayoff games.

All State Championship Games held atGillette Stadium.

Less Intrusive on Winter Sports, only 12

teams play after Thanksgiving vs 74. This plan is a 2 year pilot.


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THE PLAN

The Sections

NORTH 8 Playoff Qualifiers in each Division

6 Divisions D1 & D2 Approximately 12 teams per division * & **

D3, 2 Sections; Northwest & Northeast, 12 teams per division * & ** D4, D5 & D6 Approximately 16 teams per division * & **

SOUTH 8 Playoff Qualifiers in each Division

6 Divisions (1-6) D1 & D2 Approximately 12 teams per division * & **

D3, 2 Sections; Southwest & Southeast, 12 teams per division * & ** D4, D5 & D6 Approximately 16 teams per division * & **

CENTRAL 8 Playoff Qualifiers in each Division

4 Divisions (2, 4, 5, 6) Approximately 13 Teams per division *

WEST 4 Playoff Qualifiers in each Division

4 Divisions (2, 4, 5, 6) Approximately 10 Teams per division *


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THE PLANThe 2013 Season Calendar

Qualification Period - Weeks 1-7

Week 1 September 6/7

Week 2 September 13/14Week 3 September 20/21

Week 4 September 27/28

Week 5 October 4/5

Week 6 October 11/12

Week 7 October 18/19

Post-Qualification Period

Week 8 October 25/26 Playoffs/Re-scheduling

Week 9 November 1/2 West Begins

Week 10 November 8/9 Sectional Championships

Week 11 November 15/16 Semi-Finals (only games)

Week 12 November 21Thanksgiving Day Games

Week 13 November 30State Championships


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THE PLAN

The Post-Qualification Period Calendar

Week 8 October 25/26 *Sectional Playoffs begin in the North, South & Central. Seeding by Power Rating: 1vs.8, 2vs.7, 3vs.6, 4vs.5 Higher seed is home team / Revenue split after expenses Remaining teams in division (non-qualifiers) scheduled

by Sectional Scheduling Committee

Week 9 November 1/2*Sectional Semi-Finals Western Section begins Playoffs

Semi-Finals at the Higher Seed / Revenue split afterexpenses

Remaining teams, including first round losing teamsscheduled by Sectional Scheduling Committee

Week 10 November 8/9 *Sectional Finals Higher Seed is the Home Team 22 Sectional Championship Games / Revenue split

according to MIAA revenue plan Trophy Awarded to Champion & Finalist Remaining teams, including first & second round losing

teams scheduled by Sectional Scheduling Committee


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THE PLAN

The Post-Qualification Period Calendar

Week 11 November 15(Friday)

STATE SEMI-FINAL GAMES

(North vs. South, Central vs. Western) 10 Games 1 D3 Northeast vs Northwest, 1 D3 Southeast

vs Southwest, 4 North vs South & 4 Central vs Western

MIAA Selects neutral location /retains revenue

This date takes place of Tuesday after Thanksgiving Day

Game (eliminates 3 games in 9 days)

Week 12 November 21

THANKSGIVING DAY GAMES Thanksgiving Day Games as usual and end of the season

for all but 12 teams in the state

Week 13 November 30 (Saturday)STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES All 6 games at Gillette Stadium / MIAA retains revenue

A true State Champion Crowned

Same end date as current No extension of season


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HOW TO QUALIFYAll Sections

Sectional Flexibility

These are our recommendations but we would defer to the

appropriate MIAA Committees Each Section will continue to set the

qualification standards for playoff bids withapproval from the MIAA Football Committee.

The objective for non-qualifiers will be to

schedule similar level opponents.

Qualifying Teams will be placed inappropriate division by school enrollment.

All Sections will seed the playoff teams byPower Rating once they are selected.

The Sectional Scheduling Committees willschedule the non-qualifiers according to aformula with flexibility to prevent extra travel,repeat games, etc.


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HOW TO QUALIFYSpecific Sectional Details

North & South Sections

The North and South sections will continue

to provide an automatic playoff bid for eachleague.

Leagues with 5 or more teams they willreceive 2 automatic berths. The remainingteams will be selected as Wild Card teamsto complete the bracket by Power Rating.

Each League is responsible to forward itsplayoff team(s) to the MIAA. Leagues candetermine their own tiebreaker policy toselect their qualifying teams or MIAA policywill be used as some leagues may not be

settled by the end of the qualification period.

Teams on the border of the North/Southsections could be switched to providedivisional balance.


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HOW TO QUALIFYSpecific Sectional Details

Central & West Sections

The Central and Western sections will

continue to select their playoff qualifiers byPower Rating.

The Central and Western sections will only

compete in Divisions 2, 4, 5 and 6 per their

request.


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NEW MECHANICS

Power Rating System Each Team will have a Power Rating(PR). We would defer to the MIAA for a universal

system or sectional choice.

Wild Card SystemFor North & South Sections Only

The Wild Card System is a way to complete thebrackets if not filled by automatic league

qualifiers. Once the automatic qualifiers are placed into their

divisions the open spots will be filled. TheAutomatic Qualifiers will get first preference

when completing the brackets.

Sectional Scheduling Committees Our recommendation is that the MHSFCA

handles the scheduling of the non-qualifiers in theNorth and South.

The Central and Western sections will establish

committees to handle the scheduling of non-qualifies.


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SAMPLES

Rating System

Post-Qualification Schedule 12 & 16 Team Divisions

Excel file attached


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POWER RATINGExample

Each Section of the State (Eastern, Central & Western)

will determine its own Power Rating System and this

system will be used for all teams in that area.

FormulaThe Power Rating System has two parts;

your value & your opponents value.

OWN VALUE12 points for a win over a team in a higher division.

10 points for a win over a team in the same division.

8 points for a win over a team in a lower division.

OPPONENTS VALUE3 points for every win an opponent that you have beaten

has.

1 points for every win an opponent that you lost to has.Ties are half the value (1.5/0.5)

FINAL RATING(Own Value + Opponents Value)/ Number of games played

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