2008-09 NAIA MEN'S SOCCER
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
August 19 Preseason national rating - available after 3:00 p.m. (CST) at www.naia.org.
September 8 First weekly nominations for NAIA Men's Soccer National Player of the Week. Nominations from the conference/A.I.I./unaffiliated group information directors or their designated representative must be received by the NAIA Department of Sports Information by 5:00 p.m. (CST) Mondays, ending November 10.
September 9 First national weekly ratings released - available after 5:00 P.M. (CST) at www.naia.org. 2008 rating dates are August 19 (preseason), September 9, September 16, September 23, September 30, October 7, October 14, October 21, October 28, November 4, November 11 and November 16 (final rating).
RELEASE player of the week after 3:00 p.m. (CST) each Tuesday through November 11 at www.naia.org.
October 1 DEADLINE for the national office to receive affiliated conference, A.I.I., and unaffiliated group national tournament qualifying plans.
October 6 First of two rater conference calls
October 17 DEADLINE for receipt of DAKTRONICS-NAIA Scholar-Athlete information, if utilizing the
Scholar-Athlete checklist.
November 3 DEADLINE for potential national championship opening round host institutions to submit opening round host site questionnaire and official bids to NAIA national office
November 7 DEADLINE for receipt of NAIA Buffalo Funds Champions of Character Team Award nomination materials.
RECEIPT DEADLINE for submitting Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete nomination materials to Mitch Ellisen (University of Saint Francis IN), NAIA-MSCA Scholar-Athlete Coordinator.
November 10 DEADLINE for submitting Conference/A.I.I./Unaffiliated Group tournament brackets with
participating teams to the national office.
Second of two rater conference calls
RECEIPT DEADLINE for teams advancing to postseason play to submit official postseason roster form to the national office. (FAX 816.595.8200)
November 12 DEADLINE for the NAIA national office and NAIA-MSCA 1st-Vice President Richard Vardy (Berry GA) to receive the Soccer Seeding Information Form (Appendix C).
November 15 DEADLINE for completing affiliated conference, A.I.I. and unaffiliated group tournaments.
DEADLINE for coaches to send All-Conference/A.I.I./Unaffiliated Group Team ballots to their
respective sport chair.
November 16 FINAL National Rating
RELEASE of fifteen (15) national championship opening round pairings and official bracket for the 50th Annual NAIA Men’s Soccer National Championship.
November 20 DEADLINE for Conference/A.I.I./Unaffiliated Group Commissioners to e-mail
All-Conference/A.I.I./Unaffiliated Group Teams to the NAIA national office – smcclure@naia.org.
November 22 50th Annual NAIA Men’s Soccer National Championship Opening-Round – Fifteen games at host sites
November 30 NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship Opening Banquet – Fresno, California
December 1-6 50th ANNUAL NAIA MEN'S SOCCER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP – 16 teams at final site : Hosted by Fresno Pacific University and the Fresno Sports Council
December 5 RELEASE of 2008 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete team.
Available after 3 p.m. (CST) at www.naia.org.
December 6 RELEASE of 2008 NAIA Men’s Soccer All-America Teams and National Player of the Year.
Available immediately prior to the start of championship final at www.naia.org
December 9 National office e-mails Brine-NAIA National Coach of the Year ballot to all NAIA coaches.
December 19 RECEIPT DEADLINE for agenda items for NAIA-MSCA annual business meeting to NAIA
National Office and/or NAIA-MSCA President Richard Vardy (Berry GA).
January 9, 2009 DEADLINE for submitting national coach-of-the-year ballot to the national office.
January 14-18 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Annual Convention – St. Louis, Missouri –
NAIA-MSCA Annual Business Meeting, Friday, Jan. 16, 2:00 p.m.
January 16 RELEASE of 2008 BRINE-NAIA Men's Soccer National Coach-of-the-Year.
NAIA-Men's Soccer Coaches Association Annual Business Meeting (St. Louis, Missouri)
June 30, 2009 RECEIPT DEADLINE for submitting NAIA Scholar-Team nomination materials to NAIA national office.
