Summary of the Soccer
Advisory Committee Meeting
Held
December 9, 2009 at MSHSAA Office, Columbia,
MO
*** 1. Recommend
maintaining standard enrollment breaks, but effective 2010-11 increase the
number of districts to 16 when there are at least 64 schools per class. This increase in districts will add a
sectional and quarterfinal round.
Amended: Recommend maintaining standard enrollment
breaks, but effective 2010-11 increase the number of districts to 16 per
class. This increase in districts will
add a sectional and quarterfinal round.
2. Recommend
to reiterate to district managers and officials, during the district and state
tournament, that the official time should be kept on the scoreboard (when
available).
* 3. Recommend
that as a part of the pre-game conference, the coaches and officials determine if
overtime procedures will be used. If
both coaches do not mutually agree during the pre-game conference to end
regulation with a tie then the current procedure of ending a game using two 10-minute
overtime periods and penalty kicks will be used to determine a winner.
** 4. Recommend
that a soccer jamboree consist of the following terms:
Three 25-minute periods when 4 teams
participate.
Two 35-minute periods when 3 teams
participate.
A jamboree cannot occur before the 9th
day of conditioning or on or after the first legal contest day.
5. Recommend
that the soccer field width for sectionals and quarterfinals be a minimum of 60
yards, but strongly recommend a width of 70 yards.
6. Recommend
the following rotation schedule for sectionals and quarterfinals be implemented
as outlined below:
Rotation for Sectional Host:
The host for sectionals will be the top team
on bracket in odd years.
The host for sectionals will be the bottom team
on bracket in even years.
Rotation for Quarterfinal Host:
The host for quarterfinals will be the top
team on bracket in odd years.
The host for quarterfinals will be the
bottom team on bracket in even years.
If both teams hosted sectionals, the top team
on bracket will host quarterfinals.
If neither team hosted sectionals, the top
team on bracket will host quarterfinals.
If one team hosted sectionals and one team
didn’t, the one that did not host sectionals will host quarterfinals.
* Denied
** Tabled
for further study
*** Approved
as amended
**** No
action necessary
All others approved