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    2009-2010

    Football Manual

    MANUAL QUICK LINKS

    •  Important Dates
    •  5-Year Football Championship Calendar
    •  National Honors and Awards Forms
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    MANUAL APPENDICES

    A
    NAIA-FCA Standing Committees
    B
    Promoting Team Guidelines
    C
    Ratings Manual
    D
    Qualification Plan
    E
    Tiebreaker System
    F
    Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete Nomination Form  (DOC)
    G
    Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete Checklist
    H
    Scholar Team Criteria and Nomination Form (DOC)
    I
    Business Meeting Minutes
     
    Summer Update

    Highlights key details and changes coaches should know for the upcoming season. 

     
    Football Championship Series
    Football Championship Series Manual (PDF)
    Appendix A- Income and Expense Report (DOC)
    Appendix B- Officials Expense Form (DOC)
    Football Championship Series Questionnaire (DOC)
    Air Charter Letter to Athletic Directors (DOC)
    Air Charter Information (PDF)
    Championship Quick Facts (PDF)
     
    Open Dates

    Open Dates is a free, online posting service for NAIA members to advertise or search for open competition dates to complete their regular season schedules.

     
    Champions of Character Tools for Coaches
    The coaching staff at each NAIA institution, including all paid and voluntary head, associate, assistant and graduate assistant coaches, and new hires, must complete the character-driven coaches’ online training by July 15, 2010.
     
    Buffalo Funds 5 Star Champions of Character Team Award
    Selected annually at the end of each sport season, all NAIA teams are eligible for this honor.  Teams are nominated by their institution and winners are selected based upon their documented display of exemplary character and sportsmanship on the field, on campus and in the community.
     

    Conduct in Competition Guide:

    Procedures for all NAIA Athletic Contests

    This guide offers off practical recommendations for how home and visiting insititutions are to review their responsibilities before, during and after the game to meet the NAIA standards for behavior during all NAIA competition.
     
    Frequently Asked Questions

    Get answers to frequently asked questions about national championship qualification, the national championship host site, award nomination procedures and more.

     
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