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Coaches Manual
2009-2010 Football Manual	MANUAL QUICK LINKS
	• Important Dates
	• 5-Year Football Championship Calendar
	• National Honors and Awards Forms
	• Official Playing Rules

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

American Football Coaches Association	GO
mprovement of the coaching profession and the sport of football has been the top priorities of the American Football Coaches Association since 1922.

Football News	GO

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