Soccer Manual Post Season Information
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Post Season Information
- Playoff Information
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Certification of District Representatives. The District Chairman will certify representatives. The last day for determining the district champions is March 23, 2024.
- Playoff packets will be available to district representatives on the UIL website at https://www.uiltexas.org/soccer/post-season-packet
Warm-Up Games. Teams that have advanced to the playoffs may schedule a warm-up game after the District Certification Date that is set by the UIL calendar and before their first playoff game if a team has not reached their allowable season limit. School week limitations still apply. Note: Prior to district certification, games left in a teams allowable season limit may be scheduled like any other regular season game.
- Exception – Warm-up games for teams who have exhausted their season limit are given a UIL exception under the following conditions:
- Teams that are a district champion and have a first round bye.
- The one game exception can be played only at the end of your school day on Friday, last day of instruction (with no loss of school time) or anytime on Saturday.
UIL Playoff Reporting - Teams Advancing. Coaches are required to submit playoff results immediately following their contest. The winning school should submit playoff game results and next round information via MaxPreps through the assigned coach/admin account. The score reported by a coach on a team’s page will automatically fill in the bracket.
- The completeness of the data presented on the UIL Texas Scoreboard will be dependent upon the participation of schools and coaches. For more information, please see www.uiltexas.org/athletics/uil-maxpreps.
Sites. Sites for all rounds of playoffs prior to the regional tournament are to be selected by the teams involved. See Section 1208 (o)(p) of the UIL Constitution and Contest Rules. If schools cannot agree, they must flip a coin.
- Neutral Sites: A site mid-point or near mid-point, or a site agreed on by both schools as neutral, is a neutral site. Unless mutually agreeable, a site cannot be neutral if its distance from either school is more than two-thirds the total distance between the schools.
- Home Sites: When two schools flip for two separate sites other than their home field or court, the sites are considered home sites unless both sites are near mid-point.
- Mid-Point Sites: Unless mutually agreed otherwise, post-district contests in the team sports of baseball, basketball, soccer, softball, team tennis, and volleyball shall be a mid-point site for schools located more than 100 miles apart.
Playoffs. In all playoff games, bi-district through the state tournament, if a tie exists at the end of regulation time, the following procedure shall be followed:
- Play two ten-minute overtime periods, and if a tie still exists,
- A shoot out shall be conducted.
Suspended Playoff Games. In games beyond the district level, a game begun then suspended, shall continue from the point of suspension as soon as a playable field is available. Playoff certification deadlines may not be extended without the permission of the UIL athletic director or soccer director.
Officials. In all conferences at all playoff levels, except regional tournaments and state tournaments, officials are to be obtained by the two schools involved. If schools cannot mutually agree, then the UIL will assign officials. Please use the "Soccer Officials Assignment Request Form" located at https://www.uiltexas.org/form/officials-request/soccer.php for this request.
Team Information & Pictures. Teams winning the regional quarterfinal game must submit the following materials to the UIL no later than Wednesday, April 3, 2024.
- Team Information Form (list of players, coaches, etc.; and list of all games played) – fill out online on the UIL website
- Team Picture – 1MB, color, email to pictures@uiltexas.org
- Picture of Head Coach (head and shoulder shot) - 1MB, email to pictures@uiltexas.org
- School’s Mascot (camera ready art work if possible, if not a copy of the mascot from your letterhead, etc.) – 1MB email to pictures@uiltexas.org
Failure to submit this information could result in a range of penalties as described in Section 27 (b) of the UIL Constitution and Contest Rules or your team not appearing in the State Tournament program.
Regional Tournament. Regional quarterfinal winners will advance to a regional tournament on April 5-6, 2024.
Regional Sites and Directors. Regional sites and directors may be found on the UIL website at https://www.uiltexas.org/soccer/regional-sites. The regional director should be called at the completion of the area game.
- State Tournament
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Site and Dates. Birkelbach Field in Georgetown, TX, April 10-13, 2024.
Pairings for the Tournament. Teams will be placed in the bracket according to their win/loss record. The two best records will be placed in opposite halves, and the third best record will be placed up or down as determined by a coin flip.
Lodging Instructions. Each school will be responsible for securing their own lodging. The UIL will provide a list of hotels in the area for reference.
Each school must settle all lodging bills before checking out. Coaches are responsible for the proper conduct of their players at the hotels.
State Ball. The official game ball for the State Soccer Tournament will be the Baden Perfection Thermo Soccer Ball ST7.
State Qualifier Handbook. For those schools who qualify for the State Tournament, the UIL will send out the State Qualifier Handbook which will contain more detailed information regarding the State Tournament.