THE MFCAL is officially OPEN!

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It starts today, September 7, 2009!!

As many of you know, it was proposed on the forum and voted on and passed at the annual business meeting to start a league for the MFCA membership. The MFCA League has begun and the rules are very simple!

• If you are a MFCA Member you are in the MFCA League. Any youth, still in high school and under, is also considered a MFCA member and may compete.
• You may join at any time, but your MFCA membership (minimum $20.00 level) must be paid in full prior to playing a legal MFCA League game.
• The first MFCAL regular season starts September 7, 2009 and ends July 1, 2010. The winner will be announced on July 4, 2010.
• Each MFCAL coach may play up to a maximum of 8 games, each with a different opponent. Both coaches in a game must be MFCA paid members at the time of the game.
• You may play with ANY rule set (4 complete quarters is required) and may count your local league or tournament games if both coaches are current MFCA members and have agreed, prior to starting the game, that it is to be counted as a MFCAL game. Once agreed upon, you may not withdraw from the agreement in case you happen to be losing! In the case of an emergency, the game may be postponed at any point. Every effort should be made to complete it at a later date.
• Only full games (4 complete quarters) are counted. No tap outs. You are allowed, if in the lead, with little time remaining, to take a knee in the 4th quarter to end the game! Running up the score, all though not illegal, is NOT encouraged and fair play is expected. Any game not played to the full extent of the rules being used cannot be counted.
• At the completion of the game, the winning coach must go online at this link http://www.miniaturefootball.org/sit...fm?pageID=1539 and submit a simple form which will include the rule set used including the weight limit/s, winning coach name, losing coach name, teams used and final score. If internet access is not available, the pertinent info may be mailed in to the league statistician.
• During the season, any rule or question not covered above will be determined and acted upon solely by the MFCAL Commissioner, Ken Allen.

Points are awarded as follows.

0-7 game points scored=1 MFCAL point
8-14 game points scored=2 MFCAL point
15-21 game points scored=3 MFCAL points
22-above game points scored=4 MFCAL points

Winning coach receives an additional 10 MFCAL points for the win
Losing coach only gets MFCAL points for game points scored per the chart above.

Quality win points bonus: At the end of the season, you will be awarded 5 bonus points each for every MFCAL win an opponent you have beaten achieves.
For example:
Coach A beats Coach B
Coach B goes on to win 5 of his remaining 7 games
At the end of the season, Coach A will receive 25 (Coach B's 5 wins times 5 points each) additional points added to his year end total.

• On July 4, 2010 the MFCAL Champion will be announced! Happy 4th of July!
• The MFCAL champion will be awarded a MFCAL trophy, free gold membership in the following year to the MFCA and a free 2 nights stay at the MFCA convention hotel. In addition, the MFCAL champion earns an automatic spot in the new Coaches Points Challenge Championship game to be played in Canton, Ohio on Sunday, August 8, 2010. The winner of this game will be awarded a custom one of a kind MFCAL championship ring with your name and team colors valued at $500.00 or more. (I will have photos of the ring in the near future.)
• Details on the rules and weight limit for the Coaches Points Challenge Championship Game will be determined by the Board of Directors and will be announced in the upcoming Fall issue of the Tweak magazine!

Any questions regarding the MFCAL can be posted here.
Thanks to everyone who has assisted in the formation of the league, your ideas and suggestions. I think we have a great thing going and hope that this will encourage more people to join the MFCA! A league and tournament of this scope will help promote the hobby and add to the excitement for all! I also feel that the rules presented will encourage good sportsmanship, fellowship and increased unity even though there is great diversity.

Have fun, ask your questions and get ready to begin the first MFCAL season!