Power Point Proposal

1. Power Point Proposal NJFCA Meeting March 10, 2014

2. Introduction • Since going to 5 groups two years ago, some sections consistently have below .500 teams in playoffs, while other sections keep teams with winning records out. • Proposed to NJSIAA by Mike Sabo, Morris Hills Head Coach. • At Football Committee Meeting, Jack DuBois asked for the coaches’ opinion of the proposal. • Projections run by John Fiore, Montclair Head Coach • Only affects public schools. • Nothing will change for the 2014 season.

3. Goals • Work within the existing parameters of our playoff structure. • Get the best teams in the playoffs. • Share our association’s voice with the NJSIAA.

4. Procedure • At the beginning of each year divide all of the teams in the state into 5 groups. • Same as NJSIAA does currently. • After the 8-game cutoff, the top 32 teams in each group qualify for the playoffs. • Teams will qualify based on the current power point system • (If we follow current procedure, under .500 teams will only be accepted after all of the teams .500 and above.) • Teams will then be divided into sections using their northing numbers. • Coach Fiore’s Excel examples can illustrate.

5. Examples

6. Group 4 2012 Current Format Proposed Format

7. Group 4 2012 • From Mike Sabo’s Proposal: “In 2012, North Group 4 had only 1 team with a winning record at the state cutoff date. The section also had 3 teams with losing records qualify (including a 2-6 team). In addition, this section had an 0-7-1 team (with 46.75 power points) within 7.5 power points of qualifying. In contrast, Wayne Valley with 84 power points and a 4-4 record (including a win against highly regarded Wayne Hills) missed the playoffs in N1 G4. If they were in N2 G4, they would have been the #2 seed. The new system places the 3 teams at .500 or better at the cutoff date in the playoffs. It takes the 3 teams without losing records out of the playoffs. The new system places all 32 teams in Group 4 in 2012 at the state cutoff in the playoffs. “

8. Group 4 2013 Current Format Proposed Format

9. Group 4 2013 • Three 4-4 teams did not qualify. • Under the proposed system, they would have replaced one 3-5 team and two 2-6 teams.

10. Group 5 2012 Current Format Proposed Format

11. Group 5 2012 • Two 3-5 teams made the playoffs. • Under the proposed system, these teams would be replaced by 4-4 teams.

12. Group 5 2013 Current Format Proposed Format

13. Group 5 2013 • No teams under .500 qualified for the playoffs. • Under the proposed system, three 4-4 teams would replace 4-4 teams with fewer power points.

14. 2013 Groups 1-3 • We did not run complete projections. • In Group 2, Bernards (N2) did not qualify for the playoffs at 6-2. Eight teams with fewer power points did qualify. They would have been the #3 seed in N1. • In Group 3, two teams made the playoffs in the South with 3-5 records with 63 power points, while Matawan (Central) did not qualify with a 5-3 record and 82 power points.

15. Comments/Questions • To represent the voice of our membership, we need to know what it truly is. • We will attempt to push this proposal if it is what the coaches want. If not we won’t. • Proposal will be on website www.njfca.org for review