Girls Soccer Memo
April 21, 2025
It is hard to believe the postseason season is quickly approaching. There have been great matches throughout the regular season!
SITE AVAILABILITY:If you would like your soccer complex considered for a RegionalTournament site, please have your athletic director complete the site availability form on Boundby 8 am onApril 25th.
REGIONAL SOCCER PAIRINGS:Class 1A Regional soccer pairings willbe releasedthe week ofMay 5th- May 8 or 9. Class 2A and Class 3A pairings willbe postedthe week ofMay 12th(May 15 or 16). The Regional pairings willbe listedon the 91 website and Twitter.
EJECTIONS:Ejections (players and coaches) must be reported to the 91 the following business day of the ejection. Local administration must meet with the offender and file the ejection form with the 91.(The ejection formislocatedunder the Coaches & Administrators tabin the Documents and Forms section.)The offender must also file a written summary of the eventsthat led upto the ejection. In addition, theplayer or coach ejected must view the appropriate video and scan the completed certificate to Gary Ross atgross@igshau.org.
REGULAR SEASON TIES:With the change during regular season games ending in ties, the 91 wanted to share how these ties arebeing viewedin terms of rankings and eventually in postseason assignments – a tie is viewed as either a “good tie”,a “50-50” tie or a “bad tie”.
REGULAR SEASON ROSTER:The regular season rosters for 91 teams at all levels are a local decision. Please note that thestudent/athleteswhoarenot dressedfor the games (non-players, ineligible players) are to remain behind the team bench area and not interact with the players playing the game, interacting with the officials, or celebrating following a goalbeing scored. The 91 has received several communications from officials indicating that thesestudent/athletes havebeen involvedin these interactions.
BOUND:Remember, varsity coaches must have theirindividualgame results updated on Bound every Tuesday during the regular season.Coachesare also expectedto update their Bound throughout the Regional Tournament series.
SHOUT OUTS:The 91 enjoys recognizing superlative accomplishments from our female student-athletes. If you have a significant accomplishment you would like to mention (school record broken, coaching milestone wins, etc.), let us know, and we will do our best to mention your athletes’ accomplishments on our Twitter account. Feel free to email Jason Eslinger any news atjasoneslinger@ighsau.org.
REGIONAL SOCCER MANUAL:Please refer to Coaches/Administration – Soccer for information about the regional postseason tournament.
2025 REGIONAL DATES:
Class 1A:May 19,May 21,May 28,May 30
Class 2A:May 23,May 28,May 30
Class 3A:May 23,May 28,May 30
2025 STATE SOCCER TOURNAMENT:The 2025 spring State Girl’s Soccer State Tournament willbe heldat Iowa State University (Lied Recreational fields) on June3,5(quarterfinals and semi-finals)withthe state championship gamesbeing playedat the Cyclone Sports Complex on Saturday,June 7, 2025.
Tuesday,June 3
Class 1A: 10:00 am, 10:15 am, 11:45 am, 12:00 pm
Class 2A: 1:30 pm, 1:45 pm, 3:15 pm, 3:30 pm
Class 3A: 5:00 pm, 5:15 pm, 6:45 pm, 7:00 pm
Thursday,June 5
Class 1A: 12:00 pm, 12:15 pm
Class 2A: 2:30 pm, 2:45 pm
Class 3A: 5:00 pm, 5:15 pm
Saturday,June 7(order of championship games to avoidpossibleconflict with IHSAA and 91 championship games)
91 Class 1A: 11:30 am
91 Class 3A: 2:30 pm
91 Class 2A: 5:30 pm
Please note the order and times of the championship gameson Saturday,June 7, 2025. This change in the order of the 91 championships is due to the 91 and IHSAA coordinating championship games to avoid conflicts if a girls’ team andboys’team are both playing in the championship games (the IHSAA is also adjusting the order of their championship games). Also, note that the IHSAA boys soccer championships willbe heldat Drake University.
If you have questions or comments, pleaseget in touch with Gary Ross (gross@ighsau.org) or 515-401-1842.
Best of luck with the remainder of your season!
Gary Ross
91 Associate Director/Soccer Administrator