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The Missouri Academic Coaches Association website has been overhauled! moaca.org now uses a content management system called Drupal, which will soon allow coaches to log in and post tournament announcements and other content!

Registered coaches can subscribe to receive an email whenever a new tournament announcement is posted:

1. When logged in, simply click on any tournament in the "Upcoming events" list on the left side of the screen.
2. Click "Subscribe" at the bottom of the post.
3. Check the "To Tournament Content" box and click Save. You will now receive an email whenever a new tournament announcement is posted!

MACA Convention Schedule
Stoney Creek Inn
Columbia, MO

Sunday, September 27, 2009

8:00 PM Coffee with the Coaches (informal discussion with coaches and Michael Hurley, Questions Galore) - (Lobby)

Monday, September 28, 2009

8:30 Registration
9:00 Opening Remarks (Salon A)
Jeremy Gibbs (MACA President, FZW)
Stacy Schroeder (MSHSAA)
9:30 Rules Review (Salon A)
Bill Luce (formerly of Savannah)

A Challenger II, 8 Player system with Showtime Handgrip Buzzers will be given out as an attendance prize. This will be in a case. This is a $650 value.
Additionally, the President of Questions Galore (the company chosen as the district/sectional/state question writer) will be in attendance.

The schedule for the convention on October 6, 2008 is now set.

The 2008 convention will be held on Monday October 6, at Stoney Creek Inn located at 2601 South Providence Road in Columbia, Missouri. The convention will begin at 8:00 with registration and time to visit the vendors booths. Break-out sessions are being finalized at this time.
A block of rooms has been reserved for this event, to guarantee rates and availability. The rooms are $80.00. Call toll-free: 1-800-659-2220 to reserve a room.

The 2007 convention will be held on Monday October 1, at the Oasis Inn and Convention Center located at 2550 North Glenstone in Springfield, Missouri. The convention will begin at 8:00 with registration and time to visit the vendors booths. Break-out sessions are being finalized at this time.

A block of rooms has been reserved for this event, to guarantee rates and availability. The rooms are $54.99 (standard) and $64.99 (poolside). Call toll-free: 1-888-532-4338 or

Local: 417-866-5253 to reserve a room.

Missouri won their opening preliminary round and advanced automatically to the semi-finals with the following results:

1. Missouri - 298
2. Texas - 146
3. Vermont - 177
4. Pennsylvania - 115

Missouri place second in their semi-final round and advanced to the finals with the following results: