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California (CIF) Esports Initiative x NASEF High School Spring ‘25 Schedule
California (CIF) Esports Initiative x NASEF High School Spring ‘25 Schedule

The CIF Esports Initiative x NASEF Spring 2025 Schedule for each game title.

Updated over a month ago

Updates

Please check back for changes as new information may be added throughout the season.


Important Dates

  • Enrollment Closes: 12/13/2024

  • Preseason: Weeks of 12/2/2024 and 12/9/2024

  • Regular Season: Weeks of 1/20/2025 - 3/17/2025

  • Playoffs: 3/31/2025 - 4/15/2025

  • In-Person Championship: 4/26/2025, Location TBA

Match Times

4:15 PM League Time

  • Mondays: Practice Day!

    • The Global Practice Day Scrimmage Queue is open for all titles on Mondays from 12-7 PM PST.

    • Coaches and players will receive in-app notifications. Coaches will be able to join the practice queue.

  • Tuesdays: League of Legends

  • Wednesdays: Rocket League, NBA 2K25*, Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe*

  • Thursdays: Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate, Madden NFL 25*

*Exhibition Titles will not compete for a CIF Esports Initiative Championship at the in-person event, but will have an online post-season tourney.

CIF Spring ‘25 Schedule

  • Varsity teams will play a total of 9 matches over 9 weeks.

  • JV teams will play a total of 8 matches over 9 weeks (one self-selected break week).

Preseason is optional but participation is strongly recommended!

Preseason

Date: 12/02/2024 - 12/09/2024

Week

Date (Week of)

1

12/02/2024

2

12/09/2024

Regular Season

Date: 1/20/2024 - 3/17/2025

Week

Date (Week of)

1

1/20/2025

2

1/27/2025

3

2/03/2025

4

2/10/2025

5

2/17/2025

6

2/24/2025

7

3/03/2025

8

3/10/2025

9

3/17/2025

Playoffs

Date: 3/31/2025 - 4/14/2025

Week

Date (Week of)

1

3/31/2025

2

4/07/2025

3

4/14/2025

Titles are grouped based on enrollment to moderate school resources and ensure teams can compete in multiple matches within a given week. The game titles in each group will be updated here and shared in Coach Notes before the Playoffs!

Finals

Date: 4/26/2025

  • In-person finals

    • League of Legends, Rocket League, and Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate

  • Online post-season tournament (Exhibition Titles only)

    • NBA 2K25, Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe, and Madden NFL

Reminders

  • Any team that forfeits three (3) or more regular season matches will not be eligible for Playoffs or Championships.

  • Playoff Start dates & times may vary per league based on factors like bracket size, state league accommodations, broadcast accommodations, or game launch accommodations.

  • More specific playoff information will be found in PlayVS on your schedule page midway through the Regular Season.

  • Due to the length of time for playoffs to take place before finals, Playoff matches may occur on different days of the week than the regular season.

  • Winning teams may also be required to play multiple times in a week as they progress through the Playoffs.

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