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Proposal 14: A rule change to make the length of a quarter 10 minutes.

BobCrandall

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posted 3/19/08 - 1:15 am

 

14.)  A rule change to make the length of a quarter 10 minutes.

 
Submitted by: James Gumbert, team representative for Texas Stampede
 
The specific provision to be changed:


       Section 7: Timing Regulations, Article 49: Playing Time
 
The language of the proposal:
Game periods will be 10 minutes
 
State the reason the proposal should be passed:
Rational: Increased time will

a.     Increase scores

b.     Require more than 4 dedicated players to win a tournament thereby stimulating play of bench.

c.      Clock management

d.     Package the sport for a 2hr media block of time.

len_8_ny_jets

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posted 3/21/08 - 6:31 am

i like the idea of this.

i like the idea of this. gets more players on the court per game.and if we can get some tv time it will help getting sponsors.

len lacina #8 ny jets

db

posted 3/28/08 - 11:24 am

Against: Will make tournaments too long

Making the games longer will make for very long game days and longer between games for players. Running a six team tourney with a single court takes 9 hours for a full game day. (6 games @ 1.5hr each), which already makes for a long day for volunteers and event staff who typically are at the tournament 1-2 hours before and after the games.

db
Denver Harlequins

mikeduda

posted 3/29/08 - 8:34 pm

Against also..

I agree with db. Games are long enough now. If and when we divide this league into true division 1 and 2 or 3, then possibly make that division 1 more difficult and more geared towards TV etc, but most teams out there are not at the level and do not have the resources to deal with extended game lengths, etc. We have a wide range of talent levels and team levels that if we make it too difficult to handle at the club level, we will decrease our participation level.
When we have enough teams with the commitment level to handle extra game time and some of these extra rules, then we can make that league a premier league with its own set of premier rules, but we do not have that yet. Hopefully we can soon.