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Post by Wofford Dad f/k/a SJA Dad on Feb 14, 2011 12:17:47 GMT -6
Stadium scoreboard clocks are strictly for the benefit of the viewing public. Official time is kept by the Head Referee. If he or she does any "signalling" to the clock operator, it is for conveneince sake only and again solely to benefit those in the stands.
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Post by freekick on Feb 14, 2011 12:27:38 GMT -6
The ref does signal for the clock to stop in college, though of course the game is over at 0:00, which I still find to be odd and annoying since no one else in the world uses this rule. It might be nice if the HS refs would signal to stop the clock, but I don't expect that to happen. Would rather just know how much stoppage time they allow.
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Post by archangel on Feb 14, 2011 12:32:23 GMT -6
I don't know if the ref stopped the clock or not, but one of those substitutions might have actually been an injury time out. One of the STM players had to leave the game with a bloody (and broken) nose.
Sokerfan reports 3:15 for injury. If you average 45 seconds stoppage after a goal, that would be an additonal 3:45. If there was a minute or so for the broken nose, that is up to 8 minutes.
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Post by mortner on Feb 14, 2011 12:35:55 GMT -6
Official time can be kept on the scoreboard. However home team must provide an official "scorer" located at midfield and the "scorer" must be on field level in order for the ref to signal or communicate with the "scorer" when the clock is to start and stop. This option is left up to the home team. The rules are a little bit more specific and can be found in the rule book if you care to look it up.
I wasn't at the Laffy vs STM game so I can't comment on the extra time being excessive, however if you want to keep exact time, it is possible to have that option as the home team.
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Post by milesbb on Feb 14, 2011 13:58:18 GMT -6
Always love this discussion. Everywhere else in the World, the time in a game goes up, not down. I even have a watch that kicks over to show added time when it reaches the match time that I set. I know people do not believe it, but referees do watch the time pretty close. Once in a great while, we lose track. That would be one of those oh ... moments. And yes, if we are asked, we will tell players and coaches how much time is left.
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Post by northlasoccerdad on Feb 14, 2011 15:59:10 GMT -6
Most of the time in high school games there's either no clock or the clock is being "run" by parents or even students who really don't understand the process. (Just getting them to stop the clock at 2 minutes to allow the referee to determine the official end of the game is a challenge.)
In the D1 and D3 finals in Shreveport over the past two years the center referee, the 4th official, and the person running the clock (who was also a referee) were all in communication and in most cases the clock stopped during the game when it was supposed to. It takes coordination and a timer who understands what he/she is supposed to be doing -- that's just not realistic in most high school games.
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Post by lasoccerprep on Feb 14, 2011 16:04:23 GMT -6
predictions MC 3- WM 0 SSA 2- FB 1 DHS 2-MHS 0 STM 2- LHS 0
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Post by keepernut on Feb 14, 2011 16:44:09 GMT -6
Well you are at least 0-1. let's hope you stay on a roll on go o for the day.
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Post by sarge384 on Feb 14, 2011 23:09:00 GMT -6
Not bad lasoccerprep, 3 out of 4.
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Post by NutMeg on Feb 15, 2011 9:01:51 GMT -6
DHS vs MHS Fantastic game. Both teams are exceptional teams. The parents, on the other hand? DHS parents beat their feet on the aluminum bleaches during the MHS girls PKs. Really??? Sportsmanship needed!! This is the same as making a loud, obnoxious scene during a golf shot. No respect for the other team at all. This was posted in the wrong thread.
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