[ChuckElias]

I don't know why NCAA (and WNBA, I think) play halves instead of quarters. I like the halves better, personally; if for no other reason than that you eliminate two "mandatory" time-outs per game.

Interestingly, MA has used halves for HS ball for years. And b/c of this, the NFHS has barred any MA rep from chairing the FED rules committee.

We're thinking about going back to quarters b/c of eligibility issues for players who play both JV and Varsity. Since you're only allowed to play 2 halves of ball per day, if you play just 2 minutes of the JV game you've used up one of your halves, and you can only play half of the Varsity game.