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Originally posted by Brian Watson
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There was a 7:00, 8:00, and 9:00 game and the 7:00 game went to overtime, and the 9:00 game went into double overtime. I know Mark, this is not supposed to happen.
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This is why sudden death OT in summer ball is a must.
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Speaking of overtime, we will be reviewing the rules for our local rec league soon. I chair the committee and one of the changes I am going to push for deals with overtimes. Since we are on a tight time schedule in this league (eight consecutive games in each gym on Saturdays, etc.), I am going to propose the following:
If a game goes into overtime, the first team to score five points wins. If neither team scores five points in two minutes (stop time - no timeouts), then there will be a sudden death second overtime.
The reason for the "five" points is that it gives each team at least two possessions and puts some strategy into shooting threes. The reason that a team "must" get at least five to win in the two minutes is to avoid a team being ahead and holding on to the ball. This creates rough play due to intentional fouls. If a team is up say, 4-3 and has the ball, they still must try to score before the two minutes is up, and the defense is forced to play good defense without fouling.
BTW - we probably will be going to all running clock games also. It's not specifically a time management tool, but we feel it will be easier to get parent volunteers running the clock if they aren't constantly yelled at by other parents to start the clock.
I'd be interested to get some comments on the "five point must system".
Of course, I will never have to use it, since I don't allow overtimes.
