timeout rule

[bebanovich]

Originally posted by ChuckElias
. I would think that it would make the games much longer. Substituting all five players every minute or so would make the sub "breaks" longer and more frequent

To be honest, I kind of get tunnel vision during games and never really pay attention to how long they are. In general, I think the additional breaks are offset somewhat by the speed with which they happen. There are no match-up conversations, no questions about who is coming off and who is playing where. The kids sprint on and off the floor and know right where to go.

In essence, each shift is also like a timeout. Instead of wasting time yelling instructions on the floor, I have learned to coach the 5 on the bench about to go in. It's almost like we're coming out of a timeout each time we sub.

The games really don't seem longer to me, but that could just be adrenaline.