timeout rule

[bebanovich]

Is this a really big school? I am just wondering about the trade-off of playing your number 10 player half the time. Do the fresh legs make up for the drop in skills

Our school is actually part of the small schools movement and we have only 300 students.

Fresh legs make an even greater difference than I anticipated when I implemented this system. Plus, the would-be bench warmers really improve with increased playing time and pressure from teammates.

The kids really seem to bond quickly without the traditional backstabbing and jockeying for position. It becomes apparent to them very quickly that we are capable of things that would be impossible with only our top 7 or 8. Also, our individual stats have increased since our more traditional system last year despite playing time being cut in half for our best players.