Mercy Rule

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Rule was put in place for the student athlete, who were trying their best, to compete against a much more stronger athletic team and would not be embarrass by the score. Many of you have seen the frustration on young athletes when they are getting their butts kicked. It helped to eleviate some the the frustration and embarrasement, because the game would end quickly.

Problem is the coach. Up by 20-25 points and pressing. First team still in the game. I remember a team that went into the state tournament undefeated but did not have a bench. Why! Because they keep their top players on the floor. That coach would only put subs in with 2 minutes left on the clock.

We call the game as one sees it whether it is a running clock or a stop clock. Officials do not care if there is a stop or running clock. The officials only hope on a lopsided score that no student athlete gets hurt.