original mercy rules?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by rotationslim

It may offend some of the "Inspector Javert"s on this board, but it is right for our program

Why post and ask the question then if you already had your mind made up and you weren't going to even consider the responses?

Inspector Javert is kinda wondering......

[Adam]

I've seen leagues where they turn the scoreboard off after a certain lead as well.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I've seen leagues where they turn the scoreboard off after a certain lead as well.

I don't recommend this. We used to do it at the lowest grade levels until we found out kids were teasing other kids at school by saying things like "HA HA - we turned the score off on you on Saturday!" Plus - during games we heard kids tell their teammates how many more points they needed to score before they turned the score off on the other guys and to try to run up the score just to do that. It completely ruined the idea of why we were doing it in the first place.

[rotationslim]

Someone wrote:
"Why post and ask the question then if you already had your mind made up and you weren't going to even consider the responses? "

What are you talking about? My original question is to hear from others about any unique or original mercy rules that are being used that I might consider. I am not sure what you are talking about with the "mind is already made up" stuff.. my question was not "are Mercy rules good", it was "are there any good ideas out there that I should consider?" Yes my mind is already made up, our league will use a mercy rule, but that is not the question on the table.

Someone suggested the teams should be rendered so they are more equal to eliminate the problem, I responded by saying we are a provincial little bunch, and a kid would rather lose with his buddies than be put on another team to get a more equitable team lineup.

Pay closer attention if you are going to criticise other posters!

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by rotationslim

Someone wrote:
"Why post and ask the question then if you already had your mind made up and you weren't going to even consider the responses? "

Pay closer attention if you are going to criticise other posters!

That would be me.....

I paid attention. Did you expect anything less from one of the "Inspector Javert's" of this board?