For Mark P and Juulie

[ChuckElias]

As I mentioned in another post, I've been reading old threads b/c the board is so slow lately. I came across a thread that Mark started about working summer league games with Juulie. In the post, Mark said that your summer league runs 16-minute stop time halves.

I'm just curious as to how you felt about working the halves as opposed to working quarters. In MA we use halves, and I like it a lot; but I've never worked quarters, so I don't really have any way to compare.

Did you find that you have a preference for either quarters or halves? If so, what was better about the one you prefer?

Chuck

[A Dutch Ref]

Under FIBA rules we've always used halves, but since 2001 we use quarters. I like both, but I think I prefer the quarters system.

ADR

[Oz Referee]

As a referee I prefer quarters - more breaks. As a player I prefer halves, because the teams that I play in seem to loose momentum if we stop too often

[rainmaker]

For the upper levels, I prefer the quarters. The more experienced players know how to use it to their advantage, and it gives them another time out.

For Jr Hi (except the real all-star teams) halves are better, I think. The coach can discriminate a little better about where to put the time-outs. And it's not another break in what can be a very long game.

The teams that played in that league this summer were mostly the upper levels (JV and Var), but most didn't play very well, and the one-break-fewer factor really did make a difference in how much time the games took.

Mark, what do YOU think?

[Tim Roden]

I like halves because I get two more end of period situations and two more beginning of period situations. More chances to start fresh.

[rainmaker]

Originally posted by Tim Roden
I like halves because I get two more end of period situations and two more beginning of period situations. More chances to start fresh.

Two halves is more than four quartera!?!?!

[Mark Padgett]

The games seem to move a little faster with halves. There's fewer breaks, obviously. However, in fall pre-season leagues, I prefer quarters since I am usually nowhere close to being in shape and could use the rest.

The best situation is running time halves, which is what I'm now working in fall ball.

[dblref]

Most of our summer leagues have running halves (usally 16 minutes) and in some of them, the clock doesn't stop unless there is a timeout or within the last 2 minutes of each half. Sure makes the game go much faster.