Running Clock rule added in Ohio

[bigjohn]

http://www.sportsbuzzohio.com/2014/0...es-mercy-rule/

[JRutledge]

Welcome to most of the civilized high school sporting world.

But I can see why this was needed when you had in the article a coach saying that coaches should come to some kind of agreement on their own. . I know in this state there are coaches that cannot agree on many things and this takes away their choice. Here we have a 40 point rule and it works well. No arguing over what we do or even how the rule applies.

Peace

[HLin NC]

NC had the same problem. To add to the "coaches had to agree" issue, the officials were not permitted to broach the subject, we had to wait for one to mention it and then shuffle over to the other one and get his opinion.

One, usually the one kicking butt at halftime, would ask "are you gonna run it?"
Us- "Dunno Coach, we gotta go ask him now and get back to you on it."
Sometimes the coach behind will normally say something like "you're gonna run it, aren't you?" Us- "if you say it's ok we will". Him-"let's get the #€\\ outta here".

Starting this season it will be automatic at any point after halftime with a 42 pt differential.

[csb1971]

A 30 point differential in the second half seems a bit low to me, but that's just my opinion. Here in Colorado it is a 40 point margin, regardless of the stage in the game.

[JRutledge]

I agree that 30 seems a bit low. I guess the question I would have, does that rule not apply if a team gets under 30 points? In my state, once you ring the bell, you apply the mercy rule the rest of the game. Then again it is 40 points, the game is pretty much over at that point.

Peace

[Tom.OH]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I agree that 30 seems a bit low. I guess the question I would have, does that rule not apply if a team gets under 30 points? In my state, once you ring the bell, you apply the mercy rule the rest of the game. Then again it is 40 points, the game is pretty much over at that point.

Peace

If the lead drops below 30 points regular timing rules will resume.

[ajmc]

Originally Posted by HLin NC

NC had the same problem. To add to the "coaches had to agree" issue, the officials were not permitted to broach the subject, we had to wait for one to mention it and then shuffle over to the other one and get his opinion.

One, usually the one kicking butt at halftime, would ask "are you gonna run it?"
Us- "Dunno Coach, we gotta go ask him now and get back to you on it."
Sometimes the coach behind will normally say something like "you're gonna run it, aren't you?" Us- "if you say it's ok we will". Him-"let's get the #€\\ outta here".

The ability to produce a successful outcome of such discussions, is an important skill a Referee must possess.