10 replies to this topic

[Teddy Malone]

Why don't they just make them 23 minutes? They ALWAYS add 3 minutes. Even if the game is postponed until the next day and no bands are there.

[dalton1462]

Does it really matter.

[Bigbrownman]

Maybe it's that way for a reason. It would make sense that the 20 min. Is halftime for the coahces to talk to the team and make adjustments and the 3 min. Is a mandatory warm up time for players. That would explain why it doesn't matter if a band is there or not and seems like a good policy to me tp help prevent injuries and cramps.

[Teddy Malone]

That's fine, but what I'm saying is, why not just start the countdown clock at 23 minutes instead of 20?

[Maltese Falcon]

Or make sure the teams are out and ready for the 2nd half kickoffs when the 20:00 expires. If not, they get a delay of game penalty to start the 2nd half. 20:00 is plenty of time to rest, make coaching adjustments, let the bands play and fans go to the concession stand.

[Irish Viking 87]

Teddy Malone, on 19 September 2014 - 07:51 PM, said:

Why don't they just make them 23 minutes? They ALWAYS add 3 minutes. Even if the game is postponed until the next day and no bands are there.

I believe it's a safety issue. Coaches have a 20 minute halftime to make adjustments and the extra 3 minutes is for kids to get loose again.It guards against coaches taking the whole 20 minutes and sending a kid down on a kick-off coverage when he just ran straight out of the locker room. I'm not sure, but it wouldn't surprise me if there is a delay of game penalty if a team is not out when the 20 minutes is up.

[Bigbrownman]

Or... just hear me out about this. We could accept that the OHSAA did something right with the way they allow coaches 20 minutes at halftime to make adjustments and players 3 min. to warm up so there are fewer injuries.

Or we could just keep bitching about a halftime that is perfectly fine the way it is and try to keep fixing things that aren't broken.

[Week 10 All-American]

The bigger issue is 20 minutes between a JV basketball game and a Varsity basketball game.

Way more of an aggravation than a 20 minute football halftime.

[Bigbrownman]

So now a 20 minute warmup for varsity players who just sat through an entire JV game is too inconvenient for fans?

I know it's hard to believe, but halftimes and warmups aren't for the fans. End of story.

[bob22]

How about "Last team out of the locker room...takes a safety" lol

[roarintiger1]

Some teams are better off not coming back out of the locker room after halftime.............. at all.........................