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Aug 13, 2009 21:26:00 GMT -6
Post by captainpp on Aug 13, 2009 21:26:00 GMT -6
I understand that this question seems weird but what is the normal time for a quarter with 7th and 8th grade ball... I have been around in different area's and it always seems to be differant... 10 min. then 8 min. and even 7 min. I'm really not sure anymore... We do at time play club teams and maybe this is why I'm all screwed up and I'm sorry in advance if this should have been sent to rules... Many thanks
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Aug 14, 2009 6:56:23 GMT -6
Post by justryn2 on Aug 14, 2009 6:56:23 GMT -6
In our league we play 10 minute quarters for the 12 - 14 year olds.
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Aug 14, 2009 8:16:36 GMT -6
Post by davecisar on Aug 14, 2009 8:16:36 GMT -6
Most private club teams in youth football up to 8th grade play 10 minute quarters. It is up to the individual league.
Many of the 7-8th grade School teams play 8 minute quarters. I dont know why.
You blink and the game is over, with 40+ kids etc, 8 minute quarters is like playing 3 quarters of a game we play. I dont get it.
Here they only play 4 games, we play 9 usually.
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Aug 14, 2009 15:21:09 GMT -6
Post by coachmsl on Aug 14, 2009 15:21:09 GMT -6
We play two 25 minute halves.
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Aug 14, 2009 15:27:56 GMT -6
Post by bigdog2003 on Aug 14, 2009 15:27:56 GMT -6
I coach 7th grade school ball, and last season we played 8 min running clock in most games. One game was two 10 min halves, and another was two 12 min halves. We had two games where we scored over 45 even with the time we played.
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Aug 14, 2009 16:27:15 GMT -6
Post by davecisar on Aug 14, 2009 16:27:15 GMT -6
I coach 7th grade school ball, and last season we played 8 min running clock in most games. One game was two 10 min halves, and another was two 12 min halves. We had two games where we scored over 45 even with the time we played. So your games are over in less than an hour And you are running maybe 20-25 plays or even less in a game What a thrill for the kids Thats starters and bench warmers both. When kids sign up to play football, they want to play in games I dont get it, if your'e there, let the kids play. Ive had many a game we held the ball for the entire first quarter with real time kept. In those kind of games we may have had the ball for an entire half with a running clock. What fun for the other teame offense.
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Aug 14, 2009 20:17:09 GMT -6
Post by captainpp on Aug 14, 2009 20:17:09 GMT -6
WOW !! It's good to know that I'm not ( totally nuts ) that there is a lot of different set playing times... Not that this is a good thing, just the not being nuts part... Coach Bigdog, I am glad for ya... That is impressive but I'm just thinking that for many this isn't the norm... I just have to believe with a short clock it's more in a way Dave is expressing, myself included... This question was asked to see if some how, a set playing time could be obtained by some kind of governing body... This is my reason's why 1. IMHO. Kids,Parent's and Coaches are getting short changed.. Much time and energy is being spent during the week of practice and for 2- 10 min. half's If you turn your head to sneeze, pack it up, game over... 2. Hard to plan a attack, when you get to the game field to be informed of a short running clock... 3. Set standards I'm all for, just let us know what they are ... I understand playing time has to be limited at different age brackets because of injuries... Have a set minimum of player's and a set clock to accomadated... I see all other kind of rules in football just can't see why we can't come up with something to regulate this I'm in for 12 min. quarters for 7th and 8th grade mim of players =20...
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Aug 15, 2009 6:16:49 GMT -6
Post by davecisar on Aug 15, 2009 6:16:49 GMT -6
The only person who benefits from the 10 minute running half or any running clock thing is the referees. It's not real football IMHO> Sounds very intramural, like something we used to do in JR High for flag football
PP- there isnt any master governing body. Change it locally by asking : What is the overall mission of the league? What is the purpose of very short games? Do mini games fit the mission? Are mini games good for the kids?
Do they play 30 minute running clock for basketball there? Are the baseball games 4 innings?
DC
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Aug 15, 2009 7:50:47 GMT -6
Post by captainpp on Aug 15, 2009 7:50:47 GMT -6
Thanks Dave I'll try to do just that... I agree about the refs totally... I'm also not a big fan of not changing over from quarter to quarter... I'll explain why in a different thread coming next... You would think they would want to, to get the training but nottttt everybody in a big dam hurry... I'm a baseball ump and I call the game the same at any level so I can get recognized as a professional... Later and check out the thread National Anthem
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Feb 24, 2010 10:47:54 GMT -6
Post by Chris Clement on Feb 24, 2010 10:47:54 GMT -6
Really short quarters like that seem like a waste of time. The kid and his family pay their good money and work hard in practice and drive god-knows-how-far for maybe 40 plays, total? That's no fun, no learning, and no way to get the kid to come back next year. I would favour giving the kids as long a game as the field will possibly allow, what's the worst that happens? One team goes up by mercy, and both teams can give kids reps at all kinds of fun positions they'd never try otherwise? Heck, with a 10 minute running half and a couple of not-so-well organised teams, you might be lucky to get 30 plays in the game, so it could get tough to physically get all the kids their minimum plays.
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