2008 Overtime Procedure Proposed – Based on votes tallied at SCSOCCER.COM and at the SCACA Summer Clinic a move has been made to change the current overtime procedure for regular season high school soccer in South Carolina.
***The current system has overtime consisting of two five-minute periods and if still tied decided by penalty kicks.
***The proposal is to lengthen overtime to two full 10-minute periods (no “Golden Goal”) and if no one wins the match, then the game would end in a tie.
***The playoff overtime procedure would remain the same as it is now with two full 10-minute periods, followed by two five-minute periods (“Golden Goal” in effect), and if still tied move to a penalty kick shootout.
***A proposal for the tie-breaking procedure for each individual region will be included in the proposal as well. Each indivdiual region is responsible for their own tie-breakers, but we will include one common tie-breaker procedure as part of our recommendation.
Letters from the SCHSSCA will go out to SCHSL Principals, Athletic Directors, and the Executive Committee next week. Please speak with your respective administrators in support for this measure.
