Many of you keep ignoring what this may do to score lines and injuries. Someone, anyone, who is interested in limiting subs please address the following points....
1. As the score line approaches 6, 7, or 8 to 0, a coach will normally empty his bench. Limiting subs to 2 per half will keep the starters in through the second half. It is easy to limit subs at the college or international level b/c score line rarely approach 3-0, much less 8-0.
2. As those starters stay in the game and the game that may end at 7-0 with mostly JV players in the game for the one team, begins to approach 15-0, and the losing team gets even more frustrated. As they get more frustrated and begin to foul harder and harder, it is impossible, with limited subs, to get players out of the game. Yes, i can instruct my players to pass and move quicker, but that still does not stop an opposing player from two-footing my player from behind when he does not have the ball. We could also begin to "fake" injuries but that makes your limited subs rules even more ridiculous-- when we would normally just sub a player, we now have to fake an injury to get that player out. The opposing coach can even instruct his players not to take it personally, but in the end, we are talking about kids who may be losing by 10+ goals. Even if the other team does not score any more goals, they are still keeping possession and "toying with" the other team. This will create even more animosity.
3. As younger, talented players realize that they are not going to get playing time at the varsity level, they will begin to gravitate back to club soccer. With only 2 subs per half, how am i supposed to get talented, but young, players meaningful playing time??
