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Would you like to see Junior Varsity soccer matches lengthened to 35 minute halves in the future? Why or why not?

Would you like to see JV matches lengthened to 35 minutes for high school soccer? single choice
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Votes accepted starting: 11/08/06 09:49 PM You must vote before you can view the results of this poll.

I don't quite understand that one of the biggest reasons against penalty kicks was how late teams got home, and now the majority wants to extend j.v. games. Also, I do not know if this is true at all levels, but my experience is that j.v. games are more often blowouts than varsity games--extending the games could intensify this and may discourage marginal players from participating.

Sure, lengthen the games, but let them end in a tie at end of regulation. there's little point to declaring a victor at this level

All JV games are supposed to end in a tie at the end of regulation per HSL rules. There is supposed to be no overtime in JV games in prep soccer.

We were told "NO MATCH SHALL END IN A TIE"
never heard anything about Varsity only.

Roger clarified this as "if the JV game will impact the start of the Varsity match, then the JV game should be terminated" -- thus end in a tie ... Varsity games cannot end in a tie with the exception of tournament games ... I'll ask for another clarification.

From Roger Hazel of the SCHSL:

I state at all my clinics that we try to plan over-time in JVs if time allows it but I do say that wherever we are in JV match and it is time for the varsity to begin warm-ups, then the match will end-even if tied. Since JV do not have playoffs, the tie is not a factor like it is in Varsity games.

A "tie" shouldn't be a factor in varsity games. Let's start allowing varsity games to end in a draw.

H: Would you want HS to a) play both extra periods w/out PKs, b) play extra periods w/ golden goal, or c) simply end it at the end of regulation? (I prefer c.)

C is correct. At least one team generally worked hard enough to earn that result.