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[ChattanoogaCannon]

 I have read your explanation multiple times and I am still not educated.  If the game is still going on after 40 minutes from the time the ball was kicked off, and that is not "stoppage time", then what is it?  Or is just called Ref discretion time?

 

It's stupid, I know. It's the same concept as real football. There are times when the clock stops. No time is added. There is no ref discretion. It's an attempt to help Americanize soccer. It works the exact same way as high school football. Certain events happen, the ref will signal with arms crossed over his head that the clock is stopped. The clock begins again when the ball is put into play. Deep into playoffs in TN, the center ref will work with the clock operator so that the clock will not stop at the 2 minute mark. The clock operator will stop the clock during the game at the appropriate times, working in concert with the 4th official.This procedure will happen at the state tournament in Murfreesboro.

[PJM]

Regardless of classification, region 3 & 4 of A/AA has to be the most difficult road to state this year: Boyd-Buchanan vs. CSAS; East Ridge vs. Hixson; Signal Mtn vs. Chattanooga CS; Murfreesboro Central vs. Merrol Hyde...only two can advance.

[ChattanoogaCannon]

I am all knowing...you will see....

 

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Blind nuts find squirrels.

[MountainTroll]

Blind nuts find squirrels.

 

Squirrelus Signal Mountainus

 

Edited May 8, 2014 by MountainTroll

[MountainTroll]

Squirrelus Signal Mountainus

 

District Champs!

GMFE

Edited May 9, 2014 by MountainTroll

[MountainTroll]

I ain't much of a futbol fanatic, but the Eagles wuz pretty danged good tonight.  Thought they physically whooped the Christians all night.  Won 3-1 and could have easily been 5-0.  The game wuz 'a bit chippy' as they say.  I think the Christians got 2 or 3 yellow cards, one on the coach.

 

I know they'z a long way to go, and it's hard to win out from here; but, somebody got to do it, and it might as well be my Eagles.

 

@reaction , trust me, yer boys don't won't no part of these Dirty Birds.

[tarp]

Troll, Signal had a Soph. start and 2 freshmen play extended minutes in both halves plus two 8th graders played a while to spell the "old Guard".  We'll not be as dominant next year, but we'll be competitive.  Our JV team had a good season despite sitting some of the "tweeners" (guys who play in both games) for much of 2nd half of those match-ups.  The new coaching staff didn't dodge any hard games by playing DII power Baylor, GA's Southeast Whitfield, AAA Cleveland and East Hamilton, East Ridge, Ooltewah, and still made it out of arguably possibly the strongest district in TN with an undefeated season so far!  Proud of them!

[JTC33]

You are lucky DeKalb...you were guaranteed a loss by one of the bad boy bully schools last Tuesday...

 

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What does that even mean?

[tarp]

I asked for a true explanation of "stoppage time" from my 15y/o freshman who plays for Signal Mountain varsity and has reffed since he was 11.  He says there's no real stoppage time in rec unless a significant injury.  In select from U-9 and up, the center ref will stop his watch from counting up or down if a coach, parent or trainer has to be summoned by the center ref.  In HS, pretty much the same rule, but includes time to card or warn a player or coach.  Center ref controls the game time.  That's why scoreboard clocks are stopped at 38 and 78 minutes or at two minutes left in half if you use a countdown clock like most American sports.  (I like the European feel of a clock running up until 80 and that's what we use at Signal.)  Also, game isn't called if a team has a clear advantage with possesion and a chance to score on a play.  Hope this helps!

[tarp]

On another topic, A CCS player suffered a pretty serious concussion tonight and I drove him to meet his parents in our cart.  Our prayers and thoughts are with him!  As important as a great season is to all of us, they're HS kids kids competing very well, but no one wants to see a kid hurt.  Thought the officiating was good, and parents and students from SM and CCS and the ones in attendance from ND while all impassioned, showed good sportsmanship.  The future of TN soccer is bright!

[MountainTroll]

Troll, Signal had a Soph. start and 2 freshmen play extended minutes in both halves plus two 8th graders played a while to spell the "old Guard".  We'll not be as dominant next year, but we'll be competitive.  Our JV team had a good season despite sitting some of the "tweeners" (guys who play in both games) for much of 2nd half of those match-ups.  The new coaching staff didn't dodge any hard games by playing DII power Baylor, GA's Southeast Whitfield, AAA Cleveland and East Hamilton, East Ridge, Ooltewah, and still made it out of arguably possibly the strongest district in TN with an undefeated season so far!  Proud of them!

Eighth graders?  You gotta be kiddin' me.  If that Childress boy (who I don't like so much, by the way) finds out we're playin' middle schoolers on the varsity team, he'll be real mad at Signal Mountain again.

[saw4ND]

I asked for a true explanation of "stoppage time" from my 15y/o freshman who plays for Signal Mountain varsity and has reffed since he was 11.  He says there's no real stoppage time in rec unless a significant injury.  In select from U-9 and up, the center ref will stop his watch from counting up or down if a coach, parent or trainer has to be summoned by the center ref.  In HS, pretty much the same rule, but includes time to card or warn a player or coach.  Center ref controls the game time.  That's why scoreboard clocks are stopped at 38 and 78 minutes or at two minutes left in half if you use a countdown clock like most American sports.  (I like the European feel of a clock running up until 80 and that's what we use at Signal.)  Also, game isn't called if a team has a clear advantage with possesion and a chance to score on a play.  Hope this helps!

This stoppage time thing is about as clear as the ol' steel tub after Mountain Troll takes his weekly bath on the front porch.

 

Sounds to me like this is just a semantics thing.  The ref does stop his clock in high school soccer for certain events, which results in game times (from kick-off to end of regulation) that are longer than 80 minutes.  Call it what you want, but I am going to continue to refer to the period of time between when the timer on my watch goes off and the ref blows his whistle as "stoppage time".  Just seems like a good name for it.