Red Cards Are for Cheaters

[EurekaDog]

Tied at FT. Team with fewest fouls is declared the winner. Still tied...

got to OKs, with two changes. (1) No minimum of 5 PKs, just one-by-one. (2) After the ball and the goalie are situated for the PK, as the official blows his whistle, both the kicker AND the goalie are allowed to move. The goalie should be be allowed to come off his line.


The purpose for "awarding" the win due to fewest fouls is to create more scoring opportunities during regular time.

Another idea: a yellow or a red card results in a PK for the other team.

 

[missouridawg]

What if we added 3 more soccer balls to the field for a total of 3 balls in play at the same time. First team to get one in the back of the net wins.

 

[GOOD_DAWG2.0]

This would be 17n crazy haha

 

[Hump4Hoops]

This would make me watch soccer.

 

[Junction John]

Two changes would make soccer blow up in the US.

1. Get rid of offsides. I know we've had this discussion before and purists will defend it, but I still hate it. Eliminating that one thing would lead to probably 3 more goals per game. I'm sure there's some perfectly logical reason for this stupid rule, but in my mind, it's equivalent to the ref blowing the whistle on a fast break in basketball: "Tweet! Time out. Wait until the rest of the defense has a chance to set up..." Why? You already have a defensive person back there -- and he can use his hands.


2. Make each goal count 7 points. Now 3-2 becomes 21-14 - wow, what an exciting game!**


And before you ask, yes I'm an expert. I coached my daughter's 8 yo team. You're welcome.

 

[missouridawg]

1. Get rid of offsides. I know we've had this discussion before and purists will defend it, but I still hate it. Eliminating that one thing would lead to probably 3 more goals per game. I'm sure there's some perfectly logical reason for this stupid rule, but in my mind, it's equivalent to the ref blowing the whistle on a fast break in basketball: "Tweet! Time out. Wait until the rest of the defense has a chance to set up..." Why? You already have a defensive person back there -- and he can use his hands.


2. Make each goal count 7 points. Now 3-2 becomes 21-14 - wow, what an exciting game!**


And before you ask, yes I'm an expert. I coached my daughter's 8 yo team. You're welcome.

I can certainly agree with the offsides thing. Makes no sense to penalize a faster player. Don't want that guy/girl to get past you? Then run your *** off and catch him/her.

I can't stand that there is an incentive to not play defense.

 

[GOOD_DAWG2.0]

Um it doesn't penalize faster players.... It penalizes players behind the last defender.

I won't deny teams would score more if there were no offsides penalty but soccer would suck so much without it. The rule is meant to prevent snowbirds- which, going back to the basketball analogy, may I remind you that renardo Sidney had several of in his career. Also, renardo was fat not fast. So really the rule penalizes lazy players.

ETA: I'm not a dubmass, I know this was only a joke to begin with. I just felt like saying that

 

[Junction John]

Snowbirds play no defense... so aren't you a man up on your side?

I hate playing against them for sure, because I can't stand lazy. But I also enjoyed playing against basically 4 guys on the offensive end.

The keeper is the difference to me. There's no man advantage when it's 1-on-1. Except maybe the goals are so big that it gives the offense an advantage.

 

[missouridawg]

Um it doesn't penalize faster players.... It penalizes players behind the last defender.

ETA: I'm not a dubmass, I know this was only a joke to begin with. I just felt like saying that

So if you're the last defender and there is a guy behind you, it sounds like maybe you should try to defend him?


The offsides that pisses me off is when two players are both precisely at mid field and the ball is about to be passed forward.... If the offensive player is faster, he is penalized for that.

 

[patdog]

The one rule change that I would really like to see made would be to increase the size of the goal slightly, like 5% - 10% in both height and width. I bet scoring would go up by a goal per game, with no noticeable difference in the way the game is played. Goalkeepers today are much bigger and more athletic than they've ever been and they can cover the entire goal better than ever before.

 

[patdog]

Offside doesn't penalize a faster player. It's actually the opposite. It opens the game up for him. Without offside, the center backs would just hang out in the penalty box and he'll never get behind them.

 

[aTotal360]

The stupidest rule is not allowing players to get a breather. Players should be able to sub in and out freely at stoppages.

 

[rem101]

1. Get rid of offsides. I know we've had this discussion before and purists will defend it, but I still hate it. Eliminating that one thing would lead to probably 3 more goals per game. I'm sure there's some perfectly logical reason for this stupid rule, but in my mind, it's equivalent to the ref blowing the whistle on a fast break in basketball: "Tweet! Time out. Wait until the rest of the defense has a chance to set up..." Why? You already have a defensive person back there -- and he can use his hands.


2. Make each goal count 7 points. Now 3-2 becomes 21-14 - wow, what an exciting game!**


And before you ask, yes I'm an expert. I coached my daughter's 8 yo team. You're welcome.

It also would be like letting a receiver start out behind the defensive back or the dline to line up behind the oline and sack the quarterback. You want to get there, be better than your defender (or blocker).

 

[rem101]

No wonder we haven't won the SEC since 1941**

 

[GOOD_DAWG2.0]

Offside doesn't penalize a faster player. It's actually the opposite. It opens the game up for him. Without offside, the center backs would just hang out in the penalty box and he'll never get behind them.

Well said

 

[EurekaDog]

Soccer offsides = the genesis of the offsides rule in American football (NM)

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[EurekaDog]

Like the early days of American FB when players played both off. & def. (NM)

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[Will James]

If nobody has scored after extra time bring the other goal to midfield