NCAA panel approves continuing stopping clock for first downs in D-III

The sport clock will proceed to cease for first downs in Division III for no longer no longer up to yet any other year after the NCAA Taking part in Guidelines Oversight Committee celebrated a advice from the Soccer Guidelines Committee on Thursday.

The best college soccer rule alternate for this season within the diversified divisions will delight in the game clock continuing to bustle when a first down is won besides within the final two minutes of both half of. Beforehand, the clock stopped when a first down was once won and restarted on the referee’s signal.

National supervisor of officials Steve Shaw acknowledged Division III directors and coaches are looking out to scrutinize how the contemporary rule affects video games within the upper divisions.

Holding the clock working will take an estimated seven to eight plays out of video games and, thus, cut back the amount of cases players are exposed to capacity afflict. Division III coaches and directors who antagonistic the rule of thumb acknowledged they were joyful with the contemporary quantity of plays in their sport.

There delight in been an life like of 172 plays per sport in Division III final season compared with 178 within the Soccer Bowl Subdivision.

Reporting by The Associated Press.