To be fair, soccer and hockey are closer to each other
by someguy (2018-03-12 09:40:57)

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than they are to football or baseball. I'd argue basketball, as well, since scoring is at more of a premium in the former two.

Maybe soccer could benefit from using hockey rules.
by thethinman  (2018-03-13 23:35:05)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Instead of the ridiculous yellow and red cards for fouls. They should have a penalty like in hockey where one team has to lose a player for two minutes thereby giving an advantage to one side. Would definitely liven up the game.
Among other reasons this is a stupid idea
by miamioh_irishfan  (2018-03-14 16:30:29)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

The relative advantage gained from playing 11 v 10 for 2 minutes is minuscule compared to 5 v 4 in hockey.

That could be said of any “field” sport
by DakotaDomer  (2018-03-12 16:47:40)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

“Field sports being those that have a goal, a ball, and a goaltender

But hockey isn’t even close to soccer because there’s 20 “field” sports commonly played while hockey doesn’t even have the field or the ball

I think we’re really talking about the pace of each sport
by miamioh_irishfan  (2018-03-12 15:36:08)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

The pace of soccer more closely resembles the pace of baseball than it does something high octane like hockey or basketball.