you’re crazy. You are at Homewood and up a goal on Hopkins, and you come down on offense and there’s 90 seconds left to play. How much leeway do you think those offi cials are going to give you?” Moreover, leaving the last 10 seconds
of a “timer on” call to a referees’ hand count puts even more onus on the offi cials. “It’s insane not to have a visible clock,”
said Virginia associate head coach Marc Van Arsdale, who also pointed out there are often inconsistencies between the 30-second clearing timer and the game clock. “I’ve gone back and timed [clears] and some teams have taken 38 or 40 seconds to get into the box without a violation.”
Kimber said there could be as much as a two-second delay from the time the trail offi cial initiates the 30-second mechanism to when it is conveyed by the far-side offi cial, with the opportunity to make adjustments in the event of a stoppage. “We understood that we were going to be at risk for that versus a visual shot clock that everybody has exposure to,” he said. “I am very proud of how our guys have adjusted to the changes. They hear a bit more each week, and their heads start to spin a little,” Kimber added. “Their tolerance for change is outstanding.”
Johns Hopkins coach Dave Pietramala, whose Blue Jays often have been known to play methodical lacrosse, now favors a visible shot clock. But he also suggested the rule changes have allowed a window for a potentially more drastic measure. “The rules committee thought this out pretty well. It would be a big leap to [implement a shot clock] without having some kind of sense of how it impacts us. [The new rules] are giving us a much greater sense to how having a full-time clock would impact our sport.”
Considering all the complexity and discretion that come with today’s time- and pace-sensitive scenarios, many coaches believe it’s a matter of when — not if — college lacrosse institutes a shot clock full-time. “People want to understand a game. In college basketball, it’s very simple. You get the ball and you have 35 seconds to shoot. There’s really not a lot the referees have to make judgments on.” Marr said. “The 30-second shot clock is a stopgap. We have so many different opinions on it, that it was diffi cult to come up with a solution.”
Added Starsia: “Ultimately we just need to go on a [full-time] clock. It will be a good development when we get there.” LM
“EVERY KID SHOULD GET RIPNET.”
MATT DANOWSKI
“RIPNET’S
TECHNOLOGY IS GAME
CHANGING” -- KATRINA DOWD
>>
RUNNING WITH THE RULES
Coaches, players, fans and media alike wrenched their necks at Albany’s fi rst two scores of the season: A 16-15 double overtime win at Syracuse,
ALBANY
Albany’s fi rst win ever against the Orange, and a 20-19 loss to Drexel. The Syracuse game matched two already fast-pace-minded teams, and Albany’s Thompson attack trio (brothers Lyle and Miles and cousin Ty) totaled 18 points and 10 goals. In the latter game, the Great Danes led Drexel 7-1 and dragged the Dragons’ into a contest that ended with their highest-scoring output since 1998. “We were already a fast-paced team. With the rules, it’s made us even faster,” Lyle Thompson said. Albany showed its staying power with a 15-9 upset of then No. 9 UMass on March 5.
— C.M. 2012 (16 games) A Publication of US Lacrosse
Goals per game 10.69 Shots per game 35.20 Saves per game 8.75 Ground balls
29.18 2013
(through 4 games) 14.50
44.80 12.25 33.25
“DEVELOPS THE MENTAL SIDE OF SCORING
SCORING” --NED CROTTY
“I CAN’T BELIEVE THEY MADE IT FREE”
FREE --JOHN GALLOWAY April 2013 >> LACROSSE MAGAZINE 47
UNEVEN THE SCORE. TM
©GREG WALL
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