Shot clocks would be great and a tremendous boost to the game here in Virginia. That said, score might have been the same anyway. No one was stalling both teams were playing stout defense. |
| Maryland coaches are pushing for a shot clock for publics next year. |
Meh - Maybe would've equaled a few more goals but SP defense just shut down Robo 6v6. Robo defense played well too only holding SP high powered offense to 6. Defense was strong suit of both teams obviously. |
They did play one of the top public schools in MD. |
| Was a good game. Yes, a defense battle. Robinson offense just couldn’t crack through to generate enough shots. SP got one easy goal off a Robinson mistake and a transition goal so it was pretty even. SP offense is very high powered so Robinson defense and goalie kept this one close. SP had more depth at middle and their defense was very solid. Two well coached teams out there tonight. |
You aren’t wrong that a shot clock is a better game. I think we all wish it would happen sooner than later. Maryland publics dont have it either. Severna Park was definitely the better team against Battlefield and Robinson. I’m not sure the score changes too much as Defense for The Va public’s stood up to SP. |
| Not playing with a shot clock is holding kids back from getting recruited. Game is completely different. |
This is just false |
I don’t know about the recruiting aspect but it’s definitely a very different, less engaging game. Sitting on the ball for 3-4 minutes is the opposite of the fastest game on two feet. |
Who’s going to tell the Robo offense it was not a soccer game!? What the heck was going on!? I imagine they should know these things before the game begins. |
They couldn’t get the ball inside the defense for the entire first half. Middies couldn’t dodge, attack was anemic. |
Way to double down on the already really lame soccer joke. |
Can't run with wolves when you play with puppies all season. Most of these upper tier public teams aren't really tested until late May or beyond. Teams that actually learn the hard lessons from higher levels of competition are gonna be a whole lot better for the experience. Robo, Madison, and any other team that got themselves good and frustrated against quality opponents learned a lot this week. |
Battlefield has to be happy, I’m a little surprised. Anybody watch both games? |
I should have been more specific, SP/Battlefield and SP/Robo? |