MERCY RULE AND OVERTIME PROCEDURES

2004 BOYS' FALL SEASON

SMAC (BIG 16)

MERCY RULE - YES OVERTIME - YES for divisional, conference tournament, and "Challenge" games only; NO for inter-divisional games.

WEST CENTRAL EAST

Benton Harbor Battle Creek Central Battle Creek Harper Creek

Dowagiac Kalamazoo Central Battle Creek Lakeview

Lakeshore Kalamazoo Loy Norrix Coldwater

Niles Mattawan Marshall

St. Joseph Portage Central Sturgis

Portage Northern

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MERCY RULE - YES

OVERTIME - NO overtime during regular season; OT for conference tournament only.

Berrien Springs Bridgman Cassopolis Edwardsburg

Brandywine Buchanan Coloma River Valley

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CORNERSTONE

MERCY RULE - YES OVERTIME - YES

Howardsville Christian Michigan Lutheran

Kalamazoo Heritage Otsego Baptist Watervliet Grace

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WOLVERINE

MERCY RULE - YES

OVERTIME - YES (two five-minute "sudden-victory" periods followed by "penalty kicks").

Allegan Gull Lake Plainwell Three Rivers

Comstock Otsego South Haven Vicksburg

THE WOLVERINE CONFERENCE USES THE THREE-WHISTLE SYSTEM

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KVA

MERCY RULE - YES OVERTIME - YES

Delton-Kellogg Kalamazoo Christian Parchment

Galesburg-Augusta Kalamazoo Hackett Paw Paw Pennfield

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INDEPENDENTS

MERCY RULE AND/OR OVERTIME - YES if agreed upon by BOTH coaches BEFORE the game begins; otherwise NO. X

NON-LEAGUE GAMES

OVERTIME - YES if agreed upon by BOTH coaches BEFORE the game begins; otherwise NO overtime.

---except for Wolverine Conference games, overtime is two 15-minute "sudden-victory" periods.

---except for Wolverine Conference games, if score is tied at the end of overtime, the final score remains a tie.

---except for Wolverine Conference games, NO "kicks from the penalty mark" (AKA "shootout") are allowed during regular season, non-tournament play.

REGULAR SEASON TOURNAMENT GAMES

---if a full-length game, two 15-minute "sudden-victory" overtimes are played to resolve ties before "penalty kicks" are taken.

---NO overtime in "multi-team tournament games" (30-minute halves): go directly to "penalty kicks" to resolve a tie (NOTE: a multi-team tournament game's half can not be longer than 30 minutes!)

MERCY RULE - YES if agreed upon by BOTH coaches BEFORE the game begins; otherwise NO mercy rule(ten goals ahead ten minutes into second half).

MAKE SURE THAT YOU ASK BOTH COACHES BEFORE THE GAME BEGINS!

NON-VARSITY GAMES

J.V. GAMES

MERCY RULE - If a conference game, follow the same conference policies for varsity games. If a non-conference game, the mercy rule must be agreed upon by BOTH coaches before the game begins; otherwise NO.

OVERTIME - NO (except if specified for tournament play).

NO HALF OF A J.V. GAME MAY EXCEED 35 MINUTES.

ALL AREA CONFERENCES PLAY J.V. GAMES WITH A RUNNING CLOCK.

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JUNIOR HIGH/MIDDLE SCHOOL GAMES

MERCY RULE - If a conference game, follow the same conference policies for varsity games. If a non-conference game, the mercy rule must be agreed upon by BOTH coaches before the game begins; otherwise NO.

OVERTIME - NO (except if specified for tournament play).

NO HALF OF A JUNIOR HIGH GAME MAY EXCEED 30 MINUTES.

MHSAA JUNIOR HIGH GAMES SHOULD BE PLAYED IN 15-MINUTE QUARTERS.

Updated Fall 2004.