As it is, playing time – REAL time actually expended with the ball in play – is only about 22.5 minutes. The rest of the time is getting off the ground, signal calling, etc. Don’t believe me ? Take a stopwatch and time the game from just the snap to the down. Soccer, on the other hand, is 45 minutes of pretty much continued play.
As it is, playing time – REAL time actually expended with the ball in play – is only about 22.5 minutes. The rest of the time is getting off the ground, signal calling, etc. Don’t believe me ? Take a stopwatch and time the game from just the snap to the down. Soccer, on the other hand, is 45 minutes of pretty much continued play.