Question about face-offs for people who know lacrosse

Question about face-offs for people who know lacrosse
by mikeybates (2017-03-12 17:54:32)
Edited on 2017-03-12 18:24:32

In sports where possession is fixed or relatively fixed (such as baseball, football, or basketball) there are alternating possessions. In sports where possession is fluid (such as hockey or soccer) there are not alternating possessions.

My question is this: why does lacrosse (where possession is relatively fixed) place such emphasis on a single skill (winning face-offs) which enable certain teams to dominate time of possession and win games by taking twice as many shots as the other team? Why not have alternating possession?

Replies:

Possession after a score was attempted in the late 70s - steelhop 2017-03-13 16:59:48
- Don't let teams sub after goals. - naptown 2017-03-16 09:31:59
  - How many fast breaks happen now when teams sub on the - steelhop 2017-03-17 09:23:23
Face-offs might be going away - molecular 2017-03-12 22:02:53
- Sounds like the slaughter rule in HS * - 105Marquette 2017-03-15 19:30:36
- Sounds like participation trophies for everyone to me. * - steelhop 2017-03-13 17:00:38
  - Would you like basketball to go back to a jump ball - naptown 2017-03-16 09:27:36
    - Compare the number of baskets made v. # of goals scored. - steelhop 2017-03-17 09:19:29
      - I understand that - naptown 2017-03-19 10:27:18
- I like this idea - Domer65 2017-03-13 14:01:31
- I'd also ask about keeping possession after shot goes out - SixShutouts66 2017-03-12 22:09:11
  - That's what they do in the women's game now - naptown 2017-03-16 09:22:10
    - The only thing I'd like to see is the FOGO position go away - steelhop 2017-03-17 09:26:01
      - Agree completely about FOGO guys - naptown 2017-03-19 10:12:05
There's ways to deal with it. - goirish43 2017-03-12 19:38:38
- True, but basketball had jump ball after every basket - NDoggie78 2017-03-13 10:44:42
- I was making more of a general point - mikeybates 2017-03-12 23:04:59
- this is spot on ... - MinnesotaFats 2017-03-12 22:43:05
Good Question - Domer65 2017-03-12 18:12:38