Did anyone know that college soccer fields don't all have to be the same dimensions?

[HawaiiClone]

DII Championships Committee addresses soccer field size

The Division II Championships Committee supported a move to ensure all NCAA postseason soccer games are played on fields that comply with the 2015-16 rules book.

www.ncaa.org

 

[CRCy17]

Not just college, any level even in top professional leagues.

 

[Cycl1]

Even basketballs have an allowed range of size. Every college has chose to use the same size tho.

 

[HawaiiClone]

Not just college, any level even in top professional leagues.

Yeah, I saw that. Football and basketball have decided to not do that though.

 

[HawaiiClone]

Even basketballs have an allowed range of size. Every college has chose to use the same size tho.

So it's only college basketball where they have to use the same sized ball?

 

[JP4CY]

Breaking news: baseball fields are not the same dimensions too.

 

[HawaiiClone]

Breaking news: baseball fields are not the same dimensions too.

Yeah, definitely!

 

[BCClone]

So it's only college basketball where they have to use the same sized ball?

Balls are the same but court size in HS has a minimum only.

 

[HawaiiClone]

Balls are the same but court size in HS has a minimum only.

That is really interesting! So players really need to get a feel of the court if they are going to play on a larger one.

 

[BCClone]

That is really interesting! So players really need to get a feel of the court if they are going to play on a larger one.

A lot of schools will practice at colleges when they make state due to depth behind baskets and courts being bigger. Even having bleachers/seats back a couple more feet makes them feel bigger yet.

 

[Cycl1]

So it's only college basketball where they have to use the same sized ball?

No, just everyone does use the same size. They dont have to tho based on my understanding. I was reading an article about colleges all using different ball manufacturers where they talked about it. From 2016, so might not be accurate anymore.

The college basketball difference: The ball can change from game to game

When UCLA tips off against California on Thursday, the referee will toss into the air an orangish inflated sphere with eight panels.

www.latimes.com

 

[Bigman38]

I kind of understand it at the HS level so some schools can use a football field but I don’t know what the reason is at higher levels. It changed games considerably in HS at least.

 

[IsUaClone2]

As I think about it, I can think of at least two sizes of ice rinks affecting hockey (NHL and International specs) and figure skating. All golf courses are different. Track ovals can be different (quarter mile vs. 400 meter plus the angle of the turns (I'm excluding my high school track which was only one-fifth of a mile oval to fit on school property and had a cinder surface). Race tracks for cars and horses are pretty much different. There seems to be more variety than I realized.

 

[KidSilverhair]

As I think about it, I can think of at least two sizes of ice rinks affecting hockey (NHL and International specs) and figure skating. All golf courses are different. Track ovals can be different (quarter mile vs. 400 meter plus the angle of the turns (I'm excluding my high school track which was only one-fifth of a mile oval to fit on school property and had a cinder surface). Race tracks for cars and horses are pretty much different. There seems to be more variety than I realized.

Are there very many 440-yard running tracks at high schools any more? I know back in 1982, I think, my track team was in a meet at Keota on a quarter-mile cinder track. Our coach told us it was likely to be the last time our school would ever compete on a non-400-meter track, so we should try to get some school records that would last forever. As far as I know, I’m still part of the school record sprint medley relay team (440 yard-track edition).

 

[BCClone]

Are there very many 440-yard running tracks at high schools any more? I know back in 1982, I think, my track team was in a meet at Keota on a quarter-mile cinder track. Our coach told us it was likely to be the last time our school would ever compete on a non-400-meter track, so we should try to get some school records that would last forever. As far as I know, I’m still part of the school record sprint medley relay team (440 yard-track edition).

You got lucky for awhile because they had killed the boys spring medley up until a couple years ago.

 

[Big Daddy Kang]

DII Championships Committee addresses soccer field size

The Division II Championships Committee supported a move to ensure all NCAA postseason soccer games are played on fields that comply with the 2015-16 rules book.

www.ncaa.org

Hence the super boringness thing

 

[Rabbuk]

Yes I knew this.

 

[Cloneon]

If you think about it, it's not that big of a deal. Here's why. The majority of opportunity is within or just around the penalty area. The goal area, penalty area and penalty arc, to the best of my knowledge are consistent size. While the width and length may be different, not a lot of opportunity is gained because of cut-off angles. Crosses may be easier, but longer requiring even greater accuracy. Stamina might be a recruiting pitch, but I doubt that as you want to maximize a players output for a game. Throw ins might be easier, but opportunity for field advantage, not so much. Just not seeing the gain in field dimensioning like baseball.

 

[CloneJD]

Pitch surface type/quality affects the game a lot more imo.

 

[KidSilverhair]

You got lucky for awhile because they had killed the boys spring medley up until a couple years ago.

Well, maybe my terminology was wrong - it was the 200/200/400/800 medley, maybe that’s the distance medley relay? I just knew it as the “medley,” and ran the 400 leg a few times.