I don't know if that means the better "team" wins, but if that's the point I think is up for debate too...
Having said that in the US college hockey they do a 3 on 3 overtime. In contrast to a typical 5 v 5 game it is INTENSE. Crowd is on the edge of their seat and so on. Suddenly it's like some back yard / local ice rink where kids just get together to play style game.
It's still the same game as far as the players go, but just more space and a great pass or move to shake a defender / goal keeper is huge.
I don't know if that's the best route to go, but it really is exciting and I prefer it to shootouts by far.
> I don't know if that means the better "team" wins, but if that's the point I think is up for debate too...
Of course you should keep in mind that if you want the better team to win with a p-value of e.g. < 0.001, then you will have to play hundreds of games ...
Yeah more so in such a low scoring sport I imagine where rando outcomes are possible?
It's a constant discussion I have where folks talk about a playoff is there to determine the best team but ... that's not really how it works. Having said that, I'd rather not see an endless "regular season" where we just tally up stats and everyone just goes home after playing a ho hum game and happy that they're statistical champs ...
I like playoffs, it produces those extraordinary moments of greatness that we seem to want in sports.
This is the quintessential American take on soccer. It's ok if you're not a soccer fan. Soccer doesn't need to be like hockey or basketball, where teams can be dogshit for most of the season and still wind up as champions.
Having said that in the US college hockey they do a 3 on 3 overtime. In contrast to a typical 5 v 5 game it is INTENSE. Crowd is on the edge of their seat and so on. Suddenly it's like some back yard / local ice rink where kids just get together to play style game.
It's still the same game as far as the players go, but just more space and a great pass or move to shake a defender / goal keeper is huge.
I don't know if that's the best route to go, but it really is exciting and I prefer it to shootouts by far.