I could see the point in soccer, so that teams don’t let up when they see 45 minutes have gone.....but revealing the amount of injury time pretty much defeated the purpose of it.
The only point was ever technical, most timed games at some point had similar things going on, then big game clocks got easy to use and official time keepers were put in place, and all the sports but soccer joined the early 20th century.
I don’t really see the point of injury time. It’s much easier to just pause the clock instead of adding time to the clock. Though I’m fine with the players/fans not knowing the exact time. makes players play harder not knowing which play will end the game/half/quarter.
But the suggestions (some concurrent, others exclusive) I like best are:
- Eliminate the PAT, make it 6 pts or the 2-pt conversion.
- Make the td-scoring player kick the PAT (leave punts/FGs as they are, with a designated kicker).
- Eliminate the break-the-plane rule, the ball/player must touch the endzone.
- Move the kick back to 10-20 yds. (Or for a designated 2-pt attempt, from the 3 or 5.)
- Any kick blocks should be considered live and able to be returned for a touchdown, until a down, 2pt, or out of bounds.