HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE

[RPD]

Originally Posted by mozeek

WAS THE INITIAL QUESTION....ALSO IN QUESTION IS WHETHER A COACH SHOULD HAVE TO ADJUST BOARD SPEED AND LOSE HIS HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE? IF PLAYERS ON BOTH TEAMS FALL DURING THE COURSE OF A PLAY ....WHY SOULD A COACH HAVE TO ADJUST HIS BOARD SPEED LOSING HIS "HOMEFIELD" ADVANTAGE?

JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE IDEA OF ONE SUPPOSEDLY HAVING HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE AND THEN ANOTHER COACH USING AGAINST HIM AS AN ADVANTAGE TO WIN........

Morgan,
We spoke about this same issue on the phone this weekend. If the board is set so high that players are falling then an adjustment must be made. To me it's not football and not much fun when everyone is falling over. The optimum speed to me is a fast speed where players dont fall over. Some coaches I have noticed perfer a high volume speed where players are falling all over the field. To me that's not football, and it's also not a tweaking issue.

RD

[steelerfan]

A good coach should be able to deal with a board at fast or slow speed. Both coaches have to play at on the same board. Home field speed should be the discretion of the home coach within reason.

[RPD]

Originally Posted by steelerfan

A good coach should be able to deal with a board at fast or slow speed. Both coaches have to play at on the same board. Home field speed should be the discretion of the home coach within reason.

Well spoken "within reason" are the key words.

[Jim Davis]

TO ALL COACHES
IF THE BOARD IS RUNNING ON HIGH AND THE HOME (A) TEAM PLAYERS ARE NOT FALLING DOWN , BUT THE OTHER TEAM'S (B) PLAYERS FALL. WHY DO THAT PLAYER ASK FOR THE BOARD TO BE TURN DOWN ?
TO ME TEAM (B) NEEDS BETTER BASES, BECAUSE HIS BASES FALL IT'S NOT FAIR ,NO IT'S NOT FAIR TO TEAM (A) THE HOME TEAM BECAUSE HIS PLAYERS DON'T FALL BUT NOW MUST PLAY AT A SLOWER SPEED AND TO ME THAT'S NOT FAIR.

Thee "UNIVERSAL RULES" should be:

1. The HOME team sets the board speed so that if both teams setup their KO teams at their respective 30 yard lines, they should get good kick coverage within 4-seconds (or whatever your league's KO hang time is). Good coverage is at least inside the 20s. All 22 players should be on the field at the same time during 2 or 3 "test runs."
2. If 2 or more players from either team fall over, back off the speed a tad bit until they don't.

I've seen speed (moreso the lack thereof!!!) determine the outcome of the game too many times. The AWAY team should have NO say over the board speed other than the 2 aforementioned conditions. THAT'S home field advantage.

Other ways of achieving "hfa" is to buy a HomeFieldAdvantage Field Cover from JIMBO! Or a custom painted MegaWattz. Or a PD 2520/2620 from BuzzBall. Or a RD3924 from RAIDER NATION. Or your own DIY. Good Luck!

[mozeek]

RD....... YES WE DID SPEAK OF THIS...AND IN THAT SITUATION THE SPEED ADJUSTMENT WAS USED TO EVEN THE PLAYING FIELD IN MY PERSONAL OPINION....... AN EXPERIENCED COACH WHO HAS BEEN BUILDING TEAMS FOR YEARS COMPETITIVELY @4.0 .....SHOULD BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH A COUPLE OF MEN FALLING OVER BUT ALSO SHOULD BE ABLE TO BUILD A TEAM THAT IS BALANCED...BUT WHEN THAT COACH PUTS ITZ DIALED BASES ON THE FIELD ...WHICH ARE USED FOR LATERAL MOVEMENT IN MOST CASES THEY WILL FALL OVER NO MATTER WHAT THE BOARD SPEED....LIKE I SAID A TACTICAL PLOY OR COP OUT...... BUT AGAIN THIS IS MY PERSONAL OPINION........

[Michigan Joe]

I like the board FAST and SMOOTH. As long as the board is running smooth then I think that is "within reason. I'll turn down the board if my opponent just can't deal with the high speed. It comes down to one simple thing for me...sportsmanship. If a league has large discrepencies between boards then that is an area the league should discuss because its neither fun or fair for anyone when their is a large discrepency in boards.

This is actually a very interesting post...maybe we could post some video or links to video of board speeds that we each like to help paint the picture of what we see as a great running board.

[artlax]

and now returning to the game I see the following variables and options in regards to boards that can be a home field advantage:

1. Size
2. Field Surface
3. Type of motor
4. Height of side rails

And the nice thing about EF is that you can have different "home fields". One home game you might use one board and the next you could use another. So you could tailor your home field advantage based upon your opponent and league rules.

[Jim Davis]

thats what i'm talking about mozeek,what you just said.
an experienced coach who has been building teams for years competitively
at 4.0 should be able to play with a couple of men falling over (or don't play with the itz dials) or should be able to build a team that is balanced.
BUT WHEN THAT COACH PUTS ITZ DIALED BASES ON THE FIELD ,
(and say my men keep falling over turn the board down)...WHICH ARE USED FOR LATERAL MOVEMENT IN MOST CASES THEY WILL FALL OVER NO MATTER WHAT THE BOARD SPEED....LIKE I SAID A TACTICAL PLOY OR COP OUT...... BUT AGAIN THIS IS MY PERSONAL OPINION TOO !

[WolverineFan]

Originally Posted by steelerfan

A good coach should be able to deal with a board at fast or slow speed. Both coaches have to play at on the same board. Home field speed should be the discretion of the home coach within reason.

Within reason is correct to a point.Like JEASYMONEY said if your players are not falling down you should not have to adjust.My problem with the speed slowing a board to much can kill your team also.If I dont have a descent speed my offense is done.