Starting Times

[Staxawax]

Was looking at some of the schedules for the fall and noticed all of the Hoosier Heritage Conference games start at 7:30 pm.  Really smart on their part IMO.  Is this new or have they been doing this?

[Playmaker]

11 hours ago, Staxawax said:

Was looking at some of the schedules for the fall and noticed all of the Hoosier Heritage Conference games start at 7:30 pm.  Really smart on their part IMO.  Is this new or have they been doing this?

They’ve been doing that for awhile now

[Trojanmp52]

All should be a 730 StartI believe it help a lot things form attendance to heat on the field 

[dmizers3]

On 2/8/2020 at 2:43 AM, Staxawax said:

Was looking at some of the schedules for the fall and noticed all of the Hoosier Heritage Conference games start at 7:30 pm.  Really smart on their part IMO.  Is this new or have they been doing this?

Pretty much always been doing it.  At least for the last decade or more.

[Wedgebuster]

We start at 7 up here in Michigan and I hate it!  Feels very rushed after school compared to my time in Indiana.  I think it hurts attendance, etc.   Part of the issue with changing the times is that their are a lot of Mega Conferences up here.  1 conference that has many divisions based on size and geography, so for any change to happen takes a 2/3rds vote.  It makes any and all changes happen at a snails pace.   Its the classic tale of schools giving up some local control to have an outside entity schedule games, officials, etc.  I don't like it, but it does save some tax payer dollars.  Some on the GID would appreciate it. 

[HoopsCoach]

I’d like to see all games prior to Labor Day start at 8, all games for the rest of September start at 7:30, and all games in October and November start at 7.

[psaboy]

1 hour ago, HoopsCoach said:

I’d like to see all games prior to Labor Day start at 8, all games for the rest of September start at 7:30, and all games in October and November start at 7.

I would agree, but only on years when the groundhog sees his shadow.

[JustRules]

For very personal, selfish reasons, as an official I prefer the games to start at 7p. After we decompress after a game, eat, and shower and drive home 1-2 hours it's often after midnight. I then have to be up by 6 or 7a to drive 2-3 hours the next morning to work a college game. If you push that back 30 or 60 minutes it's even later that I get home.

Again, very personal and selfish and only affects about 20 officials so not a reason to not do it. It would just suck for me.