ah... but with the side subbing that is kind of the point. the Scoring team has UP TO 30 seconds and at times that means swimming back from the opponents goal tray to the far side of the pool, spent from the big effort to score, subbing with a player who must sprint accross the front of his teammates and get ready on the wall prior to the buzzer sounding again. Very often this is done in less than 30 seconds. It was different when the player subbing in just had to drop down into the water and be ready.

Normally after a goal all four subs are utilized, at least 3. They know who they are going in for, and it is not a question about where they are going. As long as there are only 6 players in the water when the buzzer goes what is the problem?? It worked very well in Sheffield, we do it in our local tournaments and have been for a very long time in practice games, as the only impact to the game seems to be that it speeds things up a bit as the scoring team is fully prepared more quickly.

I don't recall where this was discussed previously, but I would still argue after goals and when the clock is stopped, but not during normal advantage puck situations already have too much confusion and players swimming about trying to figure out where the 3 meter line is and whose advantage and where the puck is and what the other team is doing. I seee that as a time it may slow things down or screw up everyone.

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