I can appreciate the idea Tuck, but I think that it is impractical because of the nature of the game compared to ice hockey - in the water with difficulty identifying players. When play is close to the subs bench it would be almost impossible to check on subbing correctly.

Also I think that subbing is part of the game, and it can be used tactically. The rule in allowing subbing after a goal is to speed the game up and eliminate an unfair disadvantage for the scoring team. I don't really see any great advantages, and one very large disadvantage to this.

By the way, Flk_de_pk, I assume that 5v5 would mean 3 subs (or so) on the side, not 5 subs.

I would support some sort of subs 'cage' where the subs check into. A chip, implanted in all players allows a player to exit once there are too many players in the box. Problem solved.

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