Author: Daniel

The three-point shot has dominated the basketball world recently, and it’s now more important than ever to be a good three-point shooter. It’s one thing to take a lot of threes, it’s another thing to be able to make three point shots at a high percentage. Statistics show that for NBA basketball players, a 3-point percentage (3pt%) above 35% is good and a 3pt% above 40% is considered to be elite. A good 3-point percentage in college basketball is above 35% and an elite percentage is anything over 40%. In high school a good 3-point percentage is anything above 32%.…

Each football team is constructed of a variety of positions and skill players on offense, defense and special teams. With each player having an important role to their team’s success. In football there are 11 players on each team at any given time during the game, regardless of the league or level. (11 offensive players and 11 defensive players). In the NFL, teams are limited to a 53-man roster during the season, only 46 of these players can be active and dress for game day. In college football (NCAA), teams can have 123 players on their rosters, but not all…

One of the great things about bowling is that it can be enjoyed by all ages and skill levels. Whether you are on a bowling team or are just having a good time with family and friends bowling can be a fun and rewarding activity. While enjoying a game of bowling you might wonder how your score compares to others and what is considered a good score in bowling.   A good bowling score for most casual bowlers that don’t bowl very often is a score of 130-160. For players that bowl in leagues and more frequently a good score…

The American-born sport of Baseball is full of history, rivalries, and iconic moments for many fans and sports lovers in the United States. Major League Baseball (MLB) is one of the most-watched and supported sports leagues in America, despite its lengthy game times and unique rules and protocols. Baseball as a sport has no defined set time limit or duration time; however, the average game of Baseball in Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball (the professional leagues) is 3 hours long. Teams play until they establish a winner. The average High School game takes 2 hours long and youth baseball…

There are two different types of hockey: ice hockey and field hockey. The abbreviated term ‘hockey’ most often refers to ice hockey. If you are new to ice hockey, you have a lot to learn. But a good place to start is to find out how long hockey games are, if there are breaks, and the duration of these breaks. The average NHL hockey game lasts 2.5 to 3 hours. You can expect about the same time frame for minor league hockey and college games as well. For high school and youth hockey games that average games take an hour…

Baseball is a game of numbers as well as a game of statistics, so when discussing batters and their scores, it is very important to consider Batting Average! This statistic gives an overall representation of how a batter/hitter is doing up until that point. Statistics show that for MLB players and Minor League Baseball players, a Batting Average (BA) higher than 300 is considered good. A good college BA is higher than 400, and a good high school BA is higher than 500. Little Leagues and other Youth Baseball Leagues have good batters, reaching a BA of over 600. Skill Level Batting Average…

When you are trying to figure out how long a game of lacrosse takes you first need to be sure of what league or division you are going to watch or play in. This is because the rules are different for each association. However, with that being said, let’s take a look at how long the average lacrosse game takes. The average lacrosse game has 60 minutes of regulation time. This is broken up into 4 quarters of 15 minutes each. Between those quarters, you have a 2-minute break except at halftime where you have a 10-minute break. Timeouts add…

Trying to figure out how long a soccer game lasts can be tricky. This is because there are so many different leagues, divisions, skill levels, and more. That is why in today’s article, we are going to give you a detailed breakdown of how long a soccer game takes and we will talk about the different types of levels. The average professional soccer game will take up to 111 minutes without extra time. If extra time is added you can expect the match to take approximately 150 minutes. An average match will be broken down into two 45-minute halves with…

Have you ever wondered precisely how long a basketball game was when considering the quarters or halves are so short? Additionally, how long are games in terms of all the various leagues you get from youth all the way up to the Pro level? This article covers it all. Currently, each NBA quarter is 12 minutes long, totaling 48 minutes. However, the game is played over 2 hours and 15 minutes on average, which includes half time, timeouts, pauses, and other breaks in play. NBA G League is 12 minutes a quarter, WNBA is 10 minutes a quarter, College is…

Even though football games have quarters ranging from 8 minutes to 15, totaling a maximum game length of 60 minutes, NFL games last almost 3 hours, and college games even longer. Why is that? Even youth football lasts 1 hour and 30 minutes sometimes. Find out why in this article. NFL games are 15 minutes a quarter but are usually, on average, above 3 hours in length.  College football is longer at about 3 hours and 24 minutes because they have different overtime rules and feature a longer halftime interval than the NFL. High school games are 12 minutes a…