Overtime is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport in order to bring the game to a decision and avoid declaring the contest a tie or draw. The term is most often used in North America. To tie or draw is to finish a competition with identical or inconclusive results. ... Jump to: navigation, search World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere, bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on...

Association football

Main article: Extra time Extra time is an additional period played at the end some games of football (soccer) if the score is tied after the two standard periods (halves) of play. ...

In association football (soccer) matches that require a clear winner (such as in elimination matches in the knockout stages of a tournament), if the score is tied at the end of the two standard playing periods (usually 45min), two periods of extra time (usually 15min) may be played. After this, if the score is still tied penalty shootouts may be used to declare who will proceed to the next stage. Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Confederation of African Football (CAF) Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) The Current Laws of the Game (LOTG) The Rec. ... Ricardo Pereira scores the winning penalty in the quarterfinals of Euro 2004 Penalty Shootouts (officially referred to as Kicks From The Penalty Mark) are sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied result in a game of association football (soccer). ...

American football

In professional American football, if the score is tied after four quarters, an additional 15-minute period is played. The captains meet with the officials for a coin toss, and then one side kicks off to the other, as at the start of a game. The first side to score by any means wins. In the regular season, if one overtime period is played without either side scoring, the game ends in a tie. In the playoffs, if the period ends, the teams switch ends of the field and start an additional overtime period. United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Jump to: navigation, search A playoff in sports (North American professional sports in particular) is a game or series of games played after the regular season is over with the goal of determining a league champion. ...

In college and high school football, an overtime procedure is used to determine the winner. Here is a summary of the rules: Jump to: navigation, search A college football game between Colorado State University and the Air Force Academy. ...

• A coin toss determines which side shall attempt to score first, and at which end zone the scores shall be attempted.
• Each team in turn will receive one possession, starting with first-and-10 from the opponent's 25-yard line (in high school football, it's the 10 yard line). The game clock is not used.
• A team's possession ends when it scores; fails to gain a first down; or loses the ball by turnover. As usual, a touchdown by the offense is followed by a try for one or two points.
• In college football the defense may score on a play on which it gains possession by turnover. In high school football the defense is not allowed to score if it gains possession, although the Oregon School Activities Association adopted the college rule experimentally 2005.
• Each team receives one charged time-out per overtime procedure.
• If the score remains tied at the end of the overtime procedure, an additional overtime procedure is played. The team with the second possession in one overtime procedure will have the first possession in the next overtime procedure.
• Starting with the third overtime procedure, a touchdown must be followed by a try for two points.

On two occasions, eight overtime procedures have been required in order to determine the winner of a college football game. Jump to: navigation, search A touchdown is the primary method of scoring in American and Canadian football, in which the ball carrier causes the football to break the plane of the end zone, or an eligible receiver catches a forward pass in the end zone, thus earning 6 points for... Jump to: navigation, search A college football game between Colorado State University and the Air Force Academy. ...

Basketball

In basketball, if the score is tied at the end of regulation play, the teams play a five-minute overtime period (in high school, it is 3 minutes). As at the start of the game, this period begins with a jump ball between two opponents. The entire five-minute period is played (there is no sudden-death provision). All counts of personal fouls against players are carried over for the purpose of disqualifying players. If the score remains tied after an overtime period, an additional overtime period is played. Jump to: navigation, search Basketball is very popular in U.S. colleges. ...

As many as seven overtime periods have been necessary to determine a winner in the National Basketball Association. Jump to: navigation, search NBA logo, depicting former star Jerry West The National Basketball Association, more popularly known as the NBA, is the worlds premier mens professional basketball league and one of the major professional sports leagues of North America. ...

Ice Hockey

Main article: Overtime (hockey)

In ice hockey, if the score is tied at the end of regulation play, certain leagues play overtime. Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ...

• North American professional (regular season): An additional five-minute period is played. Each team plays with one fewer skater than usual (commonly known as "four on four"). A goal ends the game in sudden death; if neither team scores, the game is declared a tie. Some minor leagues determine a winner using a penalty-shot shootout. As of the 2005-2006 season, the National Hockey League will also use a shootout if the game remains tied after the overtime period.

• North American professional (post-season): Following an intermission, an additional full 20-minute period is played. Teams remain at full strength unless this is affected by penalties. A goal ends the game in sudden death; if neither team scores, another intermission is taken, followed by an additional overtime period. The teams change ends of the ice for each period.

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Baseball

Baseball is unique among the popular North American team sports in that it does not use a game clock. However, if nine innings are complete and the score is even, the game continues for as many extra innings as are needed to determine a winner. The only exception to this is Japanese baseball, where the game ends in a draw if it is tied after 12 innings. Picture of Fenway Park. ... An innings, or inning, is a segment of a game in any of a variety of sports – most notably baseball and cricket – during which a side takes its turn to bat. ... Extra innings is the procedure by which a tie is broken in the sport of baseball. ... Jump to: navigation, search Baseball has been a popular sport in Japan for over a century since its introduction in 1872. ...