1. Region One Football Officials Association
Rule Topics:
Timeouts
We Are All Here to Learn

2. Charged Team Timeouts 3 per team per half
“Use ‘em or lose ‘em”; No unused carry to over time
May be requested by player or coach ; or head coach designee
NOTE: Conference with referee is a charged team timeout until change occurs due to misapplication or misinterpretation of a rule

3. Duration of Timeouts Time outs shall not exceed 1 minute
May be shortened if both teams are ready to play prior to RFP
Can be successive
Note- Officials time out may follow charged timeout if needed for coach-referee conference

4. When Timeouts are Gone, Requests Denied Unless
Injured player
Necessary repair to player equipment
Review of misapplication of rule
If ruling not altered, assess delay of game penalty

5. Officials Timeouts Measurement First downs Change of possession
Notifying of time remaining
Player in need of equipment repair
Dry or change ball
Unusual heat or humidity
TV-Radio timeout
Between periods

6. Authorized Conferences
During charged timeout
During an officials timeout
Circumstances granted by referee in

7. Types of Conferences
Coach-Referee Sideline in front of team box
Authorized team conference-
Outside 9 yard marks in front of team box- one or more coaches with one or more players
Inside 9 yard marks- 1 coach with no more than 11 players
Headset use outside only

8. Mechanics
R- Record & communicate time outs remaining; signal 15 to ready
U- over Ball & hold until ready for retreat to position
LJ & L- top of huddle; go 15 seconds to RFP on R notification; alert for subs, etc; communicate time outs remaining with coach
BJ- timing
SJ & FJ- between huddle & sideline observing