Article: O Regulation Time of Play The official playing time for the game is always on the field maintained by the designated official for that game. The designated official if not the Referee should be indicated at the coin toss. If game clocks or scoreboards are available then a designated time keeper pre approved by The 9-MAN UNIFIED/USFTL tournament staff or Referee (White Hat) will operate the game clocks or scoreboard. Rule 1. All games shall not exceed forty eight (48) minutes of regular game time monitored by an official or designee responsible for the official game clock. Games will be split into four (4) twelve minute quarters. Rule 2. The1st half is a “running clock” stopping only for officials and team’s timeouts. a.) The first half may also use a regulation 2 minute clock concluding the 1st half if mandated by the tournament staff prior to the start of the first game of the tournament. i. The decision for the regulation clock during the 1st half must be made prior to the start of the first game of the tournament. ii. During penalties the game clock may stop and then start at the snap of the ball if the referee determines that a team is gaining an advantage by committing penalties during the game. This rule may apply during the regular (running clock) playing time and prior to the “regulation time “of the last 2 minutes of the 1st half. b.) The first half may also use a regulation 1 minute clock concluding the 1st half if mandated by the tournament staff prior to the start of the first game of the tournament. i. The decision for the regulation clock during the 1st half must be made prior to the start of the first game of the tournament. ii. During penalties the game clock may stop and then start at the snap of the ball if the referee determines that a team is gaining an advantage by committing penalties during the game. This rule may apply during the regular (running clock) playing time and prior to the “regulation time “of the last 1 minute of the 1st half. c.) The first half may also use a modified 2 minute regulation clock where the clock will stop momentarily for all penalties and then restart on the ready for play whistle. i.The modified regulation clock in the 1st half will operate per the officials judgment under the advantage / disadvantage guidelines of a normal game have regulated time per the official’s discretion. d.) If quarters are used in lieu of halves then the clock will start immediately on the ready for play whistle to start the 2nd quarter and 4th quarter unless a time is used to stop the clock. e.) Defensive penalties during the regulation clock do not require the game clock to start on the snap. The officials will administer all advantage/disadvantage principles regarding the management of the game clock during regulated play. Rule 3. The 2nd half is a “running clock” stopping only for official and team timeouts until the last 2 minutes of the game which will begin the “regulation clock” a.) The game clock will stop on “out of bounds” plays, timeouts, injuries, fair catches, penalties, 1st downs, and incomplete passes under two (2) minutes in the second half. b.) During penalties the play clock will start back on the Referee’s ready for play whistle depending on the previous play or infraction. c.) During penalties the play clock may start at the snap of the ball if the referee determines that a team is gaining an advantage by committing penalties during the game. This rule may apply during the regular (running clock) playing time and prior to the “regulation time “of the last 2 minutes of the 2nd half. Rule 4. Two Minute Warning: The Referee will announce to both teams the game has reached the two (2) minute warning during each half. a.) During the 1st half the clock will stop at the announcement of the 2 minute warning. The Referee will give a short briefing of the game situation and the “running clock” will start back at the snap of the ball unless the 1st half regulation clock was altered by the tournament director prior to the first game of the tournament in which case the official will follow the guidelines of the altered regulation clock procedures noted in the rulebook. See: SECTION I; Article O; Rule 2. b.) During the 2nd half the clock will stop at the announcement of the 2 minute warning. The Referee will give a short briefing of the game situation and the “regulation clock” will start back at the snap of the ball. c.) If the 1 minute regulation clock is employed then the officials will announce to both teams that the game has reached the 1 minute warning at the end the 1st half. Rule 5. In order to accommodate daylight restrictions or time restrictions required by the facilities being used, An 9-MAN UNIFIED/USFTL Staff, Competition Committee member, tournament director or Head Referee can reduce the time of a half or both halves to either 22 minutes or 20 minutes followed by a modification for a regulation clock during the 1st half only. If the time of play is changed and/or modified both teams will be notified at the start of the game during the coin toss. Rule 6. Half times will not exceed 5 minutes and cannot be less than 1 minute.
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