OBJECTIVE: Learners will be able to list the number of timeouts that a team may call during a game under NFHS rules. Learners will be able to identify the mechanics for a 30 second timeout and full timeout.
Administering a TimeOut
Often times, a coach or player calling for a timeout can be a very stressful situation for both coach/player and referee. Timeouts are valuable, and it is imperative that Jack masters when to call a timeout and how to do so.
There are two types of timeouts at the high school level: a full timeout and a 30-second timeout. Each team gets 3 full timeouts and 2 30-second timeouts per game. A full timeout lasts 60 seconds. In both types of timeouts, the score keeper should sound the horn with 15 seconds remaining in the timeout. This serves as a warning to both teams for
A team in possession of the ball may call a timeout when the ball is "live," or in play. The team on defense may not call a timeout. However, if the ball is "dead," meaning not in play, either team may call a timeout. Please review live and dead ball definitions on the page "I Basic Terms" for more information.
In the high school rules, if a team calls and receives a timeout when they are out of timeouts, the penalty is a technical foul on the calling player or coach, resulting in two free throws and possession for the other team.
Here is a quick video on the mechanics of calling a timeout: How to Call a Timeout
There are two types of timeouts at the high school level: a full timeout and a 30-second timeout. Each team gets 3 full timeouts and 2 30-second timeouts per game. A full timeout lasts 60 seconds. In both types of timeouts, the score keeper should sound the horn with 15 seconds remaining in the timeout. This serves as a warning to both teams for
A team in possession of the ball may call a timeout when the ball is "live," or in play. The team on defense may not call a timeout. However, if the ball is "dead," meaning not in play, either team may call a timeout. Please review live and dead ball definitions on the page "I Basic Terms" for more information.
In the high school rules, if a team calls and receives a timeout when they are out of timeouts, the penalty is a technical foul on the calling player or coach, resulting in two free throws and possession for the other team.
Here is a quick video on the mechanics of calling a timeout: How to Call a Timeout
Chris Webber infamously called a timeout in the 1993 NCAA Championship Game, when his team, Michigan, was out of timeouts, helping North Carolina to win.
30 second Timeout mechanic
Full timeout mechanic