Proposal 53: Tactical timeout [ Revision 1 ]
Committee: 14. HockeySubmitted on 2025-06-25
Status: Review from June 26, 2025 to July 04, 2025
Background
This rule would allow any team to take one timeout per knockout game.
Proposal
New Rule:
Time-Outs
During each knockout game (e.g. half finals, finals), each team shall have the right to request one 60-second time-out.
The team captain must request the time-out by informing the first referee during a stoppage in play. Upon receiving the request, the first referee will signal the time-out to the scoring desk. The secretary will record which team has taken the time-out, and the timekeeper will measure 60 seconds before play resumes. After a time-out, play shall be resumed according to what caused the interruption.
A penalised player is not allowed to participate in a time-out.
Body
This rule would allow any team to take one timeout per knockout game.
Important considerations are:
- time-out may only be requested during stoppage of play
- only the team captain (which has been newly defined) may request a time-out
References
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