MEDIA TIME-OUTS

E.2.1

In each quarter 1 Media time-out shall be permitted, in addition to the regular team time-outs. Media time-outs in an overtime shall not be permitted.

E.2.2

The first time-out in each quarter (team or Media) shall be 60, 75, 90 or 100 seconds in duration.

E.2.3

The duration of all other time-outs in a quarter shall be 60 seconds.

E.2.4

Both teams shall be entitled to 2 time-outs during the first half and 3 time-outs during the second half. These time-outs may be requested at any time during the game and their duration may be:

• If considered to be a Media time-out 60, 75, 90 or 100 seconds, i.e. the first in a quarter, or
• If not considered to be a Media time-out 60 seconds, i.e. requested by either team, after the Media time-out has been granted.

E.3.1

Ideally, the Media time-out shall be taken before the game clock shows 5:00 minutes or less remaining in the quarter. However, there is no guarantee that this shall be the case.

E.3.2

If neither team has requested a time-out before the game clock shows 5:00 minutes or less remaining in the quarter then a Media time-out shall be granted at the first opportunity when the ball is dead and the game clock is stopped. This time-out shall not be charged against either team.

E.3.3

If either team has been granted a time-out before the game clock shows 5:00 minutes or less remaining in the quarter, that time-out shall be used as a Media time-out. This time-out shall count as both a Media time-out and a team time-out for the team requesting it.

E.3.4

According to this procedure, there would be a minimum of 1 time-out in each quarter and a maximum of 6 time-outs in the first half and a maximum of 8 time-outs in the second half.