Teams must return to the field by the end of the halftime period. Then the three minute warm-up begins.
Failure to return by the end of the halftime is an unsportsmanlike. The team regardless of when they return MUST warmup for three minutes. They cannot warmup in the locker room.
BTW. If the teams return and the halftime activities are not concluded, a penalty is assessed to the home team. And, when the activites conclude, they MUST warm up for three minutes.
I am sure we have all bent that rule a few times.
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