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In most the games I've done, we generally have 15 minute halfs. If both teams are back on the field prior to the 15 minutes, then we signal to the clock operator to begin the 3 minute warm-up period. But we never cut the 3 minute period. Thursday night I did a varsity game and both teams were lined up for the second-half kickoff and we waited till the 3 minute warm up ticked down to 0. Wasn't it last year that some officiating crew got sued by the parent's of a kid who didn't get the full 3 minute warm-up and pulled a muscle (or something like that?) We talked about it in our association last year and all determined that regardless, they would all get the mandatory 3 minute period.
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