Game arrival time

[Mark Padgett]

For driveway games it's 5 minutes.

[Kansas Ref]

Varsity 1 hour before scheduled tip time; JV/ Fresh 30 mins; Middle School 30 mins; recreational leagues (0 to 5 minutes)--these games usually feature a kid or coach running into the gym lugging gym bags and fumbling with score sheets 10 seconds before tip off.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Back in the day, for both women's and men's college it used to be 1:30 before the start time for Div. III and below and 2:00 before the start time for Div. I. Regarding Div. I games there is a protocol that each league that must be followed including a pregame with the Scorer and Timers.

The NHFS Officials Manual has always said 1:00 before the start time. Using that as a guide line I would like to be at the game site before the start of JV when I had a VAR game and I would either stay in the dressing room or at least be in the dressing room by the end of the third quarter.

I would always be at the game site 1:00 before the start time for JV games and at between 0:45 and 1:00 before the start time for FR and JrHS games. As I have gotten older it is important that I arrive 1:00 before a game because of the time it takes to put on my knee brace and to stretch out. It is hell getting old, LOL! And just think of poor MTD, Jr., he has to carry both figuratively and literally, LOL!

My preference has always been to arrive at the game site at the earliest time required. I wanted to allow for travel delays as well as to not be rushed in getting ready in the dressing room.

MTD, Sr.

[WhistlesAndStripes]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

For driveway games it's 5 minutes.

And for wreck league, it's have your shoes tied, whistle on, and shirt tail hanging out when the buzzer ends to signal the end of the warmup period and start the game.