For discussion sake...

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Originally Posted by A Pennsylvania Coach

So if a team leaves the designated bench area before the second horn, they have violated this rule?

Coach, the rule says that their team conference must take place within that area, not that they cannot leave it once that talk is finished or that they even have to have such a chat. However, they certainly are not allowed to violate the sanctity of the opponent's huddle. That would clearly be unsporting. They need to respect the area designated for the opposing team during a time-out and stay out of it.