Hadn't Seen this Before

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by JetMetFan

Here's 5-11-2: A single 60-second time-out charged to a team shall not exceed one minute and shall be conducted within the confines of the time-out area.

Does this strengthen your citation?

"Such a time-out shall not be reduced in length unless both teams are ready to play before the time-out is over."

I always thought that this rule was put in place to override the previous rule that the team that requested the timeout could unilaterally shorten the timeout. Could we use the newer wording to tell the "early" team that they are not allowed to shorten their timeout unilaterally, and must stay in their designated timeout area until the the other team has completed their timeout?

One fly in the ointment, I don't see a penalty associated with this rule.