3 minute warm-up

[jimmiececil]

Rule 3-1(in the table of game clock times) indicates that the head coach is responsible for his team being on the field for the mandatory warm-up time at the end of the scheduled halftime intermission. The rule book does not address the penalty if a team is not on the field for the warm-up. Rule 9-8-1g indicates that an unsportsmanlike penalty will be assessed for the failure of a team to be ready to start either half.

I would like to have input as the proper penalty administration in the above situation. Do you flag a team 15 yards if they have not returned to the field for the warm-up and then wait for them to return to the field prior to starting the 3 minute time period or would you have the clock keeper put the 3:00 minutes up and start the clock and penalize the team if they fail to return to the field by the time the 3:00 minutes have expired?

Please indicate where this information can be found in the rule book. Thanks to all responses and for your help.