Officials time out for heat

[WhistlesAndStripes]

After spending some more time in my rulebook, I now wish to retract my previous retraction:

Rule 9-8-2:

Three attendants, none of whom is a coach, may enter the field to attend their team during a charged time-out or a TV/Radio timeout, during the one minute following a try, a successful field goal or safety, and prior to the succeding free kick, between periods and during an official's time-out for unusual heand and humidity.

Sounds to me like coaches ARE NOT allowed on the field during these heat and humidity timeouts.

[wisref2]

Knowing the lingo helps. A coach on the field meeting with players is an authorized conference:

3-5-8: "An authorized conference may be held during a charged time-out or an official's time-out (7h,l and m only)."

7h - for unusual heat or humidity.....
7l - During a coach-referee conference........
7m - Intermission between periods, and following a try, successful field goal or safety and prior to the succeeding free kick.

The rule on three attendants cited in another post is not meant to keep a coach off the field. It only means that during an authorized conference, three attendants (none of whom may be coaches) can ALSO be on the field to attend to the players. That prevents two coaches from being in the huddle.

To expand on my previous comment - by sending the teams to the sidelines, you are allowing the coaches to coach - and that is what high school football is all about - learning. You are also moving the conference to the sideline where any number of coaches and players may confer (2-6-2a) during an authorized conference. If anyone questions whether they can have a conference during a heat time-out, you can also cite 9-8-1F "(Note): between downs, communications between players and coaches near the sideline are not an unauthorized conference." Translation - when the ball is dead any number of players can go to the sideline to talk with the coach (one of the smartest rule changes ever).

[BktBallRef]

Originally posted by Whistles & Stripes
OK, but what about rule 9-8-2, which states:

Three attendants, none of whom is a coach, may enter the field to attend their team during a charged time-out or a TV/Radio timeout, during the one minute following a try, a successful field goal or safety, and prior to the succeding free kick, between periods and during an official's time-out for unusual heand and humidity.

Sounds to me like coaches ARE NOT allowed on the field during these heat and humidity timeouts.

Wrong.

This simply means that during an authorized conference, a coach cannot come on the field masquerading as an attendant.

3-5-8
An authorized conference may be held during a charged time-out or an official's time-out (7h, 7l and 7m only).

3-5-7
An official's time-out occurs during a dead ball without a time-out being charged to either team:
h. For unusual heat or humidity which may create a health risk to the players.

[Patton]

Originally posted by Whistles & Stripes
After spending some more time in my rulebook, I now wish to retract my previous retraction:

Are you reading the rulebook backwards, Whistles & Stripes?

[cowbyfan1]

Some people just like to come up with their own interpetations is all

I never have kept a coach from coming out to talk to the players during my time out for water. As stated before, I just send the players to the sideline so all the instruction/water can be given by both teams by as many coaches as they want in that conference.

I also have been lucky in that I have had very little problems with the heat related issues, such as cramps, in my games as I push for the intake of fluids as much as possible. For example if there is a score I holler to go to the sidelines for water, my heat time outs, injury time outs, etc. Always hollering for water. I wear out the attendants.

[michaelpr]

i wish only sideline timeouts were allowed. it would make things easier. every time that i have had problems with a coach, it was where he was in the middle of the field and started jawing at the referee or umpire.