Time outs into overtime

[monsignor]

You take all time outs left in the 2nd half into overtime. If you have 2 and you get 1 for the first possession and you do not use any. Do you now have 4 for the second possession?

[Warrenkicker]

Yes and No. Some states say yes and some say no. The yes states just keep adding them up. The no states take the total left from the second half and just add one. So if you had three at the end of the second half as long as you don't use two or more in any overtime period you will still have four in each overtime. The first one used is the extra overtime timeout and then you start using the unused second half timeouts.

[Bob M.]

REPLY: And remember monsignor that each state is allowed to use whatever OT procedure it chooses to...or use none at all. The procedure in the Fed Rule Book is simply a recommended procedure. So each state's answer to your question might be different. I've always read the recommended procedure (we don't use it here) as allowing TOs to accumulate.

[Jim D]

If you are using the NFHS recommended procedure (and it has been pointed out that all states do not follow it) then the time outs do accumulate. I don't have it with me but this is spelled out in the NFHS Handbook and I've also seen it in some handouts for state meetings from the NFHS.

[kdf5]

The official stance of the Federation is they do accumulate but as warrenkicker pointed out it's a state by state ruling so do some checking first.

[FootballRef05]

Here in Western New York they carry over from the 4th quarter

[gberry]

In Georgia, no timeouts are carried over into OT. We use a modified Kansas Plan (ball on the 15) and each team gets 1 T/O per OT period which must be used in that period or it is lost.

[Theisey]

Any school playing under the New York State PHSAA OT procedure will carry any unused 2nd half TOs into OT.
They will also get one additional TO for each OT period played.
All of these TO carry over into subsequent OT periods.

We also start 1/10 at the B-20.