TABLE OF GAME CLOCK TIMES
| PERIOD OF TIMING | CLOCK TIME |
| First Half: | |
| First Period | 12:00 minutes |
| Intermission for Changing Goals | 1:00 minute |
| Second Period | 12:00 minutes |
| Intermission: When Teams Leave the Field |
10:00 to 20:00 minutes |
| Mandatory warm up period following intermission: | 3:00 minutes |
| Second Half: |
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| Third Period |
12:00 minutes |
| Intermission between periods – (for changing goals) |
1:00 minute |
| Fourth Period |
12:00 minutes |
| Charged Time-Outs | 1:00 minute |
| RULE 3 – ARTICLE 6: State high school association may determine the length of halftime intermission, provided it is not less than the (10) minutes and not more than (20) minutes. a. 15 minutes is normal for halftime intermission b. Halftime intermission may be increased to maximum of 20 minutes, provided opponents have been notified no later than 5 minutes prior to the game. c. By mutual agreement of the opposing coaches, the halftime intermission may be reduced to a minimum of 10 minutes (not included the mandatory warm-up period). EXCEPTION: If the game is interrupted due to weather during the last three (3) minutes of the second period, and the delay is at least 30 minutes, the opposing coaches can mutually agree to shorten halftime intermission, provided there is at least a one-minute Intermission (not included the three-minute warm-up period).
RULE 3 – ARTICLE 7: The game officials are responsible for ensuring that there is a 3:00 minute warm-up-period posted on the game clock and the clock immediately started for use by the coaches immediately after the halftime intermission expires. The head coach is responsible for his team being on the field for mandatory warm-up time at the end of the scheduled halftime intermission. |
