WFTDA Officiating Standardized Practices - Women's Flat Track ...

Penalty Box Seat Limit
What should Penalty Box Officials do when a skater
arrives at the penalty box, but there is no seat
available for them?
Further Penalty Box Practices
Are there any further practices a penalty box official
should respect?
Jam Timer
ISSUE STANDARD PRACTICE
Jam Timer Location
Where should the Jam Timer be located?
Beginning of the Jam
Should the Jam Timer make some sort of signal
before the start of the jam? Are there any signals
that the Jam Timer should use at the jam start
whistle?
Official Timeouts
If the 30 seconds between jams are about to expire
and the officials are not in position, what should the
jam timer do?
Official Timeouts
If a referee signals for an official timeout, what
should the Jam Timer do?
A penalty box official shall signal to the skater that the
penalty box is full with the hand signal and verbal cue, i.e.
“Return to the track,” with appropriate signal. See the
hand signal document for a description of these signals
and their appropriate usage.
Penalty Box Officials should not sit or stand in any location
in which they may be confused with a skater serving a
penalty.
If not timing a penalty for any reason (skater is not sitting,
skater entered the penalty box from the wrong direction),
the Penalty Box Official should inform the skater.
The Jam Timer is stationed on the inside of the track where
they can be seen and heard by both the pack and the
jammers, without being in any referee’s way.
Five seconds before the beginning of the jam, the Jam
Timer shall raise their open hand in the air with all five
fingers visible while using the appropriate verbal cue. Once
the jam start whistle is blown, the Jam Timer will point to
the pivot line until all skaters seemingly understand that
the jam has begun.
If the 30 seconds are about to expire without the officials in
position, the jam timer is empowered to call an official
timeout.
The Jam Timer should immediately signal four short whistle
blasts, stop the period clock, and get in position in front of
the pivot line.
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