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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. © 2013 Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) WFTDA Officiating Standardized Practices Page 6
Timeout Procedures What is the procedure for a timeout from the moment a Captain or their Designated Alternate signals it to the moment it is displayed on the scoreboard? End of Timeout How should the “End of Timeout” whistle sound? End of Jam How should the jam timer signal the end of a jam? Scorekeeping and Scoreboard ISSUE STANDARD PRACTICE Point Reporting Shall Scorekeepers echo back the number of points being reported by their Jammer Referee? Scoreboard Updates How often should the official running the scoreboard update the score? Head Non-Skating Official ISSUE STANDARD PRACTICE Head Non‐Skating Official Should there be a Head Non‐Skating Official (Head NSO)? Non‐Skating Official Paperwork Who handles the non‐skating official paperwork? The Captain or their Designated Alternate signal the timeout. After confirming that the team has a timeout remaining, the Jam Timer or the first referee to see the signal calls the timeout by sounding four short whistle blasts. The Jam Timer stops their stopwatch and signals to the Scoreboard Operator that a timeout has occurred. The Jam Timer should indicate if the timeout is a team timeout or an official timeout by using the corresponding hand signal. The Jam Timer should correct the visible game clock as needed during the timeout. The whistle shall be one rolling/swooping whistle blast. Once two minutes have elapsed, the jam timer should sound four short whistle blasts and use the corresponding hand signal for the end of the jam, i.e. tapping the hips multiple times per the Jammer call off signal. If the jam is called off for any other reason, the jam timer should still echo the referee whistles, but the hand signal will not be used. The Scorekeeper shall make a physical signal for each pass. The score on the scoreboard shall be updated for each pass, as per the score from the scorekeeper. A person should be appointed as the Head NSO. This person will oversee the non‐skating official crew and ensure its proper performance. The Head NSO will ensure that the NSO paperwork has been properly populated prior to the game. The head NSO will oversee the distribution and retrieval of the paperwork before and after the game. © 2013 Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) WFTDA Officiating Standardized Practices Page 7
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