Beach handball - IHF

If a public clock is used, it should, if possible, be set to run from 10 to 0 to facilitate
the spectators.
2:10 Infractions and unsportmanslike conduct that take place before or simultaneously
with the final signal (for halftime or end of game) are to be punished, also if this
cannot be done until after the signal. The referees end the game only after the
necessary free-throw or 6-meter-throw has been taken and its immediate result has
been established. (Clarification 3.)
2:11 The throw must be retaken, if the final signal (for half-time or end of game) sounds
precisely when a free-throw or a 6-meter-throw is being executed or when the ball is
already in the air. The immediate result of the retaken throw is to be established
before the referees end the game.
2:12 Players and team officials remain subject to personal punishment for infractions or
unsportmanslike conduct which take place during the execution of a free-throw or 6meter-throw
in the circumstances as described in Rules 2:10-11. An infraction
during the execution of such a throw cannot, however, lead to a free-throw in the
opposite direction.
2:13 If the referees determine that the timekeeper has given the final signal (for half-time
or end of game) too early, they must keep the players on the court and play the
remaining time.
The team that was in possession of the ball at the time of the premature signal will
remain in possession when the game resumes. If the ball was out of play, then the
game is restarted with a throw that corresponds to the situation. If the ball was in
play, then the game is restarted with a free-throw in accordance with Rule 13:4 a-b.
Time-out
2:14 The referees decide when and for how long the playing time is to be interrupted.
(„Time-out“).
In the following situations, a time-out is obligatory:
a. Disqualification or exclusion
b. 6-meter-throw
c. Team-Time-out,
d. Whistle signal from the timekeeper or the technical delegate,
e. Consultations between the referees in accordance with Rule 17:9
f. Suspension of an official
Apart from the above indicated situations, where a time-out is obligatory, the
referees are expected to use their judgment regarding the need for time-outs also in
other situations.
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