<p> TIMEKEEPER’s DUTIES</p><p>PENALTY TIME KEEPER: </p><p>• You will set the penalty clock based on the infraction and time specified by the official. (Referee will call out length of time)</p><p>• SET penalty time (Press “set” then enter the number, i.e. 0:30) </p><p>• Clock starts/stops with the official’s whistle OR if the ball goes out of bounds. Start timer again when the ref blows the whistle.</p><p>• Provide the player/coach an audible countdown from 10 seconds to release the penalized player (Call out, “There are 10 seconds left on the penalty!”) </p><p>•When there are 5 seconds remaining call out, “5-4-3-2-1, penalty released!”) Make sure you call out loud enough for both coaches and the referees to hear.</p><p>• If multiple players are out for a penalty, be clear on which player is being released. </p><p>• Press Horn Clear upon release.</p><p>• For a RELEASABLE penalty, when a goal is scored by the opposing team of the penalized team, the penalty is automatically cleared and the player is released. • Penalties vary in time – the referee will identify the amount of time to be served. • Personal fouls – one to three minutes depending on the infraction • Technical fouls – 30 seconds </p><p>• Penalty Types: • RELEASABLE Penalty – penalty time is over when goal is scored • UNRELEASEABLE Penalty – the full penalty time is served regardless of goal or period ending.</p><p>• Penalized players must remain in the “special substitution box”, on their knee while serving the penalty. They may not obstruct the view of the scorer/timer. </p><p>•Penalized player may be subbed at 5 seconds left in penalty time </p>