After only one year of COACH TIME the rule has changed again, here are the details:
Summary of Rule Changes 2011-2012 (note: the CCA is scheduled to print a new rule book for the 2012-2014 period. The changes from this year’s AGM are not in the current rule book, however, they are effective for 2011-12. The changes affect only the Officiated portion.)
GAME TIME OUTS – UNIVERSITY, JUNIORS, BANTAM, WHEELCHAIR
- Game time remains at 73 minutes per team (68 minutes for wheelchair)
- Eight (8) minutes for each extra end
- Each team will be ALLOWED to call two (2) time-outs per game and one (1) time-out for each extra end
- Each time-out will last ninety (90) seconds which includes travel time. (note: additional time can be added at club-based events at the discretion of the Chief Umpire.)
- Coaches running or jogging during the time-out will not be tolerated. The game clock will start if this occurs.
- Coach or 5th players (but not both) can meet with the team anytime during the 90-second time-out.
- The Coach or 5th of the team NOT calling the timeout will be allowed to meet their team on the backboard at the home end only.
MIXED, SENIORS, MEN, WOMEN
- Game time CHANGES to seventy-one (71) minutes per team
- Eight (8) minutes for each extra end
- Each team will be ALLOWED to call two (2) time-outs per game and one (1) time-out for each extra end
- Each time-out will last ninety (90) seconds which includes travel time. (note: additional time can be added at club-based events at the discretion of the Chief Umpire.)
- Coaches running or jogging during the time-out will not be tolerated. The game clock will start if this occurs.
- Coach or 5th players (but not both) can meet with the team anytime during the 90-second time-out.
- The Coach or 5th of the team NOT calling the timeout will be allowed to meet their team on the backboard at the home end only.
Note: This time-out policy for length of game (71 minutes) will be utilized at all other Season of Champions televised events (i.e. Canada Cup, Pre-Trials, Canadian Curling Trials) with the exception of World-based Championships hosted in Canada (i.e. World Championships).
