# Referee training: Timing (page 1 of 1)

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1. **Timeouts allowed per player/team in a regulation game:** (both)
   - 3
   - 2
   - 1
   - 4
   **Answer:** 3 — Three timeouts per game (two in the tiebreak), one minute each.

2. **Timeouts allowed in the tiebreaker:** (both)
   - 2
   - 3
   - 1
   **Answer:** 2 — Two timeouts in the tiebreak.

3. **A timeout may be requested:** (both)
   - Before the score is called
   - Between first and second serve
   - After "second serve"
   **Answer:** Before the score is called — Not after the score or "second serve" is announced.

4. **Rest period allowed between the first and second games:** (both)
   - 5 minutes
   - 2 minutes
   - 10 minutes
   - 1 minute
   **Answer:** 5 minutes — Five minutes between games.

5. **Time allowed for an equipment/glove change:** (both)
   - 2 minutes
   - 5 minutes
   - 30 seconds
   **Answer:** 2 minutes — Two minutes for an equipment change.

6. **Maximum cumulative injury rest time a player may take in a match:** (both)
   - 15 minutes
   - 5 minutes
   - 30 minutes
   - Unlimited
   **Answer:** 15 minutes — Injury time is capped at a cumulative 15 minutes.

7. **A player gets leg cramps mid-game.** (both)
   - Play continues (cramps are not injuries)
   - Injury timeout granted
   - Replay
   **Answer:** Play continues (cramps are not injuries) — Per USHA cramps are not injuries — no injury timeout.

8. **A player is 10 minutes late returning to the court.** (both)
   - Match forfeited
   - Game forfeited
   - Warning
   **Answer:** Match forfeited — Ten minutes late forfeits the match.

9. **A 20-second warning is given:** (both)
   - Near the end of a timeout / between-game rest
   - After every rally
   - Only in the tiebreak
   **Answer:** Near the end of a timeout / between-game rest — A 20-second warning precedes resuming play.