One-minute warning
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The One Minute Warning or The One Minute Timing Rule is a rule in the Arena Football League
that dictates the flow of the game in the final minute of a half.
will announce "One Minute Timing Rule in effect". This means the rules will drastically change.
" in arena football during the final minute if the offensive team has the lead. The offense must advance the ball at least one yard to keep the clock running; failing to do this, the clock will be stopped as soon as the ball is blown dead and will remain stopped until snapped again.
Arena Football League
The Arena Football League is the highest level of professional indoor American football in the United States. It is currently the second longest running professional football league in the United States, after the National Football League. It was founded in 1987 by Jim Foster...
that dictates the flow of the game in the final minute of a half.
Procedure
At the one-minute mark of any given half the refereeReferee
A referee is the person of authority, in a variety of sports, who is responsible for presiding over the game from a neutral point of view and making on the fly decisions that enforce the rules of the sport...
will announce "One Minute Timing Rule in effect". This means the rules will drastically change.
Rule changes
First, the game clock goes from a continuously running clock (except for scores and time-outs) to a clock that mirrors NCAA rules (stopping on first downs, out of bounds, incompletions, etc.) However, there is no "victory formationQuarterback kneel
In American football, a quarterback kneel, also called taking a knee, genuflect offense, or victory formation occurs when the quarterback immediately kneels to the ground after receiving the snap. It is primarily used to run the clock down, either at the end of the first half or the game itself, in...
" in arena football during the final minute if the offensive team has the lead. The offense must advance the ball at least one yard to keep the clock running; failing to do this, the clock will be stopped as soon as the ball is blown dead and will remain stopped until snapped again.