Start of the Game and Timing

Toss of the CoinThree minutes before the start of the game, the referee will conduct a captains meeting in which he or she wil designate which captain shall call the toss of the coin. The captain winning the toss will have a choice of options for the first half or shall defer his her option to the second half
to choose whether his or her team will start on offense or defense.
to choose the goal his or her team will defend The captain, not having the first choice of options for a half, shall exercise the remaining option.
Two timeouts a half are allowed per team.
The ball must be put into play no more than 25 seconds after the official has placed the ball.
Games will consist of two 20 minute halves with a three minute half time. Timing will be continuous for the first half, and the first 18 minutes of the second half. Only team and official timeouts can stop the clock. Approximately two minutes before the end of the second half the referee shall stop the clock and inform both captains of the time left on the clock. The clock will restart on the snap.