Rules Analysis
PUL 2021 Rules
7. Timeouts
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A spirit timeout may be requested by one or both teams’ ambassador(s) if they believe that either or both teams have failed to follow the Spirit of the Game and/or PUL rules, and (1) game play has become dangerous; or (2) repeated Spirit of the Game and/or PUL rules violations are causing conflict between the teams.

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Spirit timeouts are subject to the following provisions:

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7.I.1.d

Team ambassadors from each team have discussed the need to call a spirit timeout before requesting the spirit timeout. It is not required that both team ambassadors agree that a spirit timeout is necessary.

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USAU 2020-21 Rules
7.E.1.d

In games with observers, spirit timeouts initiated by the spirit captains must be communicated to the observers before being called. Observers may call a spirit timeout if the observer believes it is needed and at least one of the spirit captains agrees.