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Under Varsity Timing Rules: (Big Nine, HVL, 3 Rivers, SEC, Gopher)

Big Nine:
Junior Varsity/B-Squad:
  • Minimum warm up 10 minutes

  • Two 16 minute halves with 5 minute half-time

  • Overtime 3 minutes

9th Grade
  • Minimum 5 minute warm up between games

  • Two games - two 14-­‐minute halves with 5 minute half-time

  • One game - two 16 minute halves with 5 minute half-time

  • Overtime 3 minutes

HVL
Junior Varsity/B-Squad:
  • Minimum warm up 12 minutes –can be shortened by mutual agreement

  • Two 16 minute halves with 7 minute half-time

  • Overtime 4 minutes

9th Grade
  • Two 16 minute halves with 5 minute half-time

  • Overtime 3 Minutes

Junior High
  • Four 8 minute quarters with 5 minute half-time

3 Rivers
Junior Varsity/B-Squad:
  • 6:00 Junior Varsity (15 minute halves, 5 minute halftime, 3 minute overtime)

9th Grade/Junior High
  • 4:45 C Team (14 minute halves, 3 minutes halftime, 2 minute overtime, second OT is sudden death) 

  • 4:30 8th Grade (14 minute halves, 3 minute halftime, 2 minute overtime)

  • 5:30 7th Grade (14 minute halves, 3 minute halftime, 2 minute overtime)   

SEC
Junior Varsity
  • Two 15-­minute halves with a 7 minute half-time

  • Overtime 3 minutes

9th Grade
  • Two 13 minute halves with 6 minute half-time

  • Overtime 2 minutes

Junior High
  • Two 13 minute halves with 5 minute half-time

  • Overtime 2 minutes

Home School
Junior Varsity
  • Two 16-­minute halves with a 5 minute half-time

  • 3 Full Time-outs and 2 30 Second Time-outs

JR High
  • Two 14 minute halves with 5 minute half-time

  • Overtime 2 minutes

STEM
Junior Varsity
  • Two 15-­minute halves with a 5 minute half-time

  • Overtime - 3 Minutes

  • 3 Full Time-outs and 2 30 Second Time-outs

9th Grade
  • Two 14 minute halves with 5 minute half-time

  • Overtime 2 minutes

Gopher
Varsity
  • Scheduled Tip-off 7:15 PM

Junior Varsity
  • Scheduled Tip-off 5:45 PM

  • Minimum 10 minute warm up between games

  • Two 16 minute halves with 10 minute half-time

  • Overtime 3 minutes

C-Squad
  • Scheduled Tip-off 4:30 PM

  • Two 16 minute halves with 5 minute half-time

  • Overtime 3 minutes

JR High
  • Scheduled Tip-off 8th Grade 4:30 PM, 7th Grade for boys

    • Flipped for Girls Games​

  • Two 14 minute halves with 2 Timeouts Per Half

  • Overtime 2 minutes - 1 Timeout (No Carry Over)

  • 7th player-to-player only, 8th Player to To player only until Jan. 15, then zone allowed. No pressing up 15 or more. 

About RAOA

Rochester Area Officials Association (RAOA) trains, mentors, and assigns high school officials in the sports of Baseball, Basketball, Football, Softball and Volleyball.

 

With over 250 members, RAOA was established in Rochester, MN in 1950 and is a member of the Minnesota State High School League. RAOA provides officials to high schools through out Southern Minnesota.

 

Over our proud history, RAOA has had many members assigned to Minnesota State Championship games as well as those who moved up to officiate in the NCAA.

Mission

The Mission of the Rochester Area Official Association (RAOA) is to assist members in becoming better athletic officials.

RAOA will accomplish this goal through clarification and interpretation of rules and promoting efficient and standard officiating techniques in football, basketball, baseball, softball and Volleyball. Each member will be involved in the following :
 

  • Rules Knowledge

  • Instructional Meetings

  • Professionalism

  • Promoting Sportsmanship

Board Members

President - Eric Okstad

Past President - Eric Rain

Secretary/Treasurer - Jared Butson

 

VP Football - Joel Traver

VP Volleyball - Darci Meyer

VP Basketball - Jesse Kralewski

VP Baseball - Chris Zollner

VP Softball - MJ Wagenson

Business Info

Address:

Rochester Area Officials Association
ATTN: Jared Butson
221 Devin Drive
St. Charles, MN 55972

 

Phone: 507-250-1446
Email: jaredjbutson@gmail.com

Contact the RAOA Webmaster with questions regarding this page.

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