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Timer Meaning and End Cue

The clock needs an instruction the group can explain.

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Companion to Tell Athletes What the Practice Timer Means Before It Runs Out.

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Hypothetical example: a timer marks the next station explanation, and the coach clarifies that athletes wait for the approved transition signal when it ends.

01Name the job of this timer

State the timer’s approved purpose.

02Separate a time boundary from a learning claim

Separate its time boundary from the learning judgment.

03Explain the action at the end

Explain the permitted end action.

04State how a change will be communicated

Record how changes will be communicated.