If the home team has a charged conference, the visiting team:

• A. May also have a conference, which is not charged, provided that it concludes its conference when the home team ends its conference and the game is not further delayed.
• B. Cannot have a conference.
• C. May have a conference, but it will count as a charged conference.
• D. May have a conference if the home team has no objection.

Answer: (A)

Charged conferences affect how many times a team can consult with its coaches without penalty, so this item tests how timing and charging work together. The visiting team is allowed to have its own conference, but only if that conference does not count as charged. That means the visiting team can speak with its players and coaches and the conference must end when the home team’s conference ends, and it cannot delay the game. When these timing conditions are met, the visiting conference is non-charged, so it doesn’t reduce the visiting team’s allowed charged conferences.

If the visiting team’s conference runs longer than the home team’s, or if it delays play, it would count as a charged conference for the visiting team, or may not be allowed under the rules. The key idea is that a non-charged visiting conference is permitted only when it wraps up with the home team’s conference and does not delay the game.