What is the mandatory warm-up period following intermission?

The mandatory warm-up period following intermission is set at three minutes. This duration is designed to allow players to properly prepare their bodies for the next half of play after a break. The three-minute warm-up helps ensure that athletes transition from a resting state to an active state, reducing the risk of injury and enhancing performance by allowing them to stretch and reiterate their strategies.

While other durations may seem reasonable, they are either too short or too long for optimal preparation. A warm-up period longer than three minutes could disrupt the pace of the game unnecessarily, while a shorter duration might not provide sufficient time for players to adequately prepare themselves physically and mentally for the demands of the continuation of the game. Thus, three minutes is recognized as a well-balanced approach to ensure athletes are ready without delaying the game's flow excessively.