The title of official also applies to the scorers and timekeepers, as well as other personnel that have an active task in maintaining the game.
The official game clock is only known on the field by the timekeepers.
Time is kept by two off-field officials, known as timekeepers, who sound the siren at the start and end of each quarter.
He started an independent watchmaking business in 2002, building a limited number of handmade timekeepers.
The timekeepers signal half time and full-time as well as extra time periods if they are played.
A cadre of volunteers consisting of coaches, sports masters and others served as timekeepers, starters, referees and other meet officials.
The timekeepers are generally 24 to 30 inches tall, although there are examplaries where the column is as short as a couple inches.
In higher level matches sometimes there are even more than two timekeepers used.
