Down here in Mississippi, we administer a heat/humidity at the 6:00 mark of each quarter through the month of September. Last night, at the 6:00 mark of the 3rd quarter, Team A had Team B on its heels, no-huddle, gaining 5-6 yards every down. They were somewhere between the 40's, (maybe B's 45, or so). I stopped the clock for the heat timeout, and during the TO, A's coach asked me why. He was like, "Man, we had the momentum, were driving, and you stopped us." My question - Which is more important, protecting the players because of the heat, or protecting the momentum of the drive? How do you guys handle a situation like that?
BTW, the policy in our association is to not stop the drive inside the B20)