if this is IQ, which I am assuming by the tag, we do not have an auto period at the start of the match, so this does matter as you have to pick it up, seeing as we do not have a grace period, that would lose us time, IMO if this is IQ this is not legal to force teams to do, and it is legal to keep them in hand.
if this is not a VIQC post, - PSA to new forum users v2 - #7 by Blaziumm
-Blaziumm