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Originally Posted by BillyMac
Why the hand? It's the signal to stop the clock and the clock has already stopped. Why the whistle?
Here in all IAABO Connecticut, no whistle, no hand; in fact, rookie officials are instructed by observers not to sound their whistle when a period simply ends with no complications.
What does the NFHS Mechanics Manual say?
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Correct. The horn (or light if present) ends the quarter unless a try is in flight.
When a try is in flight at the expiration of time, the quarter ends when the ball becomes dead and an official should sound the whistle to indicate that moment.