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I have a quick question on interpretation. When the whistle is blown for a time out, are you granting the timeout for when it is called or when you blow the whistle? Had a situation the other night that my partner blew the whistle for a time out by Team As coach while his team was being pressed in the backcourt. At approximately the same time I blew my whistle for a 10 second count. We got together and decided that his whistle was in fact first but Team Bs coach was adamant that they were simultaneous and the 10 second call should stand. First off, I told him that my partners whistle was first and the time out was granted. After the game I got to thinking that even if we had simultaneous whistles, the time out could still be granted since the whistle was to acknowledge the request.
Other thoughts would be appreciated here.
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