In reading through the topic started by sm_bbcoach regarding inadvertent whistle's in the kicking game I got to thinking about a mechanic that was used in a midget game I was working a few years back that didn't quite sit well with me. Our crew at the varsity level definitely doesn't use it but I suspect some at the high school or college levels perhaps do. Here goes...
On a TRY the official I was working with blew his whistle the very second the ball was kicked. Clearly an IW. I immediately questioned it and was told it was appropriate. His rationale was that "nothing good could come out of the play." He said the kids stop hitting immediately and whether the kick was blocked, no good, or good the ball would be dead in all situations.
The practice of doing it this way just didn't sit well with me. I'm curious as to whether this is a widespread practice and what people think of it.
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