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Originally posted by blindzebra
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Originally posted by Robmoz
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Originally posted by zebraman
... The only confusion I've ever seen is when the whistle doesn't blow and the scorekeeper forgot to turn the "automatic horn" switch on.
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That's it! Great example Z, I think this may be just the right one to use to convince my assignor/trainers to reinstitute the blow at the end of periods. This happens more often than some people want to believe. I had forgotten about the auto thing and it happened twice to me last year.
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If it does not go off, then you need to blow the whistle. Why would you need to when it does go off correctly?
The what if logic does not hold up. What if you don't have a clock with tenths and you don't have a horn?
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I think there is justification to blow the whistle at the end of quarters. How many of us have ever heard a horn get incorrected sounded during a live ball? Players are often taught to ignore the horn and play to the whistle. If there's an active play, I think a whistle may be a good thing to make sure the players stop and also, if a shoting motion is in progress, to make it clear that you are waving off the shot.