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Originally Posted by Derrick
If a time out is calls before administering FT's. After the time out does the lead official blow the whistles to signal ready for play?
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By the book, YES, but most people don't do it. I always do if I am the administering official.
NFHS rules book references: 8-1-2 . . . Following a time out or intermission, the resumption-of-play procedure may be used to prevent delay. The timer will sound the authorized warning horn and final signal.
The administering official will sound the whistle to indicate play will resume. The ball shall be placed at the disposal of the thrower or placed on the floor and the count shall begin. Either or both teams may be charged with a violation. Following a violation by one or both teams, if the offending team(s) continues to delay, a technical foul shall be called.
The officials manual also details this in sections 274 and 275. "After the second horn to end the time-out or intermission,
the administering official shall sound his/her whistle to indicate play is ready to resume."
So the whistle is really supposed to be sounded prior to resuming play no matter how the game will continue (throw-in, jump ball, free throw). Although most people only blow it prior to administering a throw-in.