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Little boxes, time, and making physics work for you.
Well, since the physicist point of view was requested...
Sure you can divide time up into whatever size you want for this. Time is generally a measure of which event precedes another. I think the question here is not how much can you divide time, rather it is "What do define as your event?".
My two cents: make life easy on yourself and call the whole sequence one event. Each event receives one penalty. What would your evaluator say if you called two fouls on B1 when A1 goes up for a shot and your reasoning was: Well coach he hit him on the elbow with the right hand and pushed him in the chest with hes left hand.
Unless there is some overriding reason to divide the event, don't. We give the clock a second of lag time, give the player at least that much time, probably a little longer--he's not focused on our whistle as much as the play.
Could you justify two penalties? Probably.
Could you justify one penalty? Sure.
Do you accomplish anything else by administering a second penalty? Probably not.
In summation, review your old physics texts, preferably the one that mentions relativity and learn these terms:
Event
Simultaneity
Inertial Frame
and complete all the exercises from Chapters 1-28. Test is on Friday. I recommend you spend at least 48 hours studying for it.
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