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Originally posted by Ron
I blow the whistle, indicate the number of throws, then bounce the ball to the shooter. The manual says that we should blow the whistle there, and I really haven't come up with a good enough reason to ignore the manual. IMO, it doesn't hurt anything to give a quick blast, while possibly covering the whistle with a hand to muffle the sound (and keep from scaring the hell out of the players in the lane).
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Actually, the manual specifically states that the whistle shall be blown 1) before the jump ball (pg 27), 2) following a time-out after second horn (pg 44), 3) resuming play after an intermission between quarters (pg 44). On page 30 it sums it up 220: The administering official shall sound the whistle to indicate play is about to begin only following a charged time-out, an intermission or an unusual delay (perhaps an injured cheerleader sprawled on the court). If we should blow the whistle before free-throws after a time-out, it would be clearly stated, as in the other examples.
Anyway, we don't blow the whistle in this situation.