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Originally Posted by Cobra
Just yell for them to stop or something. The point is that sounding the whistle is not required by rule in order to call a foul.
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I don't need to go to #6 to see who's right or wrong after reading this. This is without a doubt, the dumbest thing I have ever read on here.
From Page 33 of the 2009-2011 NFHS Basketball Officials Manual
2.4.2 FOULS
B. Point of the Foul: It is imperative that a definite procedure in officiating mechanics be used when a foul occurs. The following duties should be performed in the order listed by the calling official:
1. Inform the timer and alert the scorer
by sounding the whistle with a single sharp blast while raising one hand, fist clenched, straight and high above the head.