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In defense of my answer, I mentioned that the runner was not deceived. For the technical, black and white, by the book umpire, I refer you to OBR pg. 70. comments at the bottom of the page.
"Umpires should bear in mind that the purpose of the balk rule is to prevent the pitcher from deliberately deceiving the base runner. If there is doubt in the umpire's mind, the "intent" of the pitcher should govern"
The "Do not pitch" signal as officially named, can be found on page 72 of the 2003 NFHS. The ball is dead.
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