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Originally Posted by HokiePaul
I know this isn't new, but in watching the NCAA tournament, I noticed that the officials almost always blow their whistle multiple times on fouls/violations that result in a turnover. So if its a simple foul on the defense, you get "tweet", but it its a charge or a travel, you get "tweet-tweet, tweet-tweet" or some variation followed by a signal going the other way.
Does anyone know how this started? Is this something that is specifically addressed at the college/pro level in the officials manual, or is this left unwritten at the college/pro level and become a best practice of sorts?
I only see it occasionally at the HS level which makes sense since it directly contradicts what the NFHS manual says.
Personally I like it and wish NFHS would adopt it as a standard, but if NCAA/Pro don't have this as a written standard, I would assume its not going to happen any time soon.
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Yes, I do it some times. Also, what you also may be hearing on TV is two different officials whistles, one right after the other.