Also, YOU will be ready for this more in the future. Unless it's an outright fastbreak opportunity, you're going to realize right when that whistle begins (in most cases) that it's not coming from your court.
That's when you immediately growl (my preferred method with a whistle in mouth), "Play on!" before anybody can really relax.
Of course, this works best if you're trail and the ball is up high. But unless you're mid-shot or mid-drive, you're going to be able to head off stopping the game an awful lot, which, of course, you definitely want to do if you have 4 or 6 in a row.
And parents and players will typically understand.
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