Air Ball Free Throw ...

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mike Goodwin

I sound the whistle each time there are free throws following a timeout, as it isn't different than a throw-in. There may be music playing or other activity occurring and the whistle brings everyone's attention back to the game. The IAABO manual shows this on pages 91 & 218.

Thanks for the citation Mike Goodwin.

I know that we're wrong, I understand the rationale, and we were actually reminded to do this a few years ago by our local interpreter, but old habits die hard.

All of my local guys would sound their whistle if there was music still playing, or if there were cheerleaders still on the court, but most probably not at other times.

Originally Posted by Mike Goodwin

The Federation manual doesn't explicitly state this, instead only referring to the succeeding throw-in to resume play.

Maybe this why many of my local colleagues, including me, are reluctant to do this.

Older, more experienced officials, like me, on my local board were taught and used NFHS mechanics before switching to IAABO mechanics.