White has the ball and "I" give Blue a Timeout?

[mikesears]

I was watching a veteren official handle a similar situation where a girl was beginning to fall with possession of the ball and the coach yelled for a timeout. This official came out of the crowd of players (3 man crew and was center), gave three quick blasts of his whistle, raised his hand, and yelled while pointing with great emphasis "TIMEOUT WHITE!!" No one in the gym questioned the call because he completely sold the call.