Call it on the sound???

[JeffRef]

Wow! This has sparked a lot of interest. Where do I start?

I'm still sticking to my guns and blowing my whistle IN THIS SITUATION!!!! I'm not in the habit of calling things I do not see. My mentor teaches me to make decisions that that allow the game to run as smoothly as possible. In this scenario team B will be trying to stop the clock. Understanding what team B wants to accomplish, I blow my whistle. B1 was reaching in and then there was the sound of an arm being slapped (from original post). So everyone in the gym is expecting a whistle, so I blow. Nobody is surprised! We go shoot the free throws and move on (smooth as possible).

Dan, you provided a scenario that I felt was unlikely but I responded to it anyway. It's always fun to put yourself in odd situations.

So I'll provide an equally unlikely scenario...

The slapping sound was B1 on A1's arm. Refs don't see it and no whistle. B1 then, to try to get a whistle, wraps his arms around A1. A1 throws an elbow into B1's chin and then B2 clocks A1. You and your partner(s) finally restore order and assess all the penalties. Coach B says "all you had to do was blow your whistle on the slap and we could have avoided this". Meanwhile your partner is talking to Coach A who is saying "my best player is now out of the game cause you and partner(s) were sucking on your whistles".

What can you say to defend the crew? "Sorry coaches, we can't call what we can't see???".

This isn't just for Dan, it's for anyone who wouldn't blow their whistle in this situation.

What it boils down to for me is I feel, in this situation, more bad than good will result if a whistle is not blown.