TO before throw-in violation?

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by just another ref

The whistle didn't make the ball dead, the violation did, which came before the whistle. If you have your own count going, fine, but how could it possibly be perfectly coordinated with that of the official administering the throw-in?

Actually on a count the whistle can and should coincide almost exactly with the violation.

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

Actually on a count the whistle can and should coincide almost exactly with the violation.

Agreed. Your point being that this whistle can be anticipated so it should be closer to the actual time of the violation than the one made by the other official who had to see the request and then react. This is a good point, but we are still talking about a half a second......