Whistle on a throw-in

[tomegun]

Originally Posted by MadCityRef

Only after a time-out or a long delay (administering a tech, etc.)
I do say "ball in" as I hand it to the thrower.

Over the years I've heard many things that boil down to this: make your words and your whistle mean something.
This is what works for me:

- I will say "Spot" when the inbounder has a spot throw in and it is necessary. This serves two purposes: it tells the inbounder they cannot move and alerts everyone that the ball is about to be put into play. Now, this isn't necessary if, for instance, we are going the length of the court with no pressure.
- I'm not, and never have been, a fan of blowing the whistle for a lot of things (other than fouls, violations, etc.) to include bringing in subs. In my mind, I want my whistle to mean something and it devalues it when I blow it every time Jack, Jill, Billy and Suzie come into the game. I much prefer the table sound the horn for every sub regardless of whether I see the sub prior or not. I have seen officials take this to the extreme by communicating with players using their whistle instead of simply talking to them.

I seem to have rambled a bit, but no I don't blow the whistle for every inbound play.