Simultaneous whistle / different calls?

[budjones05]

Originally Posted by Coach Bill

Yes, I'm sure they did. But, how did they arrive at which happened first? I've learned on this board that the Refs are often looking in different areas. If the ref was looking at the coach calling timeout and didn't see the play, how would they determine it? And, if you ask me, I would think you would almost always go with the timeout, because the ref would not have blown his whistle to grant a timeout, if the ball were loose or tied up.

Sometimes if we have double whistles, I let the other official who has primary coverage area, take have the call. This is why I never make signal until I'm sure of this.