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Old Wed Jan 07, 2009, 09:28am
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But, I know that other officials have indicated that the end-of-quarter whistle should come from the official responsible for the last shot.

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Old Wed Jan 07, 2009, 09:32am
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I've had Rs pregame that if the ball gets deep into the corner table side, the primary should take that last shot.
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Old Wed Jan 07, 2009, 03:00pm
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I've had Rs pregame that if the ball gets deep into the corner table side, the primary should take that last shot.


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Exactly. I agree with Rut that absent a shot at the buzzer no whistle is needed at the end of the period. And the official with on ball responsiblity should have the whistle.

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Old Wed Jan 07, 2009, 03:44pm
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Doing a Christmas tournament last week I had this come up. I'm working my way up to 3-man varsity and had the senior official let me know that there needs to be a whistle to end each quarter. I let her know that I had been instructed years ago not to do that because it can lead people (coaches, players, fans, etc.) to believe there was something happening (violation, foul, etc.) that didn't actually happen (i.e., could confuse a situation). The only time I blew the whistle up until then was if I was the official responsible for doing so and if there was a shot.

Now, I did get this guidance years ago and cannot attribute it to anyone specifically so I'm not married to it. Since the mechanic in our association seems to be a whistle to end each quarter that's what I'll pregame and do from now on.
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Old Wed Jan 07, 2009, 09:08pm
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Doing a Christmas tournament last week I had this come up. I'm working my way up to 3-man varsity and had the senior official let me know that there needs to be a whistle to end each quarter. I let her know that I had been instructed years ago not to do that because it can lead people (coaches, players, fans, etc.) to believe there was something happening (violation, foul, etc.) that didn't actually happen (i.e., could confuse a situation). The only time I blew the whistle up until then was if I was the official responsible for doing so and if there was a shot.

Now, I did get this guidance years ago and cannot attribute it to anyone specifically so I'm not married to it. Since the mechanic in our association seems to be a whistle to end each quarter that's what I'll pregame and do from now on.
Same here. Our clinics teach us that each quarter/period must have a whistle at the conclusion.

When there's nothing happening (no shot, etc.) I pause slightly after the horn and then blow the whistle. This way, coaches and players are much less likely to think I was making a call.
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Old Thu Jan 08, 2009, 09:47am
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Say it's the 8th team foul to end the quarter. After the FTs do you all whistle as well?
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Old Thu Jan 08, 2009, 10:21am
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In GA we do....

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Say it's the 8th team foul to end the quarter. After the FTs do you all whistle as well?
Not sure if this is just a GA mechanic or a FED, but we put time back on the clock whenever we line up to shoot free throws. If you don't know for sure how much time was left, we generally go with .3 seconds. The point is, you have to have time on the clock when you lineup for free throws. At least that's how we do it in GA. Again, not sure if this is FED or only a GA mechanic.
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Old Wed Jan 07, 2009, 03:48pm
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I blow the whistle every single time I have the last second shot, no matter if a shot is up or not. I have never been told not to do so. I will continue doing so until I get a good reason not to do that anymore.

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