Stealing the tap

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

I don't. The timer is to properly start the clock on the U1's chop or when the tossed ball is tapped, if the U1 fails to chop in time correctly.

The timer properly stops the clock when the R sounds his whistle and calls a violation.

What timing error occurred? The game action was properly timed.

We tell Referees to not have the whistle in your mouth for safety reasons. If the R ends up the one to blow this dead, then the Referee needs to take action that is different than the accepted practice of keeping the whistle in the mouth. Why should the players be denied the full playing time because of a mechanic? Granted it's likely only a second or two, but it's more of a perception thing.

When a throw-in occurs, and B first touches the ball by kicking it, do you start the clock, then stop the clock immediately?

When on a missed FT, the ball goes to a rebounder, who is then whistled for a violation, and you're the calling official for both the clock starting and the violation, do you start the clock, then stop the clock immediately?