Thoughts on when to whistle
 

I'm of the ilk that if there is an unusual delay resuming play, I'm giving a short toot before disposal to inbounder. Someone recently said no, strictly for the start of a quarter, or after a timeout. Again, it needs to be quite a delay.

Bad habit?

I'm pretty sure I read in one of the NFHS manuals that a "ready to play" whistle is recommended after any appreciable delay, like an injury, conference with table crew, etc.

I use the same tactic for the same reasoning. I haven't heard anyone say not to... seems like good game management to me.

Any Delay
 

My thoughts are have a whistle if there is any delay in putting the ball in play. That lets everyone know whats happening and it usually wakes up one of my partners.:eek:

"Someone" is wrong.

Any time there is a significant delay, I will blow the whistle.

Officials manual 2.2

I do it too and you've pointed out the reference.

The only way I'd change is if your supervisor or state office said otherwise.

OM 2.2A8 says "The administering official shall sound the whistle to indicate play is about to begin only following a charged time-out, an intermission or an unusual delay"

What do we deem an "unusual delay"?

I agree with those above and will most likely continue to blow before I inbound the ball (especially in the front court) on every inbounds unless told contrary by a supervisor/assignor.

Stop eating beans before the game and that won't happen. ;)

I whistle before handing the ball for an inbound on the baseline - thats a pro mechanic that has seeped into my HS games.

a fox40 everytime you in bound the ball might be deemed a bit excessive- especially when the manual says time out, intermission, or other unusual delay...

Those two statements are contradictory.

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Where's the baseline?;)

You'll know an unusual delay when one occurs.

As for the whistle on the end line inbounds, it's a NCAA-W mechanic, and apparently a pro mechanic as well. I did it for a while in my HS games, and it didn't cause problems. I don't do it now, and I have the same lack of problems. So I'm going to stick with not in my HS games.

When in Rome.

On a baseball field. :D

Chris Squire used to read one when he played music with Yes.

Or a polygraph test.

Or a crack house

Hmmmm. Must be an Army thing.

Wrong Forum ???
 

You mean the white line from home plate to first base?

I Believe We're Supposed To Do It, According To The Manual ???
 

After a timeout, how many of us sound the whistle before a free throw? Nobody here in Connecticut.

I'm in the school of whistling all endline throw-ins in the frontcourt as well as after timeouts, intermissions, and usual delays.

As far as whistling after timeouts when resuming with free throws, I've never seen it done nor have been told to do so.

I blow my whistle whenever I feel there is some kind of delay or to let everybody know that its time to play on...time management.

And for the record that reference means little or nothing in Illinois (We do not use any NF Official’s Manuals anymore). I would listen to a (state) clinician or a particular supervisor. That being said I know officials that use the whistle more often than this and it is not a big deal. Always listen to your supervisor first, and then default to what is common and what is accepted.

Peace

I have only seen one official do this in my career and I asked him why?

Peace

Because it's in the manual. :)

One the many reasons we do not use that dumb thing anymore. ;)

Peace

FWIW (-$.02?), I don't do it either and no one around here does it that I've seen.

We have to take a flippin' test on the thing.:(