Your Signal Peeves?

[fiasco]

Originally Posted by fullor30

I was always taught, yes, horn goes off but we need a stop clock signal and a short toot at end of period

You may have been taught this, but the fact is that it's not in the rule book. The horn ends the period, with the exception of 4 scenarios. Using a whistle outside of those 4 scenarios is redundant.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by fiasco

You may have been taught this, but the fact is that it's not in the rule book. The horn ends the period, with the exception of 4 scenarios. Using a whistle outside of those 4 scenarios is redundant.

Do you whistle in subs?

[fiasco]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Do you whistle in subs?

If I need to get their attention because the clock operator didn't buzz them in I might. But as a general rule, no. Why? Is that a mechanic I'm not aware of?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by fiasco

If I need to get their attention because the clock operator didn't buzz them in I might. But as a general rule, no. Why? Is that a mechanic I'm not aware of?

Check the NFHS Mechanics Manual. Something they slipped in recently.

I was thinking about looking to see if there's guidance on an end-of-quarter whistle, but I've already packed my bag for tonight and it's in the trunk of my car in the garage. Garage unheated, I'm still in my workout clothes, so I'll look later.

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by fiasco

You may have been taught this, but the fact is that it's not in the rule book. The horn ends the period, with the exception of 4 scenarios. Using a whistle outside of those 4 scenarios is redundant.

Redundant is good thing when officiating.

[fiasco]

Originally Posted by fullor30

Redundant is good thing when officiating.

Well, it would seem that the rules committee sees this as a situation where redundancy isn't necessary, otherwise, I'm sure they would have put in the rule book that an official's whistle, not the buzzer, ends a quarter in ALL cases, not just in the four exceptions.