Whistle to resume play

[Ron]

I blow the whistle, indicate the number of throws, then bounce the ball to the shooter. The manual says that we should blow the whistle there, and I really haven't come up with a good enough reason to ignore the manual. IMO, it doesn't hurt anything to give a quick blast, while possibly covering the whistle with a hand to muffle the sound (and keep from scaring the hell out of the players in the lane).