Whistle to resume play

[Marty Rogers]

Originally posted by 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).

Actually, the manual specifically states that the whistle shall be blown 1) before the jump ball (pg 27), 2) following a time-out after second horn (pg 44), 3) resuming play after an intermission between quarters (pg 44). On page 30 it sums it up 220: 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 (perhaps an injured cheerleader sprawled on the court). If we should blow the whistle before free-throws after a time-out, it would be clearly stated, as in the other examples.

Anyway, we don't blow the whistle in this situation.