whistle to end period
 

Is it required that an official blow their whistle at the same time the horn goes off at the end of every period in a NFHS contest?

No!

No...if there is a pending shot, the horn will of course go off, but we should hold our whistle until the try attempt ends. I'm sure there are plenty of other examples where we would hold our whistles.

Is it required that an official blow his/her whistle at all to end a period?

Really? Horn sounds and they release shot, you wait until try ends to blow whistle????

In games I work, there's a whistle by the covering official at the end of every period. The period ends by rule, however.

Yes, but not just any ol' official.

That's not what I said.;)

When in Rome....

Substitute pending for a try in flight.
We're officials not accountants :D

Okay okay, let me rephrase. If the shot attempt by a legal player has been released before the horn goes off, the horn will of course still go off, but the officials should not blow air into their whistles until the try attempt has ended.

:cool:

I think thats what fullor was getting at. FTR, even if we accidentally hit the whistle while the try is in flight & after the horn goes off, the basket still counts if it goes.

not real clear;)

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What mechanic do you use when the horn sounds? I never know what to do with my hands. If there is a buzzer try I usually just do the "no good" signal, but do I even need to do that?

Honestly, I have never heard anyone care but on a place like this. That is what I do and never been told not to.

Peace

If I need to wave off a shot, I do that. If not, it's usually a "stop clock" mechanic.

Whistle on all accounts.

• I have been taught if no shot attempt, just go with the stop clock signal (Open hand).
• If a shot attempt was NOT off before the buzzer to wave it off IMMEDIATELY.
• If a shot attempt was off in time and GOOD, give the "count it" signal after it goes in.
• If a shot attempt was off in time and NOT GOOD, stop clock signal (Open hand).

But I agree, this is a When in Madrid... situation ;)

Ditto.

Sometimes it's foggy in Rome
 

I can't even get a concensus amoung my local association members. Different crews tend to do it differently. I'll always try to get a pre-game discussion in so we are all in synch but this is one of those things that's not in the rule book or manual so it's left open to interpretation.