State-by-State Mechanical Differences

[Scuba_ref]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

For me, it depends on the noise level in the gym and the situation. Saturday I was in a huge gym that only had 1 set of bleachers pulled out and about 50 fans. I just yelled out "subs" during free throws. But all other situations I hit my whistle.

That is disconcerting

We actually get a mixed bag here and a lot does depend on the noise level - some whistles and some yelling, sadly no Ka Kaw-Ka Kaw (although I have been tempted to give it a try).

Our brand spanking new Washington Mechanics Manual actually states for subs, "...the responsible official should blow the whistle (if needed to get attention) and hold the 'stop the clock' signal..."