Double Whistle

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by The_Rookie

Double Whistles...example: one ref has a hold other has a held ball.

Happens to me at least once every high school varsity season. Simple fix. Get together. Which came first? "I saw your hold, but I saw my held ball first."

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Happens to me at least once every high school varsity season. Simple fix. Get together. Which came first? "I saw your hold, but I called a held ball first."

What if the Hold happened first? It only matters whose whistle blew first?

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

What if the Hold happened first? It only matters whose whistle blew first?

If hold happens first: "I saw your held ball, but I saw my hold first."

Also, the whistle seldom causes the ball to become dead (Basketball Rules Fundamental #16) . The foul, or violation, causes the ball to become dead, so it's not the first whistle that determines the call, it's the first action that causes the ball to become dead. Some officials have a longer "lag time" between the action and the whistle than others.