Slow Whistle Situation – Inadvertent Whistle April 11, 2018 Rule 4 0 Forum Questions This didn't happen, but just a hypothetical situation I thought about. A coach thought we ended a slow whistle early (ball hit ground on a pass), but we got it right. Made me start thinking of hypotheticals. Let's say we have a flag down, slow whistle situation. Then let's say, we have an inadvertent whistle (example, (1) mistake, when team leaves box, or (2) mistake, shot is directly caught by A player). The main question is: Does the inadvertent whistle end the slow whistle situation? It is not listed in Rule 7-8-2 (p.86) as something that would. Example 1: Slow whistle situation. Ball is in possession by A. A steps out of the attack box and official mistakenly blows his whistle. Does the slow whistle end and foul gets adjudicated? OR Do we restart the ball with A and remain in the slow whistle situation allowing them the opportunity to score? Example 2 (slightly more complicated): Slow whistle situation. A1 has possession. A1 attempts a shot, and misses. A2 is behind the net and in position to catch the errant shot. Official blows inadvertent whistle while the ball shot is in the air (loose ball). (a) A has AP. (b) B has AP. Rule 7-13-3 (p.91) says to award ball by Alternate Possession. In (b), B would be entitled to possession because of the inadvertent whistle. Therefore, I would assume that slow whistle would have to end (7-8-2c) and foul gets adjudicated. In (a), the question becomes the same as Example 1, can we award ball to A and have the slow whistle still in effect? (Since whistle was inadvertent because the shot did not come to it's conclusion as A player could have caught it). My thoughts are that you would not want to disadvantage A by ending their slow whistle situation early by an official's mistake. But, I know inadvertent whistles are screwy and usually disadvantage someone in some way. Hopefully this never happens, but it's a good idea to know for the what ifs. Rule References: 7-8-2 Slow Whistle Technique (p.86) 7-13-3 Correcting Errors-Inadvertent Whistles (p.91) Question File Add new DuBan's Answer: Visual Text Kratz's Answer: Visual Text McCarrick's Answer: Visual Text Agree with Riti's opinion. You can't put the Genie or whistle back in the bottle. We can never start play with a flag down. Riti's Answer: Visual Text I think Rule 4.8 Situation B covers all the scenarios in the question (specifically the ruling portion of 4.8). "A1, in his attack half of the field, is fouled by B1, whereupon the official blows the whistle and A1 shoots, scoring a goal. <strong>Ruling:</strong> No goal. <em><strong>Sounding of whistle terminates play. The official should have employed a slow whistle.</strong></em> This implies that regardless of why the official blew the whistle (i.e. either by rule or inadvertently) the play is over and the fouls get adjudicated under Rule 7.9 Enforcement after slow whistle. Tyma's Answer: Visual Text Answer File Question Answered Yes No
