Slow Whistle / Play On Mechanic

[farside268]

I had a situation come up yesterday, and I was unsure of the proper mechanics. In a game using NFHS rules, Team A gained possession of the ball in zone 1. I started my count and Team A subsequently lost possession. While the ball was loose, B1 pushed A1--play on. Before team A recovered the ball, my ten count elapsed, thus ending the play on--technical foul committed by the initially offended team. What is the proper sequence for signaling this. In summary, I had a loose ball technical foul by B followed by a technical foul by A, thus ending the play on. I signaled the failure to advance and then the loose ball push and awarded the ball to A. I understand the enforcement, just not the mechanics. Any help?

[eme]

Just signal the loose-ball push in this case. If you preceded it with the failure to advance signal, you'd confuse things.

[CoachRob]

This isn't a failure to advance, as team A was disadvantaged at the time. It's a loose ball push, signal a play-on with your arm raised. As soon as the 10-count ends, that ends the play on. Blow the whistle, signal a loose ball push, award the ball to team A, signal the direction that team A is now heading with your arm, and blow the whistle to restart the game.

There is no need to signal the technical foul that ended the play on, just as there is no need to signal the technical foul that ends a SW situation.

[Snake~eyes]

Just signal the loose-ball push in this case. If you preceded it with the failure to advance signal, you'd confuse things.
Exactly, no need to complicate things. One singal is all ye need! :)

[LaxRef]

As a side note, a play-on in which the offended team regains possession gives a new count. Thus, if you're in the midst of a 10-count for team A and the ball becomes loose, then B1 pushes A1 in the back at, say, 7, then A1 picks up the ball at 9, there's a new count. (Normally I just stop counting and put my counting hand in the air for the play-on).