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I am old school and it is one of the things that when I am evaluating an official I will pick like a scab if he/she is not using a lanyard. It looks professional. Nothing looks as goofy as an official trying to give his signals while trying to old a whistle in one hand.
I do not by the excuse that it slows one thought process down. Practice slowing your thought process down is what slows one's thought process down.
I officiated for 46 years, 34 years at the collegiate level and always used a lanyard. I am no Joe DeRosa but I can officiate that long at the collegiate level using a lanyard then any one can.
My rant is over. Time for me to go to bed. Have a good one everyone.
MTD, Sr.
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Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.
Go Youngstown (Ohio) State University Penguins!
Member:
Trumbull County (Warren, Ohio) Basketball Officials Association
Wood County (Bowling Green, Ohio) Basketball Officials Association
Ohio Association of Basketball Officials
International Association of Approved Basketball Officials
Wood County (Bowling Green, Ohio) Umpires Association
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Toledo, Ohio, United States of America
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