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Originally posted by Simbio
I'm a football official so please forgive the ignorance, but do you keep the whistle in your mouth the whole time? What do you do on inadvertant whistles?
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Yup.
We tend to have fewer IW's, though. In my limited football experience, IW's come from situations that simply require a flag or beanbag but the official accidentally tweets. Having the whistle out of the mouth in that case prevents the IW.
As to talking with the whistle, I often have to talk to players on the line before the snap - I've gotten to the point where I can clench the whistle in my teeth and still get my point across of what I want to say.