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Originally Posted by Old School
Also, having to hold the whistle in your hands increases the chances of you missing a call. The time it takes you to put the whistle in your mouth or grab the whistle to blow it, increases the amount of time you actually put air in the whistle, and thus you are a second slower in making a decision or getting to the call. I like the thought of forcing you to see the play thru before you put air in it, but this can also be accomplished thru self discipline, or just being a good official.
People with the whistle in the hand tend to miss more calls because they have to do more. It takes a little bit more effort to hand carry a whistle than to have a lanyard. I have gone to the lanyard around the neck, I think this looks better then the one hooked on my shirt. All in all, I really don't care about this. However, I will say this. Having the lanyard and whistle in your mouth ready to blow at the precise time you may need to get in there and kill a play is better than hand carrying the whistle.
One example I can think of is getting in there to break up a scrap for the ball, and tempers are flaring. I can jump in there and break up the mee-la, while blasting my whistle loudly (in hopes to irritate the players into stopping) and using my free hands to break up the action. I can do so much more as an official by going with the lanyard. People that hand carry the whistle are just trying to be cute and different, imo. Johnnie is right in his assessment, to these guys, it's all about them.
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LOL! Now I know why everyone has been giving you such a hard time!
A second slower in making the call is a bad thing, eh? College supervisors across the country would be astounded!
Do what works for you. If something new doesn't, then ignore it. But don;t chastise those who want to improve.
