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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.
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Sigh......
Um, Mr. Old School, Sir........
Haven't you noticed in your
pro games that your fellow
pro officials who don't use a lanyard usually keep their whistle in their mouths when the ball is live? They remove the whistle
after they blow it. Iow, the only real difference is that instead of spitting the whistle out like you do with a lanyard, they reach up with a hand and remove it.