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Originally Posted by Refsmitty
I was working a scrimmage last night as U. I am learning the position but have a decent feel for it. During a break, another U spoke to me and said as U, he very rarely blows his whistle. Shortly thereafter, a run up the middle, I see the play in front of me, the leather, and the down... am not blowing the whistle - the kid gets blasted with a late hit - your thoughts and recommendations?
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Normally, the wings will be blowing their whistle to indicate that the ball is dead. Rarely will the U be the one to see the player go down and have the forward progress spot. It's much like the TD. There is almost no situation where the U signals a TD.
In the case of a late hit, if you see it, you throw the flag. It is not necessary to blow your whistle if the ball is already dead and you've heard a whistle, but it doesn't hurt anything to have a whistle with your late hit flag. In some cases it might be advisable to use your whistle to cool off the hot tempers.
Bottom line, the guy was right in saying that the U rarely sounds his whistle.