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Originally Posted by 7IronRef
All officials in a given contest must be uniform in their dress.
And just for fun, I checked back with the NFHS uniform that is listed in the Officials Manual on pg 14, G. Whistle - black lanyard.....
There are associations (ask anyone from Washington) that have sanctioned officials for not wearing the prescribed uniform (specifically whistles). You have the information, you have been offered suggestions, the rest is up to you.
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But if you want to get really technical about it, nothing says the whistle must be connected to the lanyard. So you could, theoretically, wear a lanyard hanging loose around your neck and still carry the whistle in your hand.
Not that I'm advocating this, of course... hard to imagine a look that would be more dorky then wearing a lanyard with nothing attached to it.
Personally, I use a lanyard, and I don't give a dang one way or the other if my partner wears a lanyard or not.
I can't say I've ever seen anyone I've worked with go sans-lanyard, but I've never bothered to look. If the Powers That Be (tm) care, then you should follow their direction.