No Lanyard

[bas2456]

Worked five games today, and decided to not use a lanyard during my final game of the set. I've heard guys say that it forces them to slow down...especially since during these offseason youth games there can be a tendency to get a bit lackadaisical.

It definitely forced me to slow down...and I managed to not drop the whistle at all during the second half!

My high school starts in a month...hopefully I can apply what I've learned when I put the lanyard back on.

Anyone else?

[JRutledge]

I only use one in the summer or off-season games. It does slow you down and makes you have to think about why you are blowing the whistle and having to make sure you do not drop the whistle after the call.

I always use a lanyard during the high school and college games. I can tell you that it is big time frowned upon in Illinois. I know some people that have been held back over this issue. I will not tell you what you need to do and maybe you are good enough to overcome that stigma, but it is seen as an NBA thing. And that is the case even in the region if you work college ball.

Peace

[bas2456]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I only use one in the summer or off-season games. It does slow you down and makes you have to think about why you are blowing the whistle and having to make sure you do not drop the whistle after the call.

I always use a lanyard during the high school and college games. I can tell you that it is big time frowned upon in Illinois. I know some people that have been held back over this issue. I will not tell you what you need to do and maybe you are good enough to overcome that stigma, but it is seen as an NBA thing. And that is the case even in the region if you work college ball.

Peace

I definitely will wear a lanyard for ALL of my high school games. I was more curious than anything else when I decided to go without the lanyard to see whether or not I could do it.

I've got a few more youth sets before the high school season starts...I think it'll become more comfortable as I go, but I like the way it made me slow down, and you're right Jeff, it made me think before I signaled anything about why I blew the whistle and what I was going to call.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by bas2456

I definitely will wear a lanyard for ALL of my high school games. I was more curious than anything else when I decided to go without the lanyard to see whether or not I could do it.

I've got a few more youth sets before the high school season starts...I think it'll become more comfortable as I go, but I like the way it made me slow down, and you're right Jeff, it made me think before I signaled anything about why I blew the whistle and what I was going to call.

When I did this for the first time, it was out of necessity. I went to a off-season game and had forget to put my normal whistle bag in the bag. Well, I had no lanyard and had to work about 3 or 4 games. I did drop it a couple of times, but then I noticed how I slowed down my whistle. I love doing it and if I was able to get away with it, I would do it in a real game. Now it is like playing a video game, you remember the sequence of buttons even if you stopped playing the game for some time.

Peace

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Now it is like playing a video game, you remember the sequence of buttons even if you stopped playing the game for some time. Peace

This remark caused me pause.
Wow. What a concept.

[frezer11]

And if anyone wants to try this and not look like a fool, you can do the exact same thing with a lanyard on, just take the whistle out of your mouth with your hand, and then let it hang from there. The concept of learning to slow down is the exact same, the lanyard just serves as training wheels so you don't fall off the bike-

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Freddy

This remark caused me pause.
Wow. What a concept.

Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

Peace