The Downside of Double Whistles

[Rich]

Originally Posted by packersowner

How many coaches or fans would even know (other than the audible sound) or care about a double whistle? As a practitioner, you/we make it an issue, but I can unscientifically promise you that unless coaches, players or fans are astute observers of officials and mechanics, they don't care one bit about this.

Double whistles are only an issue when you have two different calls. To the point that was made earlier, it could be the symptom of an underlying problem. So address the underlying problem.

Having 2 whistles on every foul at the rim means that the crew just doesn't have good whistle discipline. If I can't, as the outside official, hold for a beat to let my lead, in his primary, have the only whistle on the play......why?

Sure we have a fair number of double whistles -- in areas where primary areas overlap. But there are some that just don't need to happen if officials have patient whistles.