Starting

[Mark Dexter]

Originally posted by TravelinMan
I picked up tons of useful information from those games like NEVER take your whistle out of your mouth while you are on that floor.

One of my first games this year was with a brand new official, and basketball was after football season . . .

First half, he just had his whistle hanging down around his neck. I tried signalling him to keep it in his mouth, but had to wait until a TO to talk it over with him. Needless to say, he made a lot more calls after that . . .