Thread and Teeth

[Ref Daddy]

When you think you've seen it all ......

JV game and as Lead I notice a kid moving about the parameter and the collar of his jersey is stuck to his face. Talk about a double take.

I thought for some strange reason he was sucking on the neck - but as the ball is passed to him - and he swings it around the circle - the jersey stays in his mouth.

I continue watching lane activity and then realize what this is - his jersey is stuck on this orthodontic work! Wheet! Stop play.

It took a nano-second for me to remember what braces cost my kids and couldn't imagine the effect a stout press on his jersey would do to this pearly whites.

I didn't want to explain all this to his mother either.

Kid and an assistant coach headed off to the locker room. I don't recall seeing him later because I did want to ask how this happened to begin with.

Resumed play - after sub- on the side.

[mick]

Ha !

[MadCityRef]

If his jersey came untucked -- T!!

[Corndog89]

I was coaching my daughter's middle school softball team several years ago. In practice one day, a routine fly ball missed a 7th grade girl's glove and instead hit her in the face. I ran out to check on her and blood was trickling out of her mouth. When I checked, her upper lip was caught on her lower jaw teeth braces, and neither she nor I could budge it (I must say, I didn't try very hard). I took her to the school office where the principal had no luck removing it. The HS baseball team was playing at home that day and one of the team dads was a dentist and a really good guy, so we sent for him...he also had no luck dislodging it. Her mom got there about that time and we all decided she had to go to the emergency room unless Mom could contact her orthodontist, which fortunately she was able to. The ortho met her at his office, loosened the braces and finally set her free.

That poor kid was stuck for well over an hour and was a real trooper throughout. She never cried or whimpered though she was obviously hurting like hell. She also never returned to the team after that either.

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by Ref Daddy

I continue watching lane activity and then realize what this is - his jersey is stuck on this orthodontic work! Wheet! Stop play.

Wheet?

I think it's time to buy a new whistle, that old one is cracked.

[Bad Zebra]

Originally Posted by Ref Daddy

Wheet! Stop play.

I recognize that sound...an old metal whistle with a pea in it....go FOX 40 young man.

[Ref Daddy]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

Wheet?

I think it's time to buy a new whistle, that old one is cracked.

Oh no! Its my new Dolphin! She's a Wheeter, not a Tweeter.

I do like this whistle.

[kbilla]

Originally Posted by Ref Daddy

Oh no! Its my new Dolphin! She's a Wheeter, not a Tweeter.

I do like this whistle.

i like the dolphin too, but i had a partner tell me that it sounded TERRIBLE! really he thought it didn't sound right at all....you can't tell while blowing it, anyone else have an opinion on this? i just thought it was a little higher pitched, louder as well...