Working the whistle.

[Bearfanmike20]

Originally Posted by mick

Tweet! Tweet! Tweeeeet!

Thats what I thought, but... you never know. Thanks.

[blindzebra]

One long sharp blast.

This can be practiced by loosely holding the whistle with your lips and blow it with enough force to blow it out of your mouth...had a hearing impaired official with a weak whistle, he couldn't hear it, and this helped him a lot.

Other whistle tips:

Don't have it in your mouth when you toss the jump ball.

Find out what the local view is on whistles for bringing in subs...in my area it's a no-no.

Don't blow it on every throw-in.

[kbilla]

Originally Posted by blindzebra

One long sharp blast.

This can be practiced by loosely holding the whistle with your lips and blow it with enough force to blow it out of your mouth...had a hearing impaired official with a weak whistle, he couldn't hear it, and this helped him a lot.

Other whistle tips:

Don't have it in your mouth when you toss the jump ball.

Find out what the local view is on whistles for bringing in subs...in my area it's a no-no.

Don't blow it on every throw-in.

Just don't hold it too loosley b/c the one time you go to blow it and it pops out without a "tweet", good luck finding it and making the call once transition has started the other way...I've done it, not fun....but better than not calling an obvious foul, for instance..

[blindzebra]

Originally Posted by kbilla

Just don't hold it too loosley b/c the one time you go to blow it and it pops out without a "tweet", good luck finding it and making the call once transition has started the other way...I've done it, not fun....but better than not calling an obvious foul, for instance..

I said practice.

During games you hold it with your teeth and put the tip of your tongue in it to keep from the accidental beep from exhaling.

[kbilla]

Originally Posted by blindzebra

I said practice.

During games you hold it with your teeth and put the tip of your tongue in it to keep from the accidental beep from exhaling.

Or get in shape so you don't sound like a 500lb guy running a marathon with a whistle in your mouth when you go up and down the floor KIDDING!

Originally Posted by blindzebra

Don't blow it on every throw-in.

Good addition to post, I hate when officials -errrr- referees do that.
I'm thinking they are either attempting to get my attention or a violation has occured. Some guys just like blowing the 40 (or volleyball whistle in some cases) entirely too much!

Remember the object is to blow the whistle as least as possible...

[jer166]

make sure it is in your mouth. it is really hard to find otherwise.

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by Ch1town

Remember the object is to blow the whistle as least as possible...

I would disagree, but perhaps only slightly. The purpose of blowing the whistle is to communicate. So if it doesn't communicate anything, definitely don't blow it. But don't pass on the whistle when it would be useful just on the premise that you want to blow it as little as possible.

[Back In The Saddle]

As an old woodwind player, I notice a definite difference in the sound of the whistle between "toungers" and "huffers."

Huffers use only airflow to start and stop the flow of air into the whistle. This can lead to a whistle that ramps up at the beginning and tapers off at the end. In my experience it's easier to let uncertainty, etc. "leak" into your whistle blast with this technique.

Toungers create air pressure in the same way as huffers, but use the tounge on the end of the whistle to start and top the flow of air into it. This gives a consistent tone to the entire sound, and a very crisp start and stop.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

As an old woodwind player, I notice a definite difference in the sound of the whistle between "toungers" and "huffers."

As an old low-brass player (trombone, tuba), I can completely agree. I've even given feedback on that very point to an occassional new official. Its such a simple thing to change and get increased credibility and believability.

If I were try to put it into a "word"....

Don't: ....hhhaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh....

But do: TaaaaaaaaaahhhT