No Lanyard

[fullor30]

What's with this? I see it more and more. I don't get it. I tried it for grins in a kids game about a week ago . First toot and it instinctively is spit out of my mouth.

What's the origin? does anyone do this on a regular basis? Seems like more work to me. Why would anyone want to?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by fullor30

What's the origin? does anyone do this on a regular basis? Seems like more work to me. Why would anyone want to?

Came from the NBA. Individual preference. Shrug.

[Mace]

It is a great way to have a patient whistle. If you hold off on blowing it, you will see the whole play which will help you make good decisions on plays.

[deecee]

Originally Posted by fullor30

What's with this? I see it more and more. I don't get it. I tried it for grins in a kids game about a week ago . First toot and it instinctively is spit out of my mouth.

What's the origin? does anyone do this on a regular basis? Seems like more work to me. Why would anyone want to?

It doesn't work for you, doesn't mean it doesn't work for others.

[flaref0812]

I've been doing it for 2 years now. It does slow yourself down to report the fould or violation slowly and correctly. Another official in our association does the no lanyard thing but after each tweet he puts the whistle in his pocket, does his business and then takes it out again. This really slows him down to report correctly. It does take practice and concentration not to spit it out right away.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Mace

It is a great way to have a patient whistle. If you hold off on blowing it, you will see the whole play which will help you make good decisions on plays.

Lanyard or no lanyard, you still have your whistle in your mouth while play is going on, don't you? How would one method rather than the other insure a patient whistle?

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by Mace

It is a great way to have a patient whistle. If you hold off on blowing it, you will see the whole play which will help you make good decisions on plays.

I'm sorry, but that makes absolutely no sense. How does not wearing a lanyard make you have a more patient whistle??

Most people I know who do this have been to one of the Coast-to-Coast Camps and come back with the idea...I tried it, didn't like it, so don't do it. Others like it and it works for them. C'est la vie.

[Raymond]

I do it in my lower-level Rec Leagues and my more actoin-less contests. Just something I do for me to keep my brain engaged and combat my A.D.D.

[Texas Aggie]

I agree with JR and Rock. Live ball, shouldn't make any difference. I can buy the stuff about slowing down your mechanics, but why?

I see other problems with it. We verbally state the color and number of the fouler, so in a block situation where you give the signal at the point of the foul and your other hand is tied up, your verbal notice is late, if it comes at all. At the end of the period when you are signalling no shot (or after a foul in the same circumstance) and you want to verbalize it (which should be all the time), what do you do?

JR: you and I are agreeing on more and more things lately. What's the deal?

[ace]

I'm still workin no lan.

It slows me down after the call. I thought I could trick myself into wearing one and still slowing down, but I don't, I just speed right back up.

I don't however put it in my pocket. I've never put in my pocket and I won't.

I take that back, there are four occasions that I put iti n my pocket. full timeouts, if im tossing, on my way two/from locker room, and then during warmups.

I picked it up from an assignor I worked for my first year out the shoot.

[Indianaref]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

JR: you and I are agreeing on more and more things lately. What's the deal?

Are you wearing Depends Undergarments also?

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Came from the NBA. Individual preference. Shrug.

Wow, never noticed it in NBA, probably because I can't stay awake while watching.

Thanks JR.

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by Indianaref

Are you wearing Depends Undergarments also?

Ouch. That's gonna leave a mark, too.

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by deecee

It doesn't work for you, doesn't mean it doesn't work for others.

You missed the point, which is why would you want go lanyardless?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

Ouch. That's gonna leave a mark, too.

Skidmark.

Mine come with instructions:
1) Yellow at the front
2) Brown at the back