Do you want this whistle?

[Dan_ref]

Originally posted by JWalker
Its a middle school boys game, and a coach keeps yelling at me about my calls. They are good, fair calls, in my judgement. And to top it off, this coach is ALSO an official. Well, I offered him my whistle, but he wouldnt take it. If he WERE willing to take it, should I give it to him? They play by high school rules, but it is a VERY 'intramural' atmosphere. So, would I be VERY wrong in giving someone my whistle in this type of atmosphere? Working rec games with kids, I was in the same situation with a coach who was waiting for his team to play (3rd grade boys, mind you). He was real nice though, and apologized as I jokingly offered my whistle to him. I understand, that this would be totally inappropriate in an official league. So, what do you think?

I think it's bad form to offer the whistle, or your shirt,
as you've found out. A better move might be to offer to
blow the whistle to T the guy up.

(BTW, I'll never use a whistle someone else has used
simply for health reasons! Yuch!)