You Ever Try to Blow Your Whistle....

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by Spence

I'm the R and I handle the opening game toss. I blow the whistle, step in and throw it, then try to avoid the players scrambling. The tip didn't go very for and about 2 seconds after A1 controls it B1 grabs it for a held ball. I immediately blow... well I start to blow but I don't have my whistle in. The two players are starting to look at me waiting for my whistle - as am I. Fortunately, my partner sees my floundering for my whistle and takes over. The HC got a big kick out of it.

Life of a first year ref I guess.

Did a game in Northern Ontario once. Whistle fell out of my mouth just as I went to blow it.

I yelled "Stop". Then signalled the illegal dribble. Everyone laughed. I've also covered for my P before too, in both basketball and football. It's funny when those situations happen.