You Ever Try to Blow Your Whistle....

[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.

[vbzebra]

I occasionally have this dream (more like nightmare) that I'm working a game and don't have my whistle! I go to blow a foul, fist goes up and all I hear is pffff!!!!

[zm1283]

Originally Posted by vbzebra

I occasionally have this dream (more like nightmare) that I'm working a game and don't have my whistle! I go to blow a foul, fist goes up and all I hear is pffff!!!!

I had the same dream about two nights ago. I had my whistle in my mouth, but when I blew it I got nothing.

A couple of times this year I have actually blown my whistle out of my mouth when I try to sound it. I have to put it back in and then blow...a little embarassing.

[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.

[MikeK27]

Originally Posted by zm1283

A couple of times this year I have actually blown my whistle out of my mouth when I try to sound it. I have to put it back in and then blow...a little embarassing.

I had this happen a couple weeks ago. The whistle went right out of my mouth, it was embarrassing, but still funny.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

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

Does that happen a lot in Northern Ontario?

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Does that happen a lot in Northern Ontario?

It depends... is there anything wrong with that?

[grunewar]

B15U game a few weeks ago and my partner sneezed! Tweet! IW. Funny as heck!

[mick]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

It depends... is there anything wrong with that?

Gyms get cold.
Lips get numb.

[shishstripes]

I spit out my fox mini without a mouth guard before, sounded like twee-ftttt. Put the whistle back in my mouth and called the violation. Got a good laugh, coach tried to argue that it was a late call. I said, "I tried to whistle the call when it happened but spit out my whistle, you know it was the right call."

[eg-italy]

Originally Posted by vbzebra

I occasionally have this dream (more like nightmare) that I'm working a game and don't have my whistle! I go to blow a foul, fist goes up and all I hear is pffff!!!!

That actually happened to my partner (too many years ago ): 20 seconds or so to go, throw in for the team up by 2. He handed the ball to the player, immediate foul after the throw just a few steps from him. He raised his fist and blew into nothing.

I was going to lead, but because of the pressing defense I was not already at the baseline, and clearly saw the foul and the raised fist, so I could whistle and everything went smoothly.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

It depends... is there anything wrong with that?

Short story, reference to N.O. didn't seem germane unless I was missing something (which happens periodically).

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by shishstripes

....... coach tried to argue that it was a late call.

When a coach yells about a late call or a late whistle it's the same as them saying good call. If they thought the call was wrong they'd yell that, and early/late wouldn't matter.

[NathanRT]

I had a partner who was sucking on a piece of hard candy and thought he was blowing on his whistle but instead ended up spitting the candy across the gym floor. This is one of the several reasons I won't chew gum or anything else during a game!