What kind of whistle do you use?

[bas2456]

My intramural league gave us Fox 40 Pearl's for free, so I used that all season. One of the guys also does high school ball, and he used a Fox 40 Classic.

Do you go with Pearl, Classic, or something else?

[NewNCref]

Originally Posted by bas2456

My intramural league gave us Fox 40 Pearl's for free, so I used that all season. One of the guys also does high school ball, and he used a Fox 40 Classic.

Do you go with Pearl, Classic, or something else?

Fox 40 Classic all the way.

The Pearl sounds like a train whistle.

[FBullock]

Primarily the Classic but I do care the Dolphin in case the other folks on the crew want to use that. Want all our whistles to sound the same.

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by FBullock

Primarily the Classic but I do care the Dolphin in case the other folks on the crew want to use that. Want all our whistles to sound the same.

Why?

[DadofTwins]

I saw a women's NCAA game recently where the referees used matching pink whistles.

[mtn335]

Classic for me, but I'm curious about the Dolphin, can anybody tell he about it?

As for the pink whistles--http://blogs.thenewstribune.com/preps/2009/01/07/pink_whistles_coming_to_a_court_near_you

That's about officials in King County (Seattle), WA, but we did the same thing in Snohomish County (Everett) WA, as did lots of collegiate and HS officiating groups around the country. Great thing.



Dad--are you the same guy as on the Jeopardy forums? I go by GonzagaNathan there.

[Mark Padgett]

I use this:

[JRutledge]

Fox 40 Classic all the way.

Peace

[DonInKansas]

Fox 40 Classic. Bought a pink whistle but didn't have a game that week.

[Jimmie24]

Whistle? Why use a whistle? It slows the game down by stopping the clock.

[SWMOzebra]

Originally Posted by DonInKansas

Bought a pink whistle but didn't have a game that week.

Same for me, first year with pink whistle and no HS girls games to call that week!

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

I use this:

I can see that it would come in handy on T calls.

[archangel]

The Classic for me, but I did work some youth games 2 weeks ago, in a small out in the country school, with a partner (1st year) who showed up late, apologized- saying he lost his whistle and had stopped at a local dept store to buy one.
The funny thing was, the only whistle available was a kids one from the toy dept- blue and oversized! I'm still smiling over That sound!!

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by archangel

The Classic for me, but I did work some youth games 2 weeks ago, in a small out in the country school, with a partner (1st year) who showed up late, apologized- saying he lost his whistle and had stopped at a local dept store to buy one.
The funny thing was, the only whistle available was a kids one from the toy dept- blue and oversized! I'm still smiling over That sound!!

At least he did not have to buy a case of Cracker Jack.

[bigdogrunnin]

Originally Posted by mtn335

Classic for me, but I'm curious about the Dolphin, can anybody tell he about it?

As for the pink whistles--http://blogs.thenewstribune.com/preps/2009/01/07/pink_whistles_coming_to_a_court_near_you

That's about officials in King County (Seattle), WA, but we did the same thing in Snohomish County (Everett) WA, as did lots of collegiate and HS officiating groups around the country. Great thing.



Dad--are you the same guy as on the Jeopardy forums? I go by GonzagaNathan there.

Check here and here. The first link will probably give you more of what you are looking for . . .