Things I learned at camp

[Adam]

Originally Posted by GoodwillRef

There is a huge difference between a patient whistle and a late whistle. If you have a patient whistle on every play and see the play from start to FINISH and then decide if it even needs a whistle then every play will be the same. You won't jump calls or have "late" whistles.

If you're talking about the expectations of coaches, you're right, in general. You're still, however, going to get the occasional complaint on a legitimately patient whistle.

And, every now and then, you're going to have an actual late whistle.