Lanyard or No lanyard

[Eastshire]

Originally Posted by wvumpire1807

I would wear a lanyard if i could find one short enough to not smack me in the face as i run down the floor. I dont like that part of a lanyard. If i could find one that short then i would wear one. I cant find a yard im comfortable with. The whistle is always in my hand if its not in my mouth, so i have easy access to it. I dont fumble with trying to grab it and it swaying everywhere around my body if i need to get it. Im not saying im better than everyone else, its just my preference.

I'm 5'6" so the distance between the loop on the shirt and my head is a short one. I've never been hit by my lanyard. I work soccer without a lanyard just holding my whistles (2 connected together so I have more to hold on to) in my hand. I have no doubt that I could work basketball lanyardless, but I don't see many advantages and several drawbacks to doing it.

[amusedofficial]

Originally Posted by Eastshire

I'm 5'6" so the distance between the loop on the shirt and my head is a short one.

So tall guys have longer necks? Bigger heads?

At a D3 women's game in Western NY:

Mouthy Fan: "Hey ref, carrying that whistle in your hands reminds me of Richie Powers."

Official beams.

Mouthy Fan: "He's been dead for 10 years too."

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by amusedofficial

So tall guys have longer necks? Bigger heads?

Great? Now we're going to have to hear about Mark Padgett's "First Rule of Officiating".