Origin of pulling your whistle out of pocket when you're just about to tip off

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by fullor30

I don't do it, I use a laynard and put on when I'm in locker room, nor due I tuck whistle in shirt. I'm R last week and our U1 is a fairly new varsity official and so wants to be a big dawg. I noticed he had his laynard hanging out of his pocket and as he is leaving block to get into position pulls out whistle only to have noose be in a knot, we wait about 30 seconds before he has unknots it and puts it on, even home coach is razzing him. My partner and I good naturedly ripped him at half.


So when did this all start? I'm guessing this filtered down from D1 and copied


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I believe you can edit your own title. That being said I do take the whistle out late before I jump the ball, but usually after we run across the court. But I never did this because someone at the college level did this. Actually I basically did this to not have the whistle dangling well before the contest.

Peace