Smitty Lanyards

[Adam]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I had issues with the Smitty type because the loop or the hook came loose. I have used the noose style for years and honestly will not go back at this time. All personal preference as stated. No right or wrong answer, just what you are comfortable with.

Peace

Me too. I use both, still, but if I'm not using a noose, I keep one on me as a spare.

[j51969]

I use no lanyard at all and have saved myself 10's of dollars over the years as a result

[BryanV21]

Originally Posted by j51969

I use no lanyard at all and have saved myself 10's of dollars over the years as a result

One of the varsity officials who was part of my mentoring crew didn't use a lanyard, and fellow officials would always give him crap about it. Just good-natured, although the one without the lanyard once dropped the whistle out of his mouth during a live ball.

Originally Posted by BryanV21

One of the varsity officials who was part of my mentoring crew didn't use a lanyard, and fellow officials would always give him crap about it. Just good-natured, although the one without the lanyard once dropped the whistle out of his mouth during a live ball.

Interesting. I was an observer to a locker room confrontation where my partner was reamed for not using a lanyard. The guy used phrases like "when you don't use a lanyard you are making it all about you", "the fans see that and it doesn't look good", "this isn't the NBA", and my personal favorite "the state uniform guidelines require a lanyard" (they don't).

[j51969]

Originally Posted by AremRed

Interesting. I was an observer to a locker room confrontation where my partner was reamed for not using a lanyard. The guy used phrases like "when you don't use a lanyard you are making it all about you", "the fans see that and it doesn't look good", "this isn't the NBA", and my personal favorite "the state uniform guidelines require a lanyard" (they don't).

Kinda silly isn't it. 98.3% of anyone in attendance wouldn't even notice. Only people who frequent forums like this would only notice. The use of no lanyard would be 650th on the list of why fans think we suck out there. Peronally he is probably just jealous he doesn't have the coordination to do it himself.

Originally Posted by j51969

Kinda silly isn't it.

Kinda silly indeed, along with the insistence of using the weaker NFHS block and PC signals, and pointing with four fingers closed together.

[j51969]

If I may...

These are a lot of times the same who offer good constructive criticism (Most times). No matter how long you have done this a second eye is always beneficial in striving for excellence. Then you stay and watch the first QTR of the V game. You notice similar inconsistencies and non-approved techniques. Extremely small (like the ones they mentioned to you), but still ever present. It is even better when one of these men are 30-40 pounds overweight. I am never going to tell someone that they are fat. But come on....if you need a system of belts, pulleys, and levers to hold in all your chubby's maybe me missing a lanyard shouldn't be the focus.

[j51969]

Originally Posted by BryanV21

One of the varsity officials who was part of my mentoring crew didn't use a lanyard, and fellow officials would always give him crap about it. Just good-natured, although the one without the lanyard once dropped the whistle out of his mouth during a live ball.

I get jabbed occasionally by fellow officials for not wearing one. Like everyone else I cut my teeth in basketball doing CYO, YMCA youth leagues, and adult wreck ball 20+ years ago. Once after an adult game ended badly a player came up behind me and grabbed my lanyard and tried to rip my head off. Back them smitty's and break away's didn't exist. They were just the thick rope that hung in front. I swore to never have that happen again. It took awhile to get used to it, but I haven't dropped my whislte well over a decade. I always carry a spare in my right pocket just in case.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by j51969

I use no lanyard at all and have saved myself 10's of dollars over the years as a result

So you're a tenonaire?