Scott Foster
 

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Can someone tell me what Scott Foster has in his left hand here? Could it be a whistle that he was just trying out without the lanyard… Or something else?
This has been bugging me for a very long time now.

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His whistle.

Many NBA officials do not use a lanyard. This is not news breaking stuff.

Peace

I doubt it's a whistle considering his whistle is on his lanyard.

I have seen guys carry extra whistles in their hand with a lanyard. NBA guys are a different breed, especially the long time guys.

Peace

I have never seen Foster without a lanyard, I would assume it is the stopwatch that R's carry to correct timing errors.

Or that's the whistle he uses to keep track of the possession arrow. :D

Perhaps he carries an extra whistle in his hand in order to be able to make noise more quickly during a potential dead ball scuffle.

It doesn't look too much like a whistle, but it also looks too small for a stopwatch. It's not a possession arrow tool because the NBA doesn't use a possession arrow. Perhaps a small stopwatch? That could come in handy in timing errors.

That is a very smart idea. There have been countless times where subs are at the table before my partner gives the ball to the inbounder and by the time I grab my whistle on my lanyard, the ball is already inbounded and I have to interrupt play. Same situation with a coach calling a TO. I might try this in my next game. Could be something great I'm missing out on.

I think that'll last until you have to signal a violation. :cool:

Or perhaps he truly believe that blowing 2 whistles at the same time would have a better effect should a brawl takes place during a match.

Yeah that'll work.

Curious.. What type of lanyard do you use?

Regular black lanyard with PTS clip (hey, you never know), and bead cinch. None of that push-button cinch or 'FOX 40' lettering crap on my lanyard.

:D:D:D Yes I too hate all that fox 40 crap written all over the lanyards. That is probably the only lanyard that I will never use. Right now I use the NBA noose with the fox mini, which I like. But I always thought a free hand whistle would be super super convenient during dead balls where I needed to bring in subs or tell my partner to hold on before the inbound. Of course Im sounding just that much lazier;)

I don't buy it. If the sub is reporting so close to the time of the inbound, then you should already have your whistle in your hand and probably already in your mouth.

And, it takes no time to raise your hand to your partner, and he should be looking at you before he administers the throw-in.

Do any of you carry a stopwatch with you on the court for possible timing corrections or other reasons?

No, I don't work games with a monitor or under a rule set which allows me to correct timing mistakes with a stopwatch.

In NCAA-Men's, the table is required to have a digital stopwatch at the table.

I don't carry anything onto the court with me but cough drops and a spare whistle (and I don't use it for AP situations), whether I'm working HS or college.

*naw, that is wayy too much work, I just rely on my memory and consult the table for verifications.

Same in NCAAW. Used to time TOs and injury intervals. Not strictly enforced at D-3 and NAIA levels (some times the scoreboard is used, sometimes we just count -- especially for the injury and DQ player intervals; sometimes it's the second hand on a watch).

Haven't used a lanyard 20 years. Cost's me a few games now and then, because some people believe I am just doing it to be different. Not making $$$ money doing this anyway. Molten has a whistle called the Dolfin that is the best whistle I have ever used.