To Whistle

[Dommer1]

Pealess is the way to go. If you don't like the "shrill" of the Fox40, try a Fox Pearl instead. Worked a game recently with 4 guys (including myself) using Fox40's and one guy using an Acme Thunderer, and it was clearly more difficult to hear the guy with the Acme compared to the others.

A short blast will do on most plays. The "funny whistle" (several short blasts in a row) is a great tool, but the "greatness" of this tool is reduced when officials use a funny whistle on regular plays. I know it confuses me when I'm a R, if there are funny whistles without reason. It should be used only when you have a flag or when you need to break something up or otherwise need to get someones attention.

When blowing the ball RFP, I sometimes "extend" the whistle if the stadium is noisy, or when a time-out is over, but a team is not ready. However, when blowing the RFP in a hurry-up, I think one should try to keep it to a short crisp blast, as I want the whistle to end before the ball is snapped.

These were just some thoughts from the top of my head. Any more?