Football Officials' Whistles

[daggo66]

Originally Posted by jimpiano

Thanks for the explanation of the difference.

But my first question was about taking it off the finger while breaking up scuffles. Is that to avoid injuries?

I can answer your question. You would remove the whistle from your hand duting such a situation for a couple of reasons. First, it might be necessary to blow the whistle to gain the players' attention while breaking up the schuffle. the second reason would be to prevent damage to it. The part that you slip your fingers through is metal covered by a rubber sheath. the rest is plastic and it can quite easily be broken of off the metal holder if struck against a helmet or should pad.