The Dreaded Inadvertant Whistle

[Rich]

We had a coach last week who complained about the 7 inadvertent whistles against his team by crews this season. In the next sentence he complained about the slows whistle other crews gave him this season. I guess he want it both ways?

[GoodwillRef]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

We had a coach last week who complained about the 7 inadvertent whistles against his team by crews this season. In the next sentence he complained about the slows whistle other crews gave him this season. I guess he want it both ways?

I preach slow whistles to my crew on every play. If you don't see the ball and the ball is not in your primary area don't blow the darn whistle. Most IW are just plain bad mechanics.

[GoodwillRef]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

We had a coach last week who complained about the 7 inadvertent whistles against his team by crews this season. In the next sentence he complained about the slows whistle other crews gave him this season. I guess he want it both ways?

I preach slow whistles to my crew on every play. If you don't see the ball and the ball is not in your primary area don't blow the darn whistle. Most/all IW are just plain bad mechanics.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by GoodwillRef

I preach slow whistles to my crew on every play. If you don't see the ball and the ball is not in your primary area don't blow the darn whistle. Most/all IW are just plain bad mechanics.

We've had one varsity IW in the last 6 years. In the end, it was a good learning experience for the guy that had it -- a 5th year LJ who is a damned good official who now knows why we try to only have one whistle on a play and to only blow the whistle if you see a runner down possessing a football.

I pretty much ignored the coach while keeping a smile on my face. I knew it wasn't going to change the way we work the game.