Three Whistle System

[Hancock Blue]

Hello friends,

I have been asked by the Maine Association of Soccer Officials, the association to which anyone who referees high school in Maine must belong, to research the question of the prevalence around the country of the 3 whistle system.

Do you use it in your state?
is it the only system you use or do you utilize the dual system and the DSC as well?
In what ways do you find it superior to the dual and DSC?
How is that system received by players and coaches?
Is it a hard system to manage effectively?
Difficult to teach?

if any of you have some thoughts on this issue, I welcome your input.

Many thanks,

Steve Johnson
Secretary/Treasurer
Maine Association of Soccer Officials
Bangor, Maine.