Lesson #2: Whistles¶
by Stephen Lorimor / Axis of Stevil
Last updated: May 9, 2018
Whistles¶
(standard) Fox 40 Classic
On lanyard
On finger ring
Fox makes several other acceptable models
Classic Mini is a smaller version of the Classic. Same tone, but 6 dB quieter.
Eclipse is the same sound and volume as Classic, but a sleeker design.
Fox 40 makes several other whistles (Pearl, Sonik, etc.)
Avoid non-standard whistles unless specifically instructed to use them.
Skaters are trained to respond to the specific tone of the Fox 40 Classic, and may be confused by non-standard whistles.
Covid tip: Fox now makes a whistle-mask for officials. (If you ever try one out, write to me and tell me how well it works.)
Signals¶
One short blast → Jam start
Two short, rapid blasts → Lead jammer
One long blast → Penalty
Four rapid, short blasts (one set) → Beginning of a timeout (team or official)
Four rapid, short blasts (three sets) → Jam end
Continue sets until skaters cease playing.
Rolling whistle → End of timeout or period
Don’t forget¶
When being called off, other referees should attempt to exactly match the timing of the tweets.
Whistles are not used when issuing penalties between jams.
Whistles are not used with warnings.
A jam continues until the fourth tweet of the first set of jam call-off whistles.
Bonus tip¶
If you have pockets on your game uniform, carry an extra whistle or two in case an official’s whistle breaks during a game.