Crown Sporting Goods SCOA-001 Stainless Steel Whistle with Lanyard – Great for Coaches, Referees, and Officials by

I originally bought this whistle because of the increasing number of coyotes in my area. A park ranger said that they hated the sound of a whistle and that was the best way to stop them from following you when you walk your dogs. I have 2 small Havanese dogs and I wanted to make sure they were safe when I take them for walks. Now I can feel safe walking them again! I'm glad I haven't had to use it for coyotes and hope I never do! As a bonus, this whistle works great when a dog is barking at them or approaching them in an unfriendly manner on our walks. It stops them in their tracks! Also, it works quite well when my own dogs start barking in our home! All they have to do is see me hold the whistle usually, but if that doesn't stop them, I blow the whistle and that does! It is made of stainless steel and I find the lanyard to be quite sturdy enough for the size of the whistle. It may be small but it makes a mighty noise and is just the right size not to look conspicuous when I walk the dogs. The harder you blow on it, the more noise it makes, so I don't blow very hard to start with, and then harder if that doesn't get the desired effect. If I ever see a coyote following us, I will give it all I've got! Remember, dogs and coyotes have much better hearing than humans! This would also serve as a very handy protection device for women walking alone, especially after dark.

I work at an elementary school, and I have afternoon recess duty. I use this whistle when it's time for the students to line up, and it's SUPER loud -- when kids who are nearby see me lift it to my lips, they quickly cover their ears. It never fails to bring in every student, no matter how far away they are (our school property is pretty huge). I have no doubt this would be an effective whistle for pretty much anything you would need it for. I've had mine for over a year now, and it's held up beautifully with daily use. The cord it comes with is long and sturdy, and has survived being worn all day, five days a week, getting bumped around with the whistle and my ID badge attached. Sometimes it gets snagged on stuff, but is has never broken. Definitely great value for the money.

This is a pretty good whistle. Compared to my thunderbird police whistle, this one is slightly harder to blow, but in general it is easy to use. It produces a loud sound, as expected. I have used it in marching band, to direct traffic, and get students' attention in an emergency. I anticipate that it would be great for sports in outdoor environments, but I haven't had any personal experience in such situations. I am giving this product 4 stars because it performs just as expected, but it has a somewhat cheap 'made in China' feel. I haven't used the lanyard that came with the product - I instead replaced it with one of my own.

Well, it's a whistle and it works like it should. I appreciate the stainless steel; much improved over the plastic whistles. Just a little colder on the lips; should have expected that here in the Chicago area. The lanyard was a nice extra; some come without it and it's hard to find a lanyard that goes over the head easily. So far so good.

Noise level is great! Fast delivery, item just as described, well packaged. Good whistles for Safety, Coaches and Referee's.

For my use, I certainly do no need a loud whistle. I bought this to give a warning to my girl scout group of 20 young girls when they get too loud or out of line. I wanted something that would be loud and get their attention. It does the job it needs to do, but my complaint is that you have to blow a certain way to get it to blow correctly. If you blow too hard, it actually barely blows and you can feel the little ball in there just jumping around. If you blow softly, it will whistle, but not real loud. You have to blow soft, but yet have enough air to create a loud whistle and if you blow too much then it cuts out. I guess I shouldn't have to worry about how to blow a whistle. . . I should be able to just blow into it and have it do its intended job. For the price, I cannot complain too much. If you need this for sports, I would look elsewhere.

It's funny that anyone could say this whistle isn't that loud but, I guess if you don't have the wind to blow it with authority that could be a problem. This little whistle came in the post the other day and I made the mistake of un-packaging it and trying it out in the house. It almost blew my eardrums out it was so loud. Years ago I got a much better whistle for my aging mom. When I went to visit her she said that the whistle didn't work so, I picked it up and blew and almost took out both mom's and my ear drums. I realized the mom didn't have the lung capacity to blow the whistle which could be the case with those who find this lacking in sound. This is a very small whistle and is not heavy duty but, for emergency use it is just fine. You can carry this in your pocket easily and have it ready if need be. For me, it's going in my emergency bag for the unlikely event that I may one day need it. If you need a whistle for game events or just getting somebodies attention this will work just fine and, if you're inside, you may want to take it easy just a bit!!!

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I don't have any specific use in mind, probably mainly security, and for this the whistle seems perfectly adequate.

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Purchased to create SFX. Extremely loud, classic proper whistle sound thanks to the cork ball inside!