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Some coaches use a whistle in training to start a drill or in the middle of a session to set off some players.
If we were being pedantic, this is not particularly game related since the whistle is used to stop the game (apart from a kick off).
Better to shout something. And that is pretty much like in the game, as players have to reacted to audio cues.
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| Quite agree, Dan. The whistle is a "stop" anchor in rugby and its good practice to re-inforce that anchor. 
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... I know a good few SH coaching legends who'd be muttering darkly into their beers at those sentiments... I think its largely dependent on the age and ability of the players (try running a drill with U9s using verbal cues only!  ) the method of the coach and the situation at hand- some drills/ sessions lend themselves to whistles, others to verbal cues & still others to a mixture of visual & auditory...
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It's clearly age dependent: I'm constantly reminding my U12's that the whistle RESTARTS the game; that is, when the ref. blows for an infringement, the team awarded the free kick can restart immediately. Moreover, as already noted by Red & Black fan, verbal cues with kids don't necessarily work and, from my experience, have the only effect of giving the coach a sore throat. Having said that, I'm also using verbal cues, but given by the players themselves in order to improve communication; an example would be "out" or similar to signal the ball coming out of a maul or ruck for the opposition and the consequent advance of the defensive line.
Cheers, Phil
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I've been working with adults the last few years and they hate me using the whistle in training unless it's to stop them. I normally don't even bring it, but brought it out for something (forget what now), intending one toot to get them to do X and two toots to do Y ... but they immediately complained, saying they were conditioned to play to the whistle and then get into penalty position. (At least some things I tell them stuck in their heads!)
Shouting instructions then, it has to be. Remember: diaphragm! [Tucks hands to stomach and pretends to lift from... ]
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