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Originally Posted by johnny d
The same thing should have happened in this meet. In fact, an official inspected this team and failed to tell them their undershirts were illegal.
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I don't recall anything about a "pre-race inspection" being required or being performed in the race in question. Maybe I missed it.
In fact, this paragraph seems to imply just the opposite:
However, according to the MHSAA rules, Johnson said there is no warning needed prior to disqualification. Warnings are only issued if they are spotted. Officials are not obligated to tell athletes to take off their warm-up clothes in order to check uniforms. Ultimately, Johnson said, the responsibility of uniform compliance is with the coaching staff.
Heck, compare it to basketball (recognizing that the penalty is different) -- the official observe the warm up. All looks good. Late in the 4th quarter, a player attempts to enter the game wearing an illegal uniform -- not seen because s/he had her/his warmup on doing the pregame.
Is that the officials fault? They were "supposed to" check for this and give a warning so it could be fixed.