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Originally Posted by bob jerkins
Ask your state association. Some require a waiver for almost anything medical that's not specifically mentioned in the rules like knee braces and eyeglasses.
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3.5 SITUATION A describes the referee ruling on the legality of equipment, or the state association authorizing such.
Both seem to be based on three criteria: not dangerous, no physical advantage, appropriate for basketball and not confusing.
So, by rule, who decides, the referee at the game site, or the state association, both basing their ruling on the same three criteria?
What's it gonna be boy? (Paradise by the Dashboard Light, Meat Loaf, 1977)
Obviously, the state association has the final say, both when reacting to situations presented by a coaches, officials, athletic directors, etc., or when being proactive, i.e., ruling in advance of such situations.
But the NFHS does give some authority to the referee at the game site.
Once again, "When in Rome ...".