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Originally Posted by ilyazhito
I agree. I get what the purpose of asking the legally and properly equipped question is (to avoid liability in a litigious society) but it is stupid to make the officials ask this question at every game. The Coach is not going to answer "No".
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There isn't a purpose to asking if the teams are legally equipped. Its not like other sports where you gotta look for certifying stamps on everything and no broken helmets. If a team has an illegal uniform, there isn't anything that can be done about it by the coach in almost all cases unless theres spare legal uniforms on site. They'll eat the T most of the time. Everything else on the illegal equipment docket we dont let the player play until the offending items are removed. They're things that a cursory glance will catch. Only thing that really needs done for basketball is have coaches remind players and parents/guardings that if they get new piercings before scrimmages start, they'll be riding the bench until the studs can come out.