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If a player has jewlery on, no mouthguard, or refuses to tuck the shirt in after the (you pick a tolerance number)
time he's been "reminded," then I will send him out of the game to be subbed. When he "corrects" his illegal behavior, then he can sub back in (next whistle). There is no excuse for a player to disregard any of these rules. If the coach isn't going to take care of business, then we have to. Players have been required game, after game, after game to adhere to these rules (except when referees don't enforce them, which is another thread).
It's totally possible that a player didn't MEAN to leave the ear rings in, or didn't MEAN to forget the moughguard.
In fact, that is probably the case. I feel that the substitute proceedure is reasonable and will impress upon the players and coaches that (safety) rules will be enforced. Remember that Captains' Meeting we just had, where is was agreed that the jewlery would be off, mouthguards and shirts in? Oh yeah, nobody pays attention to that little speech anyway.
If a ref wants to delay the game so a player can run over to his bench, remove his ear rings, or grab his mouthguard
then that's his choice.
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