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Old Wed May 04, 2005, 04:49pm
RookieDude RookieDude is offline
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Rule 3-4-15 prohibits a team member from removing his or her uniform within the confines of the playing area.

Hmmmmm,
you want gray area?
How about the player that untucks his shirt in frustration as he walks to the bench after being called for his 5th foul?
Did he "remove his uniform"?

How about the player that pulls his shirt up and bites the tail end of it...exposing chest, tummy and a whole lot of skin as he walks to the bench in frustration?

Or the player that untucks his shirt and pulls it over his head in frustration?

I know I would handle some of these in a case by case basis...using common sense...and not needing a new rule to tell me when to whack um'. Although now it looks as if we are mandated by the NFHS to call the T for shirt "removal".

As a side note:
My philosophy is still the same...it's not what the player necessarily says that will earn them the T...it's HOW they said it, it's their ACTIONS that usually gets them whacked.
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