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Originally Posted by GregSchumacher
Tonight we were officiating a 9th grade game where we noticed the quarterback had a mouthpiece much smaller than normal (back had been cut). Is there a rule that states the mouthguard shall not be modified? ... or, what prevents a player from basically cutting the mouthguard completely? Looking for actual location in rules for this. The only thing I see in rules book is that the color must not be clear and that
A tooth and mouth protector which shall include an occlusal (protecting and separating the biting surfaces) and a labial (protecting the teeth and supporting structures) portion and covers the posterior teeth with adequate thickness.
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All mouth guards, if fitted properly, are modified, which is why there is no rule against modifying them. As far as the cutting them so they don't fit as deep into the mouth, you just read over it. It's in what you quoted from 1-5-2-i. I've emphasized the pertinent portion.