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Old Fri Sep 29, 2006, 11:33am
JRutledge JRutledge is offline
Do not give a damn!!
 
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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
Wrong. If you allow a player to wear a hairband that is prohibited under rule 3-5-3 and an injury somehow results, you had better believe that you are liable.

And, yes, I just phoned one of our officials who is a lawyer and got a legal opinion on that.
You also have to be aware of it. Not all players have the same hair color or use things that contrast with their hair color. So you would first have to recognize it than then turn the other cheek. That may not happen in our case.

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