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Originally Posted by Rusty Gilbert
The "clarification" in original post came from Mary Struckhoff of the NFHS and was sent to all State Basketball Administrators around the nation with the following note:
Basketball Administrator,
Further, a ribbon worn in addition to a hair-control device is considered to be a head decoration, and is prohibited (3-5-3e). If a ribbon is being worn as a hair-control device, it would be permitted provided it is not judged to be dangerous or inappropriate by the referee (3-5-1). From this guideline, the description given in "2) Player has hair tied with ONLY the ribbon. There is no other device." should be allowed unless the referee judged it to be dangerous or inappropriate. |
In our locale, ribbons are never appropriate hair control devices - they are considered to be a danger for eye lacerations during rebounding (tied into a bow, trailing edges, etc.). I don't recall ever seeing a ribbon used as the ONLY hair restraint, but would have to require it to be removed anyway - surely a teammate will have an extra elastic band.