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Originally Posted by mbcrowder
Egads this is a huge stretch.
There's a huge difference between "Having his players wear legal and required equipment" and having his players also wear illegal equipment.
Failure to wear what is necessary is a huge deal (buttpads, kneepads, helmets, etc), and a coach allowing his kids to violate this SHOULD be punished under the listed rule. A kid having something extraneous that he's not supposed to have out there is a completely different thing - which we should not be punishing the coach for ... especially for something like a striped towel.
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If B's coach points it out, you are stuck enforcing the rules unless you want to tell B's coach that you aren't going to enforce that rule today.
Rule 1 Sec. 5 Art. 3... Illegal equipment. No player shall participate while wearing illegal equipment. This applies to any equipment, which in the opinion of the umpire is dangerous, confusing or inappropriate. Illegal equipment shall always include but is not limited to:
k. Uniform adornments, with the exception of one unmarked moisture-absorbing white towel, which shall be no less than 4 inches in width and 12 inches in length and no greater than 18 inches in width and 36 inches in length...