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Originally posted by BktBallRef
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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
Maybe that's why they tell us to handle the two situations differently-one is a fashion item and the other one is a safety issue.
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Hmmm....no one has ever told me that. In both cases, the player is not properly equipped. I don't see a difference. JMHO
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Shirts/pants are covered under R3-4,which is labelled "uniforms".Jewelry is covered under R3-5,which is labelled "team members equipment,apparel",and is composed strictly of safety items.That's why I think that they handle them differently.You don't have the same liability with letting a player play with his/her shirt untucked as you would for allowing someone to play while wearing jewelry.The big difference is that the rules allow a player to play while wearing illegal shirts/shorts,at the cost of a technical foul(R10-3-3),while a player wearing jewelry can never buy their way into a game with a T.We simply don't allow them to play.Casebook play 3.5.5SitA,covering jewelry,is pretty specific.It says "No penalty is involved.A6 simply cannot participate until the illegal items are removed". JMO!
[Edited by Jurassic Referee on Jun 6th, 2002 at 04:04 AM]