[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally posted by Kelvin green
Here's my approach...

Upon discovery of jewelry, the player must meet the rules.
Tell the player to take em out if they want to continue playing, if they can get them out fast let the player take em out an play, if they cant then sub.

I do the samething with hair pins ( I check) and you miss some that at somepoint you pick up because of reflections.

If the player refuses they go to the bench

Shoes get tied and we wait.... what's the big deal here. I think the common sense approach here is the simplest, fastest, least controversial...

Some people seem to be missing the point of the no jewelry requirement under both NFHS and NCAA rules. A player is NOT allowed to wear jewelry PERIOD. If a player is found to be wearing jewelry while playing, the player must leave the game. The player does NOT get the opportunity to remove the jewelry and stay in the game. The reason for this position is that the game officials do not have the authority to make a player remove his/her jewelry. The game officials responsiblity is to see that players who are wearing jewelry do not play in the game. It is a team's coach's resposibility to see that his/her players are compliance with the rules of the game. The same rational applies to illegal objects in a player's hair.

For untied shoelaces please see my postings of the thread that was started today. You will see that officials have not had the authority to stop the game or delay making the ball live to allow a player to tie his/her shoes since the 1963-64 season.