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Originally Posted by Ref Ump Welsch
Ed, what if the local official's association said to have leniency at the sub-varsity level when it comes to jersey numbers? We have had to show this in basketball as well, where we would have two players with the same number. Am I to screw the association and go by the book? Do I jeopardize myself with the possibility of the AD squealing to the assigner that I disregarded the association's stance?
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IFF (If and only if) the local association ok'ed it and that should be announced to the members and preferably in writing since you are overriding the rule book.
Seems like we are debating something that almost never happens. After 27 seasons I remember maybe twice where duplicate numbers were an issue and then only that they had them. Even the poorest of teams seem to somehow gather uniquely numbered jerseys as normally jerseys are purchased as a set.