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Originally Posted by kdf5
1-5-1a.
ART. 1 . . . Mandatory equipment. Each player shall participate while wearing the following pieces of properly fitted equipment, which shall be professionally manufactured and not altered to decrease protection:
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NF 1-5-1 addresses what equipment must be worn when players are
PARTICIPATING, and does not address, or apply to how the required equipment might be handled during periods of non-participation.
The rules prohibiting players from removing their head gear "on the field", during dead ball intervals does not apply to NFHS governed contests.