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Originally posted by JRutledge
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This was information give directly from the
Illinois High School Association. They players even had letters directly from the
State of Illinois allowing them to wear religious material that is not stated in the NF Rulebook. As a matter of fact, the NF is very explicit in not allowing any
Head decorations and headwear. Read Rule 5-2. I guess the State of Illinois decided to ignore the NF and their rules.
[/B][/QUOTE]The applicable NFHS rule is R3-5-2. Exception 1 of that rule specifically states that "State associations may on an individual basis allow a player to participate while wearing a head covering if it meets the following criteria:" Section(b) states that a state association may approve headwear for religious reasons. The IHSAA has followed the explicit instructions contained in this RULE!
Your above statement that this is not stated in the NF rulebook and the NF will not allow headwear is completely wrong!
Btw, R5-2 has to do with scoring.