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Originally Posted by WDEvol
I'm wondering if a technical foul could have been prevented if we had noticed him listed as #6 in the book before the game.
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Certainly. I had to deal with this very thing last year in a middle school opener. Here, we're told to enforce the uniform rules at all levels, and use tape if you have to, to make the numbers legal.
(Apology to those who have to read this story again. I'm aware that I told this before.)
As I'm checking the book, I see the numbers 6, 7, 8, and 9. I look up, and there they are, warming up. (I'm a little grumpy at myself for not noticing, as they weren't wearing warm-ups.) Long story short, the principal ordered the new uniforms, didn't know they were illegal ("I'm a hockey guy," he explained), and despite the coach telling the principal they were illegal, the team wore them anyway (likely hoping we wouldn't enforce the rules).
As I'm wracking my brain trying to figure how to tape over 6 through 9, the coach offers that last year's unis are still in the locker room. Perfect solution.
So, yes, catch these things early.