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Originally Posted by Freddy
I hate this. But ...
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I hate this too, but somebody has to do it, so here it goes ...
From a previous thread:
2014-15 NFHS BASKETBALL RULES CHANGES
3-5-3
Art. 3: Arm sleeves, knee sleeves, lower leg sleeves and tights are permissible:
a. Anything worn on the arm and/or leg is a sleeve, except a knee brace, and shall meet the color restrictions.
b. The sleeves/tights shall be black, white, beige or the predominant color of the uniform and the same color sleeves/tights shall be worn by teammates.
c. All sleeves/tights shall be the same solid color.
d. Meet the logo requirements in 3-6.
Note: In general, a brace is defined as anything that contains hinges and/or straps or an opening over the knee cap.
Rationale: To clarify the rule and give better guidance to what is acceptable.
The committee expanded Rule 3-5-3 by identifying anything worn on the arm and/or leg as a sleeve, except a knee brace. These items, including tights, will now be permitted but must meet the color and logo restrictions in Rule 3-5-3. Previously, this rule permitted only arm sleeves and leg-compression sleeves.
So I went to my dictionary (Noah Webster used to live right down the street from me).
Tights (noun, plural): A snug stretchable garment covering the body from the waist down, designed for general wear by women and girls.
Tights (noun, plural): A piece of clothing that is worn especially by girls, women, and dancers, that fits closely over the feet, legs, and waist, and that is made of a thicker material than pantyhose.
It looks like tights only refers to a lower body garment.
The following situation can legally occur:
A1, with a red jersey, wears a red undershirt underneath his red jersey.
Teammate A2 also has a red jersey, but wears two black arm sleeves, both that go from just below the elbow to the upper shoulder (under the strap of the red jersey).
It may appear that A2 is wearing an illegal undershirt, but he isn't, he's wearing two legal arm sleeves.
Since I don't have X-Ray vision, I'm telling A2 that he "can't participate in the game". Hopefully, A2 will ask me "why not". I will tell him that he's "wearing an illegal undershirt". He will tell me that "it's not an undershirt, but is two sleeves". I'll say, "Sorry, those are legal, you can play". And then he'll say, "No problem (that's the way kid's talk today), and by the way, Mr. BillyMac, you're the best, and the most handsome, official that we've had all season".
You're going to run into the same situation with compression shorts (same color as the uniform shorts) versus calf sleeves (going all the way up to the crotch; black, white, beige, predominate color of the uniform jersey).
I hope that the NFHS simplifies these fashion rules in the off season. I really don't like thinking about what lies down a kid's jersey, or up a kid's shorts, boys, or girls.
