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Originally Posted by BadNewsRef
Any official who tells players to change their undershirts without also telling them and their coach, MULTIPLE TIMES, to leave the confines of the court needs to be a better official.
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That's the FIRST thing we tell them. Not that we've got a lock on what's the best to do and say it kinda goes like this, after we discover the problem right after the warmups come off and the jump is about to happen:
"Coach, there's no penalty for this, and we've gotta be careful that your players take care of it right now -- not here, but -- in the lockerroom. You said they were legally equipped, but #24 and #35 are not -- those are illegal undershirts. We need -- with no penalty to you -- two new starters while those two go take care of that in the lockerroom. OK?"
Hopefully that combines the elements of tactfulness and expediency.
Haven't had any problems when framed like that.