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Originally Posted by OKREF
It so much better now, headbands, wristbands, sleeves and tights have to match and must be white, beige, black or predominant color of jersey, and the same for all team members.
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We unilaterally decided to do this in Connecticut last season. We thought that a rule (sleeves, headbands, wristbands - all the same color) would be easier for players, coaches, and officials, to understand than last season's NFHS rule that would allow a headband to be a different color than an arm sleeve.
It wasn't easier to understand.
And it wasn't just the coaches, and players, that misunderstood the rule.
I guess that, in Connecticut, we're way ahead of our time, except in not assigning three officials to a game, and allowing officials to wear black belts. On second thought, never mind.