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Comments on the 2005-2006 Rules Revisions
JERSEYS/PANTS/SKIRTS PROHIBITED FROM BEING REMOVED
(3-4-15, 10-3-7h, 10-4-1i):
A team member is prohibited from removing his/her jersey and/or pants/skirt within the confines of the playing area. The penalty is a technical foul. The former uniform rule didn’t require team members to actually wear the team uniform. This addition also addresses a growing behavioral concern of players removing their jersey to demonstrate frustration or anger as a means of attracting individual attention. The rule is also intended to be applied in all situations – even when a player must change uniforms due to blood or other unusual circumstances. It is not unreasonable to expect team members to go to their locker rooms to change their jerseys.
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