[Kansas Ref]

Yes, I have seen players--both boys and girls--who fold the waistline of their short up and over--ostensibly to decrease the resistance to leg flexion movement which enables better sprinting, running, movement. For these long long uniform shorts we must blame the Fab5 who pioneered the "uber long" shorts that fell way below the knee. These days players have realized that such shorts restrict the striding motion, add unnecessary extra weight, and have become anachronistic. I just tell the coaches/players in pregame to flip/tuck the waistline in from the exterior side of waistband---that usually works.

Also on another--tangential note---I really truly appreciate the competence of HS level basketball officials because they [we] must make split second adjudications on complex competitive scenarios that have implications for winning or losing [either the game or our own credibility] without the aid of a 'video review monitor'. When I watch a NCAA game on TV I oft se the refs going to video review, putting on headphones, conferencing, gesturing--only to ultimately 99% of the time go with the original call. So often that I think to myself "man, why can't those NCAA guys just make the call and stick with it?" Video review seems to have become a crutch (over-used). HS refs rule in a major way!