Would you take the field with this guy?

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by MikeStrybel

I'm not going to do this with you. I copied what Craig posted on the IHSA website in April. If you choose to believe that those words aren't a change in the policy of 'wear whatever you want, just as long as you match your partner', so be it. Craig wrote those words, he should be 'someone you are aware of'.

Mike,

Not sure why you are so defensive. I am going to ask because there has been a lot of confusion. I would rather talk to him than others who make claims or say this is the policy or is not the policy. We have the same problem in basketball where clinicians are telling officials different things. I will ask him for clarification and yes I did read the words but did not interpret it other than what happens in the post season when those comments were so close to what we discussed at a meeting. Again I said this was discussed at a meeting, I just want to make it clear for myself.

Originally Posted by MikeStrybel

The day before speaking with Craig about uniform mandates, I called and talked to Brad. Both stated the official uniform policy from our handbook is in effect. The reasons why some people have different information is because they choose not to read what is on the site, are stubborn or could care less. None of those change the facts that I provided in this thread. I wish you well.

Just so you know when Dave implemented the policy to use whatever pullover color we wished, it was not reflected in Handbook.

Again I am a three sport officials that belongs to a football crew with 3 football clinicians and we hear different stuff in that sport all the time. And the Black pants were not reflected in the first year that Dave G allowed us to wear them. And we had to get clarification for when to wear those pants from the traditional knickers. In basketball people were running around like chickens with their head's cut off when they started to allow the new patches and there is still confusion if everyone must have the same patches vs. embroidery to work a game. The bottom line is the IHSA in my opinion has done a very poor job over multiple sports to get the word out when changes are being made. This situation is no different and I want to hear it for myself because as JM said there are Baseball Clinicians that have been going around telling those that this is the policy and all you are doing is causing confusion when you say that the policy has changed (not something you are doing on purpose at all BTW). Craig was not clear that the policy was changed and he let us know when the post season was about to start. And it is not like people were doing things well before that time.

Relax dude, it is OK. I just like to ask for myself when I know the people involved. I do the same all the time when we have confusion in my other sports and especially the sport that I hold the same position because there is a lot of misinformation out there and I do not want to assume anything. I will talk to them and I am sure this will be clarified for me. I have a reputation to uphold and I want to do what we are supposed to do.

Peace