Belts

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Multiple Sports

Have you turned over a new leaf my friend...where is your sarcasm ??? We need your humor (?) in the dogs days of summer.....

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Billy:

Whenever the question of belts comes up, I usually tune it out. I admit that I was someone of a hold out on wearing beltless pants only changing to them in the late 1990s and when I did, I wondered why I didn't change to them sooner. I was the same way with pleated pants and I would not ever go back to flat panel pants now.

Therefore, what is the official position by your CIAC on belts in your state?

MTD, Sr.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

Therefore, what is the official position by your CIAC on pants in your state?

MTD, Sr.

I think that the official position for pants is the lower half of the body!

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

I think that the official position for pants is the lower half of the body!

Held up by staples but not below the belt.

MTD, Sr.


P.S. Better not let Padgett see my mistake. LOL!

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

Billy ...what is the official position by your CIAC on pants in your state?

The CIAC (our state high school sports governing body) doesn't take an opinion on pleats versus flat pants, and neither do our state, and local, IAABO boards. It's left up to the individual choice of each official.

IAABO international did make an unannounced change last year regarding belts: The approved official uniform established by the Executive Committee of IAABO shall be: 1) Long black slacks (beltless and not tapered). (Page 2 of the 2014-15 IAABO Handbook)

Subsequent to IAABO International's change (above), my local board voted (unanimously) to amend our local constitution to read: Article 15: 1) The uniform shall be in accordance with that approved by IAABO, State Board, and (local) Board with the optional addition of an American flag on the back of the shirt - center and one inch below the neckline. An additional option will be that belted slacks may be worn, and if worn, the belt shall be black.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

The CIAC (our state high school sports governing body) doesn't take an opinion on pleats versus flat pants, and neither do our state, and local, IAABO boards. It's left up to the individual choice of each official.

IAABO international did make an unannounced change last year regarding belts: The approved official uniform established by the Executive Committee of IAABO shall be: 1) Long black slacks (beltless and not tapered). (Page 2 of the 2014-15 IAABO Handbook)

Subsequent to IAABO International's change (above), my local board voted (unanimously) to amend our local constitution to read: Article 15: 1) The uniform shall be in accordance with that approved by IAABO, State Board, and (local) Board with the optional addition of an American flag on the back of the shirt - center and one inch below the neckline. An additional option will be that belted slacks may be worn, and if worn, the belt shall be black.

Billy:

Okay. Do you wear belted or beltless and if you wear beltess, what kind?

Does the whole crew have to be the same?

And please tell me that patent leather belts are verboten.

MTD, Sr.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

Billy: Do you wear belted or beltless and if you wear beltless ... Does the whole crew have to be the same?

When in my little corner of Connecticut:

I wear belted pleated pants for my high school varsity games. I wear belted flat pants for my Catholic middle school games. I don't care what type of pants my partner wears. There are absolutely no guidelines from the CIAC, IAABO International, IAABO State, or my local IAABO board, requiring that both (Connecticut is a two person state for almost all games) officials wear the same type (pleated, or flat) pants.

Same thing for patent leather versus matte shoes, absolutely no guidelines, both officials can have the same shoes, or each can be different.

Officials can work without a lanyard, with a noose lanyard, or with a Smitty lanyard, absolutely no guidelines that both officials hold their whistles in the same manner.

Local guidelines dictate that both officials must either wear pregame jackets, or both will not wear pregame jackets (both must be the same), if, for example, a jacket is accidentally left at home.