Which Side of the Lane Line?

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

C'mon. My point isn't that hard to see, but I'll spell it out.

In the past, the NFHS has shown a willingness to rule on situations that very rarely occur (lighted shoes), so the infrequency of this situation (selecting which side of the lane) should not have any impact on the willingness of the NFHS to rule on this situation, or to not rule on this situation. Other factors should come into play, not just the frequency, or infrequency, of the situation.

Your point is very hard to see when you are talking about something that has nothing to do with the original topic. This is not about what uniforms are being worn, this is about a request that could theoretically happen but almost never does (based on just the conversations here). We know that players attempt to wear all kinds of stuff and usually will claim no one told them it was illegal before. Those are also likely safety or even issues of uniformity. Every single game I have to deal with a uniform issue of either a player wearing something that does not fit the current rules or does not fit specifications. Still waiting for the one game a coach makes a request to where I give them the ball or my partners. But like other things we do, this is cultural. Maybe you and others have coaches that cannot design plays to go to either side. But apparently this is not an issue where I live as players can even run to the other side or they flip the movement. Either way so rare I never hear anyone talk about this and we seem to have coaches that are OK with where we put the ball. And once again, if you feel the need to accommodate such a request, that is on you. I am not going to criticize you for doing that, I just know what I am going to do or not do.

Peace