Don't be a jersey plumber?

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by BoomerSooner

Coming back to the jersey issue, I agree with you on preventative officiating. I'm not, however, going to pass on the T just because I can't directly see the jersey removed because a team constructs a temporary dressing room in the form a huddle or by holding up towels after I've told the coach the player needs leave the visual confines of the playing area as removing the uniform on the bench area will result in a technical foul.

OK. How are you going to penalize something you clearly did not see? Are you going to take the word of the opponent? If you tell the team to send the player to the locker room, why would you need to worry about towels being held up?

Forgive me but what you are saying is perplexing to me when you can make a big enough deal about this where they will listen to you. I literally tell the coaches before I tell them to remove something, "First of all you need to have him do this in the locker room, but he needs to take that (undershirt/jersey) off now, but make sure he goes to the locker room and through those doors......"

I have literally never had a problem with anyone when I make it clear and tell them that the penalty is a technical foul. Why would I care if I did not see where they take the jersey off if I am not following them into the locker room?

Originally Posted by BoomerSooner

I'm not making a judgement or telling people what to look for or how to deal with this or any other issue. My point was simply that you can penalize things you don't directly see. There is also value in Dad's point of being careful about penalizing things you don't see, but the reality is that we have 4 other senses and the power of reasoning that should guide us.

If you say so. But to me this is looking for trouble.

Peace