Knee Brace vs Leg sleeve

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by BigCat

The definition of brace now is ANYTHING worn for medical purposes which increases stability...This definition would include sleeves if you simply went by those words. No color restrictions would apply.

That would be true except for the words that follow: "In general, it is made of neoprene or elastic knit with an insert embedded to support the joint."

Your approach treating a plain sleeve as a sleeve and not a "brace" seems solid.

They're trying to make it easier for us. I just hope we don't screw it up by everybody being a plumber about it. (There, I said it.)

[BryanV21]

I'm not a doctor, physical therapist, or any sort of expert on braces. If I'm told something is for medical reasons then, going by the rules, I'm going to allow it to be any color. I'm not going to get into an argument about what a brace is, or inspect the item closer for an insert or whatever.

Until, of course, somebody instructs us otherwise in handling it.

[Freddy]

In our state, as in many others, the NFHS pre-season PowerPoint that comes out soon is read by our state basketball director and goes out to all officials and coaches. Let's give that a chance to cloud the issue further. In the meantime, the new definition of "brace" seems to be clear if you give it a chance.