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Old Thu Jan 19, 2017, 04:19pm
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Shorts with pockets

Legal? My common sense says no, but I don't think my rule book specifies. Does anyone have a definitive answer?

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Old Thu Jan 19, 2017, 04:37pm
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I'm pretty sure it's not addressed in the rules.

If there's no rule against it....
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Old Thu Jan 19, 2017, 04:42pm
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Just as long as you dont start seeing Hoover Flags. Might be a few members here that may remember those...
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Old Thu Jan 19, 2017, 04:54pm
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Old Thu Jan 19, 2017, 05:00pm
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Legal? My common sense says no, but I don't think my rule book specifies. Does anyone have a definitive answer?

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3.5.1 says this about your question (and goes to strings being exposed, as mentioned earlier in another post):

The referee shall not permit any team member to wear equipment or apparel which, in his/her judgment, is dangerous or confusing to other players or is not appropriate.

NOTE: Each state association may, in keeping with applicable laws, authorize exceptions to NFHS playing rules to provide reasonable accommodations to individual participants with disabilities and/or special needs, as well as those individuals with unique and extenuating circumstances. The accommodations should not fundamentally alter the sport, heighten risk to the athlete/others or place opponents at a disadvantage.


With respect to rolling waist bands in order to shorten the length of shorts worn by players:

3.5.5

Equipment which is unnatural and/or designed to increase a team member’s height or vertical reach or to gain a competitive advantage shall not be permitted. Equipment and apparel shall not be modified from the original manufactured state and shall be worn in the manner the manufacturer intended it to be worn.
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Old Thu Jan 19, 2017, 05:51pm
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If you think pockets are dangerous, then go ahead and disallow the shorts.

I'm not.
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Old Thu Jan 19, 2017, 06:06pm
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If you think pockets are dangerous, then go ahead and disallow the shorts.

I'm not.
How about belts?

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Old Thu Jan 19, 2017, 06:57pm
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Old Thu Jan 19, 2017, 06:59pm
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Why would anyone even think about this question? Seriously?
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Old Thu Jan 19, 2017, 07:47pm
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How about belts?


Fifty years ago, several high school teams in our league wore belted shorts.
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Old Thu Jan 19, 2017, 09:05pm
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How about belts?
If you see a player belt another player, it's an automatic flagrant foul with an ejection. The exception would be if he belted a player on his own team. In that case, just wait for the moms of the two players to come down out of the bleachers and hope they're hot.
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