Shorts with pockets

[Adam]

If you think pockets are dangerous, then go ahead and disallow the shorts.

I'm not.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Adam

If you think pockets are dangerous, then go ahead and disallow the shorts.

I'm not.

How about belts?

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[Adam]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

How about belts?

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You just had to ask, didn't you?

[Rich]

Why would anyone even think about this question? Seriously?

[deecee]

Originally Posted by Rich

Why would anyone even think about this question? Seriously?

I don't know, I always thought pockets on the bums were ok, while those on the side were illegal. I myself have pockets in my pants. The more pressing question is are socks mandatory?

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by deecee

The more pressing question is are socks mandatory?

Please. Can we all hope and pray that the NFHS stays out of a player's sock drawer?

[crosscountry55]

Originally Posted by Rich

Why would anyone even think about this question? Seriously?

You'd be surprised. One weekend youth league I worked in Virginia last year had a specific and revered anti-pockets rule. A partner actually made a team forfeit a game once because of this, and the league supported it! I was dumbfounded; figured a Head Coach T would have been enough to make the point, but the league truly felt that pockets were a safety concern.

But as to an NFHS game, I agree, there is no restriction on pockets. And I, for one, would not consider them a safety concern.

[Amesman]

Yeah, but you never know what might be IN those pockets ...

[frezer11]

Thanks all. I think I was thrown for a loop because I've never actually seen shorts in a normal high school game, just summer league/AAU stuff. But sure enough, no rule prohibiting them = Play on!!

[RedAndWhiteRef]

Originally Posted by crosscountry55

You'd be surprised. One weekend youth league I worked in Virginia last year had a specific and revered anti-pockets rule. A partner actually made a team forfeit a game once because of this, and the league supported it! I was dumbfounded; figured a Head Coach T would have been enough to make the point, but the league truly felt that pockets were a safety concern.

But as to an NFHS game, I agree, there is no restriction on pockets. And I, for one, would not consider them a safety concern.

When I reffed IM flag football in college the university rec program had a policy against pockets during games. Apparently they'd had problems with people messing up their fingers/getting them caught in pockets when they would reach for flags. So I can see the safety issue there. Not so much in basketball IMO.

[so cal lurker]

I've been playing hoops before work for 20 years (yikes, I hadn't realized that till just now!), and I and many others have pockets. I've never seen a single issue. (Yes, a V game is more intense, but I still think those who object have a solution searching for a problem.)

[SNIPERBBB]

Originally Posted by Adam

I'm pretty sure it's not addressed in the rules.

If there's no rule against it....

Originally Posted by RedAndWhiteRef

When I reffed IM flag football in college the university rec program had a policy against pockets during games. Apparently they'd had problems with people messing up their fingers/getting them caught in pockets when they would reach for flags. So I can see the safety issue there. Not so much in basketball IMO.

Flag football is great for dislocating fingers in anything, it got banned when I was in elementary school because every week a finger got popped.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

How about belts?

Fifty years ago, several high school teams in our league wore belted shorts.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

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.