Blood and Jersey Switch
 

#10 White has blood on her uniform and is directed out of the game. #20 White a bench player gives her Jersey to #10. The change in number is noted in the book. White has no extra Uniforms.

If the Coach wants to later bring the bench player in the game, can that player get her Jersey back and play with #20? If yes, the book would have two separate lines, one showing 10/20 and the other #20?

The book is silent on what happens to the player that yielded the jersey.

I say that the swapping of the numbers is covered under the allowance granted by the original situation if the number swap is done at that time. I'd even suggest that the swap is implied. If #10 gives up that jersey, that could be assumed to be taking on either the number of the bloodied jersey or whatever jersey they come up with from the lockeroom....all covered.

I agree that it's not covered, but I would say it's not allowed by rule. Once #20 give up her jersey, she moves from being a "team member" to "bench personnel". She can't go back to being a "team member" because it would be a duplicate number.

OTOH, for this to happen, it's likely that the game is a blowout, and be late in the game -- so "game management" might dictate not noticing the infraction.

Different Jersey Allowed ...
 

What if the jersey switch happens in the 1st quarter, and then at half they are able to find a different jersey number for the original #20 to wear? I'm thinking common sense (or if nothing else, 2-3) would suggest that it would be legal to make that change in the book without penalty before the start of the 2nd half?

Common Sense And Some Empathy ...
 

My two cents, the rule and two interpretations say that a player can switch jerseys if there's blood on it if it's reported to the scorer and official (I would personally inform the opposing coach as well).

I don't see any limits on the number of switches. Player A had the bloody shirt, now Player B has it. Can't we treat Player B the same as we treated Player A? What does the rule and the two interpretations say about Player B, or any player, who now has a bloody shirt? It says that Player B, or any player, can switch jerseys if there's blood on it if it's reported to the scorer and official.

I can see a problem with musical jerseys, but the spirit and purpose is to not deceive, the spirit and purpose is not to limit participation of otherwise eligible players.

Also, I'm not using the British English, I'm using American English. Bloody means covered with some blood, b****y is not used in it's very vulgar sense.

In our state, the trainer can spray the jersey and be good to go.

Do other states allow this?

Sure; I'd allow that

Yes, but not all trainers have it (or didn't); and it's not going to work depending on the amount of blood and how saturated the uniform is.