Coaches Biggest Problem With New Rules ...

[BillyMac]

This season, part of my pregame officials/coaches/captains conference has been, "Players need to wear their uniforms properly, no rolled waistbands, we're not going to be looking for problems, but if it's obvious, we won't ask for a substitute, but just ask the player to fix it".

I probably missed some violations over the past few weeks but finally had to deal with it today. Girls on red team had red jerseys, red shorts, and everybody but the point guard had red waistbands, her waistband was black because she rolled it over.

It was very obvious. Spotted it early in the game but didn't want to make a big deal about it, until the red point guard was fouled. As my partner was reporting the foul, I was lining them up for free throws, which was an excellent opportunity to quietly ask her to "Please fix your waistband".

She complied. No shrug. No dirty look. No rolling of the eyes (I've got two daughters). No, "Why?". I wish all players would comply like she did with fashion issue requests.