Uniform

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Per NFHS rules the yellow jerseys of the home team are illegal as they are not the required color of white. The head coach is to be penalized with a direct technical foul to start the game.

Whether officials take this course of action or a different path will depend upon what is expected of them by the assignor of the contest and its governing authority.

Agreed. This was recently (12/18) published in IL:

a. When schools request to wear an alternate color home jersey on a ‘special’ night, schools may request, in writing, to wear a non-white jersey for a given home game. Again, this can occur ONLY if permission has been granted in advance, and the school/coach has the letter of permission at the game.

b. With the growing interest in having these special nights has grown, the IHSA has generally allowed schools one time per year to wear the non-conforming colored jersey. When approval is granted, however, the away team must wear white that night, even though they are not the home team.

c. The host school must let the officials know and ensure the visiting team will be wearing white.

d. If an official shows up and works a game where the home team wears a jersey that is a color other than white, and the school can't provide an approval letter from the IHSA, the officials should penalize the offending team in accordance with rule 10 in the NFHS Basketball Rules Book and complete a Special Report following the contest.

e. Officials and players are expected to follow the established rules during contests.