Has the NCAA specifically addressed the yellow LIVESTRONG bracelets with regards to basketball?

--Rich

How about any sport?

I had high school baseball players trying to wear them... "It's rubber. It will stretch just like a sweat band."

"Then slide it up underneath your shirt sleeve... or take it off."

I don't know Rich. I'm thinking that it has to be a no-no.

The FED has addressed it. I was just asking if the NCAA had. I'm guessing they have, too, I'd just like to see it in writing.

From the NCAA web site

http://www.ncaa.org/champadmin/baske...16_interp.html

Reminder: Any bands worn by players are illegal and not in compliance with Rule 3-7.7, since they are a form of jewelry.

[Edited by Lotto on Nov 17th, 2004 at 07:00 PM]

Thanks.

No one managed to state the Fed's posistion on these so I'm assuming they're prohibited items.

I've had a few people with them on during warm ups who didn't think they fell under the defintion of jewlery, my explanation to them, "I have to take mine off to ref, you've gotta take yours off to play."

When is jewelry not jewelry?
 

I think I remember something about x-country runners out east getting DQ'd because they wore the LiveStrong Bracelet during their meet.

The bracelet caused the DQ not the watch they wore to track their pace.

Re: When is jewelry not jewelry?
 

This decision was later reversed and the DQ cancelled.

I work with a guy sometimes that wears one while doing games. Problems? (I also work with guys that wear watches,necklaces, byron collars,chew gum)

[Edited by zebra44 on Nov 18th, 2004 at 01:36 PM]

If a ref makes me take my bracelet off while playing, surely i would expect him/her to take theirs off while calling!! they are part of the floor too, safety reasons.. What about these kids wearing big colored rubber bands, they are tight on their wrist, should they still take those off???? if allow some but not other things, who will know what to allow..... i think if we don't allow anything, it makes life a lot easier...if they are legal wrist bands they come off

Oh my goodness! Although it is for a good cause this rule hasn't changed. Whether it is yellow for cancer or any other color it isn't allowed. Does anyone on here allow kids to play with NBA headbands on?

Headbands are allowed, with certain restrictions.

I don't know if the "NBA headbands" to which you are referring meet that criteria -- I've seen some that do and some that don't.

headbands? 3-5-2 legal if: no wider than 2 inches, single colored... most of the nba ones i have seen have stripes...not legal... the logo is permitted on the headband or sweat band limited to 2 1/4 square inches... no logo on shirt or undershirts

Where does it say you can't chew gum?

NBA headbands are NOT legal. I don't have my book with me but it mentions a manufacturer logo. The NBA is not a manufacturer therefore it is a no no. We should tell them to flip the headband over or take it off. That is what we do here whether it is high school or college.