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Re: Re: Re: NFHS ruling

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Originally posted by Camron Rust
While I'd let the kid play, the definition of the word "uniform" is that they are the same....including color. If the word uniform is used in describing the outfit, then it is implied that each player must be dressed in the same color/style shirt and shorts.

But that's not how we enforce it, is it? If the new varsity jerseys have white piping on the seams, but one kid is wearing last year's jersey without the white piping, do we penalize? I don't think so; at least, I'm sure I wouldn't.

I think BITS's comment is most appropriate: the "uniform" is simply a distinctive outfit.

If you let him play

with the dis-similar jersey, do you still T him up?

Re: If you let him play

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Originally posted by lmeadski
with the dis-similar jersey, do you still T him up?

No, meadski. There is no requirement that all the game jerseys be identical. (Unless you follow Nevada's inference.)

Have they added a requirement about shorts to HS rules, or are you just referring to the NCAA rules quoted?

I thought NF rules only mention jerseys.

NFHS doesn't specify about the shorts. As far as I know they can all be different colors. I don't like this, but I don't have rules support to rule differently.

However, when it comes to the jerseys, I believe that I do.

As for Chuck's pizza group, I respect their opinion. I just think that they had one too many pitchers while formulating it. ;)

I believe that the clear intent of a "team" jersey is for all of them to be the same. That is the concept of a "team" anything.
I'm not advocating being overly strict on the enforcement of this, but to deny that according to the rules each team member is to wear the same color jersey is off base in my opinion.

Chuck, you'll have to check with you pizza buddies on this, but if we aren't going to require the shirts to be the some color, why even have team jerseys?

We could just allow the kids to show up in their favorite NBA throwback jersey. As long as all the kids from the home side have light colored ones (gold, white, silver, grey) and the visitors have dark (blue, green, red, black) everything should be great, right? Oh, wait, they have to make sure that each one has a different number. :)

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Originally posted by Nevadaref

We could just allow the kids to show up in their favorite NBA throwback jersey. As long as all the kids from the home side have light colored ones (gold, white, silver, grey) and the visitors have dark (blue, green, red, black) everything should be great, right? Oh, wait, they have to make sure that each one has a different number. :)

We call that "intramurals" or "rec ball" . . .

Re: Re: Re: Re: NFHS ruling

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Originally posted by ChuckElias

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Originally posted by Camron Rust
While I'd let the kid play, the definition of the word "uniform" is that they are the same....including color. If the word uniform is used in describing the outfit, then it is implied that each player must be dressed in the same color/style shirt and shorts.

But that's not how we enforce it, is it? If the new varsity jerseys have white piping on the seams, but one kid is wearing last year's jersey without the white piping, do we penalize? I don't think so; at least, I'm sure I wouldn't.

I think BITS's comment is most appropriate: the "uniform" is simply a distinctive outfit.

I think they should be very similar. The presence of a trim color or not is insignificant. The main color of the shirt is significant. The shades should be close. If one team is in white and the other royal blue, I don't think a red jersey would be adequate but a navy blue or other similar blue would be.