I honestly don't find that. Once a coach has one of his players either sent out or not allowed in, they usually take care of their bidness in my experience. I have never run into a "constantly" situation that I can remember.

What you wrote in green is correct. However what appears in red is not accurate.

From the 2006-07 rules book:
"There shall be no replacement until the next opportunity to substitute. However, the removed player may re-enter during a dead ball after reporting to an official who shall be satisfied the player's equipment and uniform is in order."

In other words the same player may come back in on the very next stoppage (any foul, if the ball goes OOB, etc.), if the offending item is removed or the uniform is fixed. It seems that you may be overpenalizing.

Ok - point taken - but the player cannot return for some period of time, and the team plays short for some period of time, which reinforces that they need to come out on the field with their uniform correct and no illegal jewelry, etc... as opposed to the cases where I would have 4-5 girls I would send off at various times during a game for "forgotten" earrings, with no penalty, and just delaying the playing of the game. Now that there is some form of penalty, it has cleaned it up immensely, in my experience.

Except for this year - I have to say I had all but 3 games this season (probably 20+) where I had at least one player with forgotten earrings or jewelry of some kind that was sent off... and this was after the PIAA speech at the beginning to the captains and coaches, reminding them to check for forgotten jewelry, and often checking the teams beforehand as well. But in most cases, the first was the last in that game...

Personally, I wish that the NFHS would make wearing jewelry or other illegal equipment on the field during the game an automatic caution. That would fix it for sure.

S.O.S.

Nevada and DRinke have taken over 2 separate threads with soccer. What's next, NASCAR talk????

Whoops, make that 3 threads.

What is this "soccer" you speak of? Never seen it.:D

You lie - I know you have that Sports Illustrated cover of Brandi Chastain hanging in your room...

:D

So sorry, I'll let you get back to discussing the dominant color of a sweatband or was this thread about the distinction between the words similar and same? :rolleyes:

Who's that? I just want to know, if she's that good looking I'll have to go get a poster. I guess it could be worse, instead of talking soccer, we could be talking about wrestling and singlets.:D

What?! You really don't remember this from the Women's World Cup a few years ago?:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ain.jpg/225px-

Oh, that. I think if I'm going to spend money on a poster, I'll go looking for some women's tennis players.:)

Haha - sorry - I just compare the sports I officiate that are similar.

Understandable. We all do it.

Last year my baby brother got married up in North Jersey. We stayed at the Meadowlands Sheraton. Ms. Chastain was in the lobby one morning waiting on her limo. She's holding up pretty well.

OK, now back to our regularly scheduled programming.