NFHS Part I Question

[RookieDude]

Headbands and sweatbands must be the same dominant color of the team jersey or white.

True or False.

R3-5-3a should give you a clue as to what the answer is.

BTW...this is the only answer I missed on the Part I test (Open Book)...I think I read too much into it.

[Jurassic Referee]

You probably thought of 3-5-3(d) also, and got penalized for knowing too much about the rules.

How come the FED didn't put any color/size restrictions on rubber/cloth hair control bands like they did on headbands/sweatbands?

Not that I really care.....

[BktBallRef]

This rule may put an end to sweatbands and headbands. I was at a jamboree for 4 hours on Saturday. I saw 16 teams in that time playing on two different gym floors. I also saw exactly ONE player with sweatbands on. Coaches in my area seem to be taking the approach that they just aren't going to fool with them.

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by RookieDude

Headbands and sweatbands must be the same dominant color of the team jersey or white.

True or False.

I think it's true, isn't it? Is there more to the question that I don't get?

[RookieDude]

Originally Posted by JurassicReferee

You probably thought of 3-5-3(d) also, and got penalized for knowing too much about the rules.

How come the FED didn't put any color/size restrictions on rubber/cloth hair control bands like they did on headbands/sweatbands?

Not that I really care.....

Good question...maybe next year...but, I don't really care either since I only officiate boys basketball. (I haven't seen too many hair bands on the boys side)

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

I think it's true, isn't it? Is there more to the question that I don't get?

3-5-3(a)
"Headbands and sweatbands must be white or similar color to the torso of the jersey and must be the same color for each item and all participants."

I thought similar and same meant two different things.
The rule says similar...therefore, IMO...if a team had royal blue jerseys then a light blue headband/sweatband should be OK. The test question made it sound, to me, like the headbands and sweatbands have to be exactly the SAME color as the jersey.

[IREFU2]

Same and similar are the not the same (pardon the pun). If they are to be the same color, than if the jersey is white, the headbans and sweatbans are to be white. If they are to be similar, then if the jerseys are white, the sweatbans can be off white or any color similar to white. Just my two cents.

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by IREFU2

Same and similar are the not the same (pardon the pun). If they are to be the same color, than if the jersey is white, the headbans and sweatbans are to be white. If they are to be similar, then if the jerseys are white, the sweatbans can be off white or any color similar to white. Just my two cents.

I think it means that all the sweatbands and headbands that a team wears have to be the SAME color, and that color can be either white or a color similar to the jersey.

[drinkeii]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

I think it means that all the sweatbands and headbands that a team wears have to be the SAME color, and that color can be either white or a color similar to the jersey.

That was what our interpreter said Sunday nite at our rules meeting - Navy and another blue color, as long as the color was similar (some form of blue, not red or green) was ok.

He also said we're not supposed to penalize it - basically try to catch it before we have to penalize it, and have the player fix it. The situation says if you get 5 players starting with illegal attire, they would each get a T - even I would hesitate (as picky and by the book as I am) with giving out 5 T's to start a game - I guess I would wonder what I was doing before when I didn't notice these things. Now, if they were ok before the game in warmups, put them on, and came out to do the jump ball..... hmm - maybe.