Proper Signals

[BEAREF]

Originally Posted by refnrev

B'ball,
You may have a point with #2 because the first thing I noticed from one guy was the bright white swish that seemed to be glowing from his Nikes. I'm not being critiical -- after all at least for this season -- because it's all lower level ball so I'm wearing belted pants -- but the white does detract from the professional image. When I mentioned this to my wife she said, "You've gotta be kidding...who notices a referee's shoes? She doesn't get it, does she!!!!!:

I watch quite a bit of basketball and am always checking out the shoes that the officials are wearing...some may say that I've got a shoe fettish! I've seen that the number of shoes that have noticeable white and silver color is increasing. It doesn't matter if it's high school, D III, D II, or D I on TV....I notice that more and more are wearing shoes that ARE NOT all black....does it take away from their ability to call the game, No Way.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by BEAREF

I watch quite a bit of basketball and am always checking out the shoes that the officials are wearing...some may say that I've got a shoe fettish! I've seen that the number of shoes that have noticeable white and silver color is increasing. It doesn't matter if it's high school, D III, D II, or D I on TV....I notice that more and more are wearing shoes that ARE NOT all black....does it take away from their ability to call the game, No Way.

Now I am out of town and I do not have my Official's Manual with me, but where does it say that you have to have all Black shoes on as an official?

I can say with confidence that the NCAA has no such requirement. I just thought the NF said the shoes had to be black not "all black."

Also what is worn is up to individual state organizations to decide what mechanics or uniforms are worn. The grey shirts are no where in the NF Official's Manual as part of the uniform but many states allow them during their games. States do not have to follow mechanics and uniform the same way they have to adhere to rules. I know in my state I asked directly and it was not ever made a big deal by the people in the state office. It is also one thing to have a little white strip on a show and have half the shoe be white.

Peace

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Now I am out of town and I do not have my Official's Manual with me, but where does it say that you have to have all Black shoes on as an official?

UNIFORM- #23(d) on Page10 of the NFHS OFFICIALS MANUAL states---"SHOES- entirely black with black laces".

Having said that, it is up to individual states, associations, etc.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

UNIFORM- #23(d) on Page10 of the NFHS OFFICIALS MANUAL states---"SHOES- entirely black with black laces".

Having said that, it is up to individual states, associations, etc.

Thanks. This is what I thought but for uniform purposes I follow much more strictly the IHSA provisions (which at one time had some different provisions in them).

Peace