Proper Signals

[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