Interesting. In making all the new headband/sweatband requirements, the rules committee deleted the "exception" from last year's book that required headbands to be a single color.

Having said that, I think (in fact, I'm pretty darn sure) that the intent of the new rule is for the headband/sweatband to be a single color. I would not allow a striped headband in my game.

No, they didn't. :confused: Rule 3-5-3(a) says that headbands amd sweatbands must be white or similar in color to the torso of the jersy. Multi-colors r.e. stripes are still not legal.

If you are making a joke about the officials wearing headbands or sweatbands that are striped as the shirt is, then that is mildly amusing. :) Of course we know that nothing in 3-5 applies to the officials as the heading of that section is "TEAM MEMBER'S EQUIPMENT, APPAREL".

If you are talking about the student-athletes, then you are the one who is confused and evidently this rule is more complicated than you thought. :D These items must be one color.

I can't imagine why you would deny that. The exception is deleted. There is no longer an article and exception. In that exception (3-5-2, EXCEPTION 2), it was specifically stated that the headband must be "single-colored". That language was also deleted.

I agree, and said as much in my previous post. That doesn't change the fact that the exception from last year's book was deleted.

I'm not denying that the exception was deleted. There's no need for the exception though. The rules language says the exact same thing. No?

The rules <b>still</b> say that striped headbands/sweatbands are illegal, exception or no exception. That was my point.

:D :D

RIF.

Well, you most certainly did in post #32 above. I said it was interesting that the rules committee deleted the exception and you replied "No, they didn't". That, my petrified petulant compadre, is a denial.

And I said exactly that in my post #31.

Actaully, <b>"my petrified, petulant pissant pal"</b> might be more <i>apropos</i>.

Then.......

Shut up.

Don't forget "cranky."

Cranky is not alliterative.

Correct but not alliterative.

Ahem, Nice Comeback:D ....... you seem to have to use this a lot lately.:p

As always, Adam's apathetic about alliteration.

Thank you. Thank you vera much! Ladies and gentlemen, Scrappy has left the building!!

I got a 7pm game.

NC is making it a POE this year. All sweatbands/headbands shall be predominant color of jersey, or white. All players on team shall wear same color sweatbands. Also, undershirts should only be predominant color of uniform.

Since I am new to officiating BB I feel compelled to ask ...

WHO CARES what color the headband is, or if it's multicolored, or if the color of the undershirt isn't similar in color to the jersey???

Now I understand, as it relates to the officials, it really doesn't matter; it's in the rulebook and therefore it is, and I'll enforce it when/if I officiate school teams (rec. for now). But can anybody enlighten me as to why NFHS or the state associations should even care, much less, make it a POE.