Knee Brace

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by truerookie

Did we as a crew make ourselves look bad by enforcing the rule properly? I think not. What about the officials who did the other 21 games and not enforce the rule properly? It just looks bad.

Good job. Right out of case book play 3.5SitA--"Knee and ankle braces are permitted, but all exposed hinges must be covered." Btw, the oldest trick in the world is saying "No one has said anything about it before". Yeah, right.

[Texas Aggie]

Hate to sound cynical, but before you scold unknown officials, you might add the qualifier, "if the coach was telling the truth..." I know I've been flat out lied to by coaches over equipment issues.

[Mountaineer]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

Hate to sound cynical, but before you scold unknown officials, you might add the qualifier, "if the coach was telling the truth..." I know I've been flat out lied to by coaches over equipment issues.

I agree, it sounds like the coach gave up fairly easily too . . . a simple fix with a sock and tape takes care of the problem. I'd say he's been told before.

[Eastshire]

I've had a similar problem with cracked helmets in baseball. One day after disallowing 5 of their 6 helmets, the coach tells me that no one had said anything about the helmets all year. "Coach, I had you two weeks ago and didn't let you use them then either."