Knee Brace
I did a game a couple of night ago where a player was wearing a knee brace nothing wrong with wearing the brace just that the hinges were exposed and not cover. I asked the player and coach if she had a sleeve for the brace she stated NO!! I then informed coach and player she cannot play without the sleeve.
Coach: Why she cannot play she has been wearing it 21 games without anyone saying anything? Me: Can't do anything about the other 21 games but tonight she cannot play without a sleeve. The player played without the brace coach and player decision. 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. Comments? |
You did your job, the others failed to do their job. Certainly better safe than sorry, what if a player slipped and got cut by the hinge? Who would the finger be pointing at?
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... not the other 21 chances to address this.
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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.
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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."
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