Different color socks.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

Yesteday, Daryl "The Preacher" and I officiated a girls' jr. H.S. DH (7th grade game followed by an 8th grade game). The visitor's team colors were maroon and white. When Daryl and I entered the court for the 7th grade game we noticed that all of the Visitor's were wearing white socks except for four players: V1 was wearing a maroon and white tie-died sock on her left leg while V2 was wearing a marron and white tie-died sock on her right leg, and both V3 and V4 were wearing a maroon sock with white bumble bee stripes on their right legs while wearing white socks with a maroon stirrup design (softball uniform sock) on their left legs.

Daryl and I immediately applied the following NFHS Rule:

Rule 3: Players, Substitutes and Equipment
Section 5: Team Member’s Equipment, Apparel
Article 1: .....The referee shall not permit any team member to wear equipment or apparel which, in his/her judgment, is dangerous or confusing to other players or is not appropriate.



NOT!!!

The players were wearing the socks as described but I thought I would give everybody and April Fool's Day joke a month early.

MTD, Sr.

Old School would concur with the original ruling.