New uniform rule

[Mark Dexter]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Jurasic Referee: Thanks

10-3-2 Technical foul for wearing "an illegal shirt or illegal pants".

I stand corrected. I guess that you can buy your way, with a technical foul, into the game wearing a gray, for example, home jersey. The technical fouls go to each starter and each entering subsitute.

Unfortunately, I think that's just a guess until we see what the editors actually write in the rulebook.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Mark Dexter

Unfortunately, I think that's just a guess until we see what the editors actually write in the rulebook.

Why is that a guess? The penalties for illegal uniforms have been around for years. The only thing that has changed is what is legal.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Why is that a guess? The penalties for illegal uniforms have been around for years. The only thing that has changed is what is legal.

Because we really don't know yet how the NFHS wants the new rule enforced. The Federation may come out with something saying not to penalize each player if more than one individual is breaking the rule, but rather the official should charge one team technical foul. You may recall that this is exactly what they did with the removal of the jersey rule although it is listed as a player technical foul under 10-3.

2005-06 NFHS Basketball Rules Interpretations

SITUATION 4: During the pregame warm-up, the 12 members of Team A are wearing warm-up tops, but not their team jerseys. Approximately one minute prior to the opening jump ball, the 12 Team A members go to the team bench, remove the warm-up tops and put on the team jerseys. RULING: One technical foul is charged to Team A, and it is also charged indirectly to the head coach. COMMENT: In a situation where similar multiple infractions occur at the same time, it is not the intent of the rules to penalize each individual infraction as a separate technical foul. (3-4-15; 10-4-1h)


I would not be surprised to see the same principle adhered to with the white home team jersey rule.

[Mark Dexter]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Why is that a guess? The penalties for illegal uniforms have been around for years. The only thing that has changed is what is legal.

Yes, but as Nevada pointed out, NFHS may want this as a team T rather than individual. It may be in a casebook interpretation (a la all standing at once or the all changing the jerseys situation that Nevada referenced). It could also be part of the new rule itself - saying either 1 T for the whole team, 1 T for each player or no T's at all (just report it to the state). Maybe we'll only have to T 'em up if both teams have similar jerseys and neither has alternates into which to change.

[Camron Rust]

While I see your point.....team T or individual T...., if the NFHS desires consistency in the rules, I don't see why it would really differ from how we'd enforce a penalty for a team with otherwise illegal uniforms....for example: missing numbers on the front, or illegal logos on the shirt, team name too close to the numbers, etc.

Of course, recent NFHS committees have made some pretty tangential rulings and statements.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

... if the NFHS desires consistency in the rules,...

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Precisely my point from my last sentence.