07-08 Test Question
 

One of the questions is "An official may determine whether a player must be removed from the game based on the amount of blood on the uniform. My answer is TRUE and the answer key says FALSE, citing 3-3-6. Reviewing 3-3-6, it doesn't specify whether it's an official or referee. What part of the question am I missing. Thank you

I think it's false because last year there was a rule change that said the uniform must be changed if there was any blood at all on it. The official is not allowed to exercise judgment on this, as we were in the past. It used to be that the uniform had to be changed if it was "saturated" with blood. Last year, that was changed.

"any amount of blood"

I believe it is considered false because the rules don't consider "an amount" of blood. Just any blood at all.

3-3-6

ART. 6 . . . A player who is bleeding, has an open wound, has any amount of blood on his/her uniform, or has blood on his/her person, shall be directed to leave the game until the situation is corrected, unless a time-out is requested by, and granted to, his/her team and the situation can be corrected by the end of the time-out.

"Any amount of blood" is the key here.

07-08 Test Question
 

I agree with the blood on the uniform. The question is "an official" but there is noting in rule 3-3-6 stating which official (R and /or U1/U2). Tha'ts my question.

I'm not sure why that's your question. Any official may direct a bleeding player or a player with blood on the uniform to the bench.

If that's your question, then you are correct -- any official must direct the player to leave.

That's not what the test question is about, though.

The "official" part of the question is the part that is trying to get your mind off of the "based on the amount of blood" part of the question.

You did type the following in your OP?
What part of the question am I missing. Thank you

TRICK or TREAT!

The key is "may determine...." That implies a choice when there is no choice/judgment allowed.

Thanks for the information. I got hung up on "may determine".

This is what upsets me about these test... they word them sooooo poorly that you get confusion... :(

Nope, Scrapper, that is the wording that is used in the NCAA book. The NFHS rules used to say excessive. ;)

But everything else that you stated is correct. :)

Sorry, I just don't see that as the case on this one. Regardless of who does it, the rest of the statement is false so the answer is false.

Well, in my own defense, if the shirt was saturated, I would say that it was also excessive. :o

I hate when I get stuff mixed up like that. Good catch.