Illegal uniforms

Originally Posted by just another ref

Called two varsity games in a tournament tonight. No matter how obvious something may be, (in retrospect, I think this is obvious) when you see something you have never seen before, it can pass you by. One school, both boys and girls, had jerseys which were a purple color but also had thin white lines crisscrossing over the entire jersey giving the impression that the player was wearing netting over the top of the uniform. The result of this to my eyes took the color from purple to an almost gray color. All night I thought this was somewhat annoying, separating the white from the almost gray. Not until I got home did it dawn on me that this is not only annoying but illegal, is it not?

3-4-6: The torso of the team jersey shall be the same single solid color from the base of the neck to the bottom of the team jersey, and from side insert to side insert.

You know, as long as I can read the number on the front and back, and distinguish two distinct colors, I don't give a darn what they wear. I am tired of being the fashion police instead of an official. Yes, I will enforce the rule though.....sigh. A dozen fashion questions on the exam this year!!!