Rule 3-5-3d

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by IREFU2

Is there any restrictions on the colors? These girls are now wearing the rubberband like headbands and they are currently being called hair restraints. But they sit above the forehead and on the hair. There was some discussion among us at a scrimmage today wondering and we can find a ruling in the rule book about the color being uniform or the same color of the jersey....input??

In NCAA, any material that goes completely around the head is a "hair restraint" and must meet the legal requirements.

In FED, the restrictions only apply to "headbands" -- generally the "2-inch wide, sweat absorbing material". It specifically does not apply to pre-wrap.

Very popular this year is a 1/4-inch wide rubbery-material device with a dozen or so NIKE logos on it. I'd like to see that banned, or at least a clarification from the NFHS.