Girls with long hair in a ropelike braid.

[Loudwhistle]

I've heard it said girls (or guys I guess) can put their hair in a rope like braid and then supposedly fling it around possibly wacking their opponents and this is totally legal, I find this hard to digest especially since on page 27, 07-08 NFHS rules book under safety concerns it says a referee shall not permit any team member to participate if in their judgement, items such as hair style may constitute a safety concern. Please advise on hair as a possible weapon.
(i'm picturing someone (the opponent) getting wacked in the eye especially during a rebound)

[BktBallRef]

Don't know who you heard but they were wrong. You read the rule.

[Scooby]

You can stop it, if it is a safety concern.

[Karin]

Not legal here.Obviously a safety issue.Back in the day when I played I had waistlength hair that I deliberately wore in a high plait(braid)for the very purpose of flicking in opponents eyes.

Nick who also posts on this forum was the first referee to make me tuck it inside shirt or tie it differently

[Back In The Saddle]

I assume the person who told you this also told you that players can wear earings as long as they are covered with band aids, and that metal barettes are okay as long as they're taped over?

[Nevadaref]

I'm so disappointed. I clicked on this thread expecting something totally different.

[Chess Ref]

I had a player come up to me after a game and asks me questions about his hair. He had these really cool cornrows. There were some intricate weaves and it looked like someone spent alot of time on his hair. I was impressed. At the end of his cornrows he had little plastic beads.

His question for me was if he covered the beads up with a sweatband/headband would that be okay ? I told him no one might notice it but then they might so you roll the dice and see what happens.

Now I didn't consider this to be along the lines of the covering up the earrings with band aids but I'm sure others will.

So would you file this under don't ask/don't tell......