Contact Lens

[Ref in PA]

Originally Posted by BayStateRef

Rule 5-11-3 exception: "No time out is charged a. if in 5-8-3, the player's request results from displaced eyeglasses or lens."

As far as I can tell, that is the only place in the rule book, case book or mechanics manual that discusses this. I have worked with many partners, however, who insist we must have a "C" in the book next to a player that is wearing contacts. I don't do this and tell those partners there is no such rule requiring it. If a player says they lost a lens or I can see them fumbling trying to get a lens back in, they get to do it without getting a charged time out. That's what the rule says...and their word is good enough for me.

How long to wait? How long do you wait for an injured player? I wait until the lens is found or the player (or coach) decides it is time to move on. Contacts are (generally) not expensive any more, so losing a lens is not the big deal it once was.

Thank you. In Western PA, they have been noting with a "C" by the player's name if they wear contacts. This was probably some local directive way back when. When I heard the other refs insisting there was a penalty if there was no "C" in the book I had to find out for sure. Thanks for all the comments.

[bigbeardedbryan]

I have yet to see a PIAA district 9 team mark a single player's name in the scorebook with a "C." Certainly one or more student-athletes I have refereed by now must have been wearing contact lenses. Nor have I heard mention of such a requirement at any of our chapter meetings. It's got to be some sort of local thing to your area.

Also, I wear contact lenses. When I sign the book, should I put a "C" by my name?

[Stat-Man]

Originally Posted by bigbeardedbryan

I have yet to see a PIAA district 9 team mark a single player's name in the scorebook with a "C." Certainly one or more student-athletes I have refereed by now must have been wearing contact lenses. Nor have I heard mention of such a requirement at any of our chapter meetings. It's got to be some sort of local thing to your area.

Also, I wear contact lenses. When I sign the book, should I put a "C" by my name?

And here I thought C was for "captain" I'm so glad I use this forum as a learning tool.

{/sarcasm}