jewlery question
 

High school JV game. Substitute comes in the game and Has a string with a small knot( the knot has the appearance of a very small diamond) in each ear. he has recently had his ear pierced. I tell the player he can't play with this as it is jewlery. Coach says it was approved in a previous game by the officials.

Since it was a string, I decided to allow him to play..... right or wrong????

Wrong. You were right in your statement, it is jewelry they need to come out.

Wrong. No jewelry allowed. Shame on the previous officials for allowing it and putting you in this position.

I had a 6th grade girls wreck ball game a few years ago. Girl had tape over her earrings. I told the coach sorry no tape and no jewelry. Parents were right behind the bench saying that she just got her ears pierced the night before and had to leave them in or else the piercings would close. I told them I hate to be the bad guy here, but there's no jewelry allowed. The girl started crying as she pulled them out so she could play, and I felt really bad, but thems is the rules.

His statement was correct, but not what you said: the jewelry can stay in if the player wishes, but he cannot play with it in.

Actually, when I said wrong, I was referring to the fact that they let them play, which was his question. I never stated the part in red

JVB game last Fri. 47 secs left in the game. A down by 12 and coach clears his bench for two B free-throws. A replaces all five players. Partner is administering shots and I am T (2-man). As I'm observing players in lane I notice something that appears gold and shiny under A1's uniform around his neck.

Clank, first free-throw rims out.

I approach A1 and notice he’s wearing a gold chain. TWEET! “Coach, I need another player this one’s not ready to play.” A1 goes toward his bench and is trying to take the necklace off. Coach sits him down and replaces him. That was it. No argument. He's done. More importantly, the coach did not try to put him in later after another stoppage. Good lesson - learned the hard way.

Crying!!
 

CRYING!!!! There's no crying in basketball!! :D

MTD, Sr.

Nice story you big meenie. :D . You made her cry, that just tickles me funny. :) Part of me likes being the bad guy out there. :cool: I never tell them I hate being the bad guy I just relish in it.

Fooled by the Glimmer
 

Helped out by doing a pair of 5/6 grade games last night. Checked over all the players from the turret of the midcourt sideline area prior to the game. No jewelry that I could detect.
Then, midway through the first quarter, I halt play to instruct a player to remove her rings. That's right, rings. Silver. On all four fingers of one hand.
She showed me her hands. They weren't rings. She was wearing glossy SILVER nail polish!
SILVER nail polish! Glimmering under the bright gym lights, they sure looked like rings to me.
Since it was a small gym, everyone was able to hear my reaction and got a good-natured laugh out of the whole brief episode. :)

ma_ref...

I had the same sitch last weekend in a 6th grade girls game. Girl comes out for tap with band-aids on her ears. I told her I couldn't let her play with jewerly on and the band-aids didn't change anything.

She gave me the whole story about just getting them pierced etc....I told her that she didn't have to take them out but I couldn't let her play with them in.

She goes back to the bench crying and her coach is giving me this "are you serious?!" look and we played on. I noticed she stopped crying about 4 minutes into the game :)

btw ma_ref...I've probably asked you this before, but my memory is terrible (probably why I think I've never blown a call), what board are you in?

Regarding newly pierced ears. If the holes close up in 90 minutes, a refund from the practicioner is due.

Allegedly.

I hope nobody here is managing 6th grade games that takes 90 minutes :eek:

We know that it does not occur in Oregon. :D

You're right. I have someone in the stands blow an airhorn at the 60 minute mark. :D