Originally Posted by chseagle (Post 640802)

I have only done the notifying about the untucked jerseys once or twice to the floor officials. Majority of the time, I'll let that team's scorebook know to notify the coach about that player's jersey.

Different people have differing opinons I appreciate that.

Originally Posted by chseagle (Post 640731)

She'd been allowed to play like that all season until then.

Originally Posted by BillyMac (Post 640827)

I hate it when they say that. It make those officials who worked the earlier games look like they either didn't know the rules, or didn't care to enforce the rules, and it makes it look like I'm being "overly officious".

Originally Posted by jeschmit (Post 640737)

I have my cartilage pierced on my left year, and I have not put an earring in it for over a year due to officiating... I just put it in with no problems. And cartilage is supposed to close up faster than ear lobes!

Originally Posted by Snaqwells (Post 640828)

1. I never believe the coach when they say this.
2. The coach should know better and control what his players wear. I hate that they way for us to actually enforce it.
3. I find it equally disconcerting that the officials let her cover it with tape and play.

Originally Posted by chseagle (Post 640893)

The floor officials didn't believe the coach either.

Concerning the taping of the head, the larger hair pins & the hair clips were pulled out of the hair. THe only areas taped over was were the smaller hair pins were located. The floor officials checked the taping to make sure there was no chance of injury before she was allowed back on the floor as a player.

Originally Posted by chseagle (Post 640893)

The floor officials didn't believe the coach either.

Concerning the taping of the head, the larger hair pins & the hair clips were pulled out of the hair. THe only areas taped over was were the smaller hair pins were located. The floor officials checked the taping to make sure there was no chance of injury before she was allowed back on the floor as a player.

Originally Posted by bob jenkins (Post 640929)

Still shouldn't have been allowed.

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett (Post 640640)

Had an 8th grade girls game last night. One of the girls on the visiting team had earrings. We told the coach before the game that if she wanted to play, she had to remove them. He went over and told her mom. She yelled (yes, yelled) that it was "impossible" to remove them because she just had them put in. The coach looked at us and I told him if she was going to play, they had to be removed. It was a player safety rule and we could not overlook it. He told the mom and she again yelled, this time it was, "That's the stupidest thing I ever heard!" I was tempted to reply, "Then I guess you never watch Fox News", but I just ignored her.

After the game, the mom stormed down out of the bleachers to confront us. She yelled, "I want to talk to you" while pointing directly at me. I grabbed my coat from under the table and quickly put on my earmuffs. I turned to her and said, "Go ahead". She just stared as I picked up my bag and walked out.

Where would this world be without middle school moms? ;)

Originally Posted by mbyron (Post 640911)

Anyone else reminded of a 1930's newspaper headline by this thread's title?

Originally Posted by grunewar (Post 640780)

CHS - While I understand what you're doing and how you're trying to do it, I'm not so sure I want an OOS (Overly Officious Scorekeeper) working the table.....

Originally Posted by grunewar (Post 642107)

I talk to the league commissioner and dad and tell them I will not be responsible for anything that happens if they decide to leave it in. They agree and it wasn't an issue at all.

Originally Posted by mbyron (Post 642224)

I'm glad nothing bad happened, but I hope you realize that this little disclaimer was a waste of breath and wouldn't last 10 seconds in court, had something untoward occurred.

Originally Posted by grunewar (Post 642107)

Coach tells me he's deaf and needs it to hear.