Shoot Me!
 

I'm not going to get into a semantics and definitions discussion here. Ill leave the jewelry to my wife!

I'll say this though ......the officials ON THE FLOOR are responsible for policing what the players are permitted to wear or not.

As for those of you at the table, as has been said before - don't worry about it.

Anything which isn't specifically declared by the NFHS to NOT be jewelry.
Seems simple to me.

Of all of the thousands of topics you could discuss at a basketball meeting and your association chooses to talk about additional sleeving of a knee brace that meets all current rules and safety standards. No other pressing issues happening in the basketball world in Canada?

Carrot, Karat, Carat ???
 

If you weren't born with it, it's jewelry.

+1

Who woulda thunk it?
 

Wow, a tattoo is jewelry?

How often do floor officials notice a player on the floor with a necklace or earrings?

I am asking to see what the varying responses are.

To some any & all piercings are jewelry, to others it just depends on the location oif the piercing(s).

How the rule is stated, no jewelry allowed, does that include body piercings no matter the location, & if so how can that be enforced?

How many college & NBA players are guilty of that with their tattoos?

I'm not a plumber.......
 

I do a lot of girls V games. After we enter the court I look very carefully for berets, pins, earrings, necklaces, etc. Hair devices can be especially tough to spot depending on hair/device color. But, many are shiny and I catch the glare off the lights. If I see em I call the player over and tell them to get rid of em.

At the Captain's meeting they are specifically told about jewelry. At the coaches meeting - we ask the coaches, "Are your players properly equipt and ready to play?"

If after that I notice a player on the court with jewelry on......TWEEEEET! "Coach, I need another player, this one's not ready." AND, I send them off. No taking it off as they walk to the bench, etc. They're gone until the next dead ball.

Usually, the players learn quickly and it's not a problem as the yr goes on.

We've had the discussion about body piercings here before too.

Bottom Line - If I see it I take care of it.

Yes. Enforced if / when seen. I don't / won't go looking for items hidden in the mouth or under the uniform, even if the scorekeeper insists that someone is wearing jewelry.

I was just asking a generalized question pertaining to the rule as it pertains to piercings.

It's not like I'm gonna do as suggested. Considering there's a lot of piercings that can't be seen through clothing, or noticed.

Shoot, more than half the discussions we have in our meetings is about uniforms, hair control devices, etc. Basically stuff that has nothing to do with what happens on the floor. I mean, does it really affect the outcome of a game is there is more than one manufacturers logo on the socks? Please!

Like this one?

http://clandestinechic.files.wordpre.../aa-beret.jpeg

I forgot about the man. logo...my favorite!!! ;)

Ed Zackery
 

Illegal. Go sit down! ;)