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Legally Equipped? Why Do We Ask?
Coach says "yes" to the "legally equipped question."
Right before tip we notice that the girl getting ready to jump has a metal pin in her hair to keep her ponytail in place. She's not legally equipped. We seem to always just tell her to take it out and go on. Why do we ask the question ? Is it to protect ourselves somehow if there's a problem? |
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We ask the coaches - and THEY are liable, not us.
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I had a situation last year where after both coaches were asked if legally equipped and the game had been going on for a quarter & a half, a sub came to the table with metal bobbie pins in her hair. I buzzed at the next dead ball (as a courtesy) to notify the floor officials of the player & the coach had a fit cause of my noticing the violation. All the coach did was sit her back down & put athletic tape over every single bobbie pin.
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She's not coming back in my game that way.....
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For clarification, it was a C-Squad game & the coach just seemed to be there for the bonus money in the paycheck.
The floor officials conferenced & looked her over before she was allowed in. As has been stated before, the floor officials have final say so I stood by their judgment to allow her to play with the bobbie pins covered with athletic tape. Some of the bobbie pins were removed.
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When would you ever have any say? Last edited by Kingsman1288; Tue Oct 19, 2010 at 11:28pm. |
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I'll stir the pot a little bit. It was decided last year by the Iowa Girl's Athletic Union that bobbie pins less than 4 inches are legal. Big mistake in my opinion but for girls basketball we allow it
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It can be a huge mess, but the statement listed above is not just too simplistic, it is legally incorrect. I caution non-lawyers against making definitive legal statements. |
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The floor officials did thank me for seeing that, & were appreciative. They also reminded the coach that she needed to check for that at all times, not just let the players do what they wanted
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Yes. It's not in your area of responsibility. Timers keep time, scorers keep score and shot clock runs the shot clock.
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Being my background in security/crowd control, I care about the safety of those on the court (players & floor officials). Technically, (as I've said what seems like a million times) the table crew is supposed to be concerned about the safety of those on the court as they are part of the officiating crew. Show me documentation otherwise that says that the table crew are not part of the officiating crew then your argument MIGHT stand a chance.
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