flashing on the endline

[Rufus]

Boy did I think this topic was going in a different direction...

Actually had this the other day at a sub-varsity game. Two flash generators posted up on a catwalk above the court. Wasn't really distracting and nobody complained about it.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

When I saw the title of this post I immediately thought of a game that a Canadian officiating friend of mine once worked. I will not use real names to protect the guilty.

He was officiating a women's game between a Canadian college (home team) and a national team from one of the Scandanavian countries (visiting team). Prior to the start of the game it was discovered that the Vistor's were wearing their "home" jerseys. It was decided that the Home team would lend the Visitor's team their "away" jerseys. It was thought that the Visitor's would retire to the locker room to change jerseys, but the Visitor's decided to change jerseys at courtside. There was a collective sucking of air out of the arena as everybody discovered the most of the Visitor's not only did not wear sports bras, they did not wear bras at all.

MTD, Sr.

[chartrusepengui]

Ya just gotta LOVE those Canadians!!

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

It was thought that the Visitor's would retire to the locker room to change jerseys, but the Visitor's decided to change jerseys at courtside.

Two questions:

1) did they change shorts, too
2) was everyone looking at the hair under their arms - oh wait, the team wasn't from France

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

When I saw the title of this post I immediately thought of a game that a Canadian officiating friend of mine once worked. I will not use real names to protect the guilty.

He was officiating a women's game between a Canadian college (home team) and a national team from one of the Scandanavian countries (visiting team). Prior to the start of the game it was discovered that the Vistor's were wearing their "home" jerseys. It was decided that the Home team would lend the Visitor's team their "away" jerseys. It was thought that the Visitor's would retire to the locker room to change jerseys, but the Visitor's decided to change jerseys at courtside. There was a collective sucking of air out of the arena as everybody discovered the most of the Visitor's not only did not wear sports bras, they did not wear bras at all.

MTD, Sr.

Methinks BillyMac has a new nominee for Post O the Week.

[chseagle]

Leave it to the Europeans for something like this.

Go use a restroom over there & you'll end up with a member of the opposite gender in there with you.

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

When I saw the title of this post I immediately thought of a game that a Canadian officiating friend of mine once worked. I will not use real names to protect the guilty.

He was officiating a women's game between a Canadian college (home team) and a national team from one of the Scandanavian countries (visiting team). Prior to the start of the game it was discovered that the Vistor's were wearing their "home" jerseys. It was decided that the Home team would lend the Visitor's team their "away" jerseys. It was thought that the Visitor's would retire to the locker room to change jerseys, but the Visitor's decided to change jerseys at courtside. There was a collective sucking of air out of the arena as everybody discovered the most of the Visitor's not only did not wear sports bras, they did not wear bras at all.

MTD, Sr.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by chseagle

Leave it to the Europeans for something like this.

Go use a restroom over there & you'll end up with a member of the opposite gender in there with you.

It's been a while since I've been to Europe, but I used to travel there regularly, and that never happened.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

It's been a while since I've been to Europe, but I used to travel there regularly, and that never happened.

Me either, and I am in at least 2-3 European countries every summer.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Me either, and I am in at least 2-3 European countries every summer.

Well I have only been the one European country and that did not happen. But then again that was in an airport. Nothing like that in Africa either.

Peace

[chseagle]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

It's been a while since I've been to Europe, but I used to travel there regularly, and that never happened.

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Me either, and I am in at least 2-3 European countries every summer.

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Well I have only been the one European country and that did not happen. But then again that was in an airport. Nothing like that in Africa either.

Peace

I would guess then that the unisex restrooms in Europe are being phased out then.

[Camron Rust]

Unless the state has guideline to the contrary, this would be a game management issue.

Oregon's state policy:

FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY
Flash photography, including on-and-off camera flash/ strobe units, is permitted at all OSAA events. Remote flash/ strobe units should be used wherever possible. Please avoid shooting directly into participants' eyes with flash-mounted units.

Your state probably has something similar.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Unless the state has guideline to the contrary, this would be a game management issue.

Oregon's state policy:

FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY
Flash photography, including on-and-off camera flash/ strobe units, is permitted at all OSAA events. Remote flash/ strobe units should be used wherever possible. Please avoid shooting directly into participants' eyes with flash-mounted units.

Your state probably has something similar.

Ohio's policy for 2010-11 can be found on the last page of this document:
http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/rglts/GenSportsReg10-11.pdf

It's a bit too long to post.

[DesMoines]

Filed under "other endline problems" ... We were given some instructions at the beginning of the year to meet with the cheerleaders before the game so that we didn't have collision (or sportsmanship) problems.