Eyeblack
 

Started seeing eyeblack being worn around these parts during Girls VB season. Am I witnessing a local trend that will be carrying over to hoops or have you guys been seeing it?

Nope.

Peace

Not here.

Haven't seen it here. And if I do? Meh.

7th grade girls wore it last night. :rolleyes:

Haven't seen it here.......yet! And, if I do, I'm certainly not going to become an OOO.

If it does catch on, "Coming to a Rules Book near you........."

Nfhs ???
 

Has the NFHS ever commented on face painting, eye black, etc? I've been around over thirty years, and I don't' recall any comments from the NFHS regarding these issues.

In football they have. But basketball is not football so the Referee would have to rule on anything that is not specifically covered in the rules. I do not see a basketball need for such things.

Peace

Neither do I, but the need to ban it is even smaller.

That's easy here. The NCHSAA doesn't allow any type of body or face paint.

How much makeup does it take to be considered face paint? Or is makeup prohibited?

Sorry #15, you can't play with that eyeliner on. (And what official is going to inspect a player's face for makeup).

Really? Really? You can't tell the difference in eyeliner that's worn under the eyelashes versus a streak of eye black worn on the cheek like a football player?

Nobody is outlawing makeup. It's not eyeliner. It's a black streak of paint the width of a finger on the cheek under the eye.

It started with VB player who painted the school logo on the side of the player's face, a shoulder, etc. It progressed from there.

It's no different than the NFHS restricting eye black in football. It must be a single streak with no wording. No face black or war paint.

And, Just What Is The NCHSAA ???
 

Specific citation please.

North Carolina High School Athletic Association

I'm :confused: by the question.

Who knows? In the topic, he asked "And, Just What Is The NCHSAA ???"

The point is someone could wear their makeup heavier and heavier to the point it approaches the same look as paint. Where exactly is the line? What if they did put a line under their eye using eyeliner....maybe 10-20 lines really close together such that it sort of looks the same as paint?

I just see it as being overly officious to outlaw unoffensive markings.

There are no little corners in NC.

Some Of Them Must Be Little ???
 

Maybe there are no "little" corners in the Tar Heel State, but there are still plenty of corners: Spiveys Corner, Aarons Corner, Hastings Corner, Skippers Corner, Rabbit Corner, and Cox Corner.

Body Paint, Face Paint ...
 

Just looking for the exact wording.

The more this is discussed, the more I seem to recall that the NFHS came out with some type of interpretation regarding this topic, i.e. face paint, maybe twenty, or twenty-five, years ago. Maybe I'm confusing this with the NFHS interpretation on tattoos that came out about fifteen years ago?

Maybe Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. will be moseying along shortly to guide us down memory lane?

It was the topic question that confused me. Billy could have figured that out.

You're really making much ado about nothing.

It doesn't matter how much eye makeup they put on their eyes. When they start using eye makeup on their cheeks or their forehead, then it will be an issue. We use common sense and in the 5 years this has been in place, it hasn't been a problem.

BODY PAINT: No face/body paint is allowed, regular season or playoffs.

I sure hope that helps.

Whose line is it anyway?
 

In all the time it took you to find that stuff, you could have figured out that NCHSAA stands for North Carolina High School Athletic Assn. Or something similar. If someone indicates something is a state rule, there is no need for a citation. If a whole bunch of states have rules like that, it may mean that the Fed will take notice. Vermont & NH both have mouth guard rules. They differ from each other. A statement from an official in those states is really all that is needed. In FL, we have a running clock rule in the 2nd half if one team gets a 35 point lead. Unless someone else from a particular state calls someone on it, it really does not need a citation from a state guideline book. Just sayin'.

The exact wording I'd what NCHSAA stands for?

ROFLMAO!!!


MTD, Sr.

I can not remember any NFHS, NCAA, or NBCUSC Comment on the Rules, Editorial, Interpretation, or Points of Emphasis with regard to this situation in my 41 years of officiating.

That said, with regard to eye makeup, I am not going down that road, especially in a boys' game, :D.

Regarding face paint, if I was the HC of a girls' team and my players were intimidated by opponents who has its school's school mascot painted on their cheeks, then I need to players.

Regarding eye black, I could never understand how eye black helped reduce glare for baseball, softball, and football players, that said, I would not doubt that there are players who may have problems with the glare from bright lights and if it helps players in outdoor sports then it could possibly help basketball players. Of course I can see prohibiting players who paint their players like KISS or the Insane Clown Posse, :D.

MTD, Sr.

Mythbusters actually did this last year I believe and proved that it helps with indirect sunlight that is reflected from the ground or other sources. No help without something like a cap to block the direct sunlight.

C'mon.....
 

Would that be the same ball cap that's on backwards and blocking the direct sunlight from the back of your neck? ;)

Skin Cancer Prevention ...
 

Hey. Nobody like getting a bad sunburn on the back of thier neck.

Provided the cap is black, white, beige or one of the school's recognized colors, of course.

Amesman:

You have the makings of a rules interpreter. :D

MTD, Sr.

I can NOT believe that not one 'yunguns' on this forum did not pick up on my "bald old geezer" reference to the Insane Clown Posse?

MTD, Sr.