Blood/sub ?

[APG]

Originally Posted by deecee

Changing a number in the book is a T. The only player excluded would be the player with blood, or say a ripped jersey or something of the sort that damages the jersey.

So the coach lets the sub in by using a different subs jersey so you change that number. Then he wants that new sub without a jersey in so you change that number. What happens when the number recycles onto the third different player, maybe the fourth due to subbing and jersey swapping? Your book will be a royal mess.

Im not going to read into to much of what the NFHS wants except that they want every effort made to make sure the initial player with the problem gets an attempt to play without penalty. Beyond that no free lunches.

I'm not saying you allow jersey swapping left and right. I'm thinking of the scenario where a coach tells a bench player to give up his jersey to a player in the game because a spare one couldn't be found. While play continues on, a spare jersey is found and given to the substitute. If the sub comes into the game, I'd be hard pressed to hand out a T. Handing out a T in this situation seems, at least to me, to be counter to the intent of the rule.

[deecee]

Originally Posted by APG

I'm not saying you allow jersey swapping left and right. I'm thinking of the scenario where a coach tells a bench player to give up his jersey to a player in the game because a spare one couldn't be found. While play continues on, a spare jersey is found and given to the substitute. If the sub comes into the game, I'd be hard pressed to hand out a T. Handing out a T in this situation seems, at least to me, to be counter to the intent of the rule.

APG I agree with you. If I think the coach made a real effort and thought he was out of jersey's I do agree with you. Usually this won't be the case and coaches often make it very obvious of what they are doing and just want/expect us to look the other way.