White on your shoes

[egj13]

I was watching the Duke game last night and noticed that two of the officials had the white Nike swoosh on their shoes.

Is this allowed in your HS pools across the country? My pool is very strict on the all black rule...just wondering if this was an evolution across the country or just a college thing.

[JRutledge]

They tell us that we should have all-black shoes, but no one really makes a big deal out of it all the time.

Peace

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

They tell us that we should have all-black shoes, but no one really makes a big deal out of it all the time.

+1

I just wear all black and only worry about me.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

They tell us that we should have all-black shoes, but no one really makes a big deal out of it all the time.

Peace

I'm really glad this isn't a big deal where I am. Of course, my basketball shoes are the only ones that are all black. My baseball/football shoes sure aren't.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Rich

I'm really glad this isn't a big deal where I am. Of course, my basketball shoes are the only ones that are all black. My baseball/football shoes sure aren't.

I worked my State Finals in Baseball and Football with white or gray all over my shoes and not a single person said a word to us. My football crew this last time in football wore the Adidas shoes you see the NCAA guys wear and made a conscious decision to do just that early in the year and not a single person said to us, "You cannot wear those shoes." They were the most comfortable shoes and we wore them in every turf game or good weather game we had in the last two years and certain did so in all post season games that year. We probably were the only crew in 2011 that had matching shoes with the white on them.

Now in basketball there have been guys that have worn shoes with a white shoosh or white marking and the Sports Administrator has said something to those guys in suggestive ways. But it has not prevented any of them working the games and one game a couple of years ago had two guys with white on their shoes in a Championship game. One of the guys worked his second Championship game and had white on his shoes both trips. We do hear people get talked about, but it does not change anything.

Peace

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by Rich

I'm really glad this isn't a big deal where I am. Of course, my basketball shoes are the only ones that are all black. My baseball/football shoes sure aren't.

Yup and yup.

[ref3808]

Official working the court before my games last Sunday was wearing white sneakers, navy blue pants, a brown belt and had a yellow lanyard. Sort of puts the Nike swoosh into perspective. His shirt had a patch so I assume he knows, or should know, better.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by ref3808

Official working the court before my games last Sunday was wearing white sneakers, navy blue pants, a brown belt and had a yellow lanyard. Sort of puts the Nike swoosh into perspective. His shirt had a patch so I assume he knows, or should know, better.

For a moment there, I thought you were going to tell us that the navy blue pants had white stripes down the sides. Whew!

[RookieDude]

Originally Posted by ref3808

Official working the court before my games last Sunday was wearing white sneakers, navy blue pants, a brown belt and had a yellow lanyard. Sort of puts the Nike swoosh into perspective. His shirt had a patch so I assume he knows, or should know, better.

lol...there is NO WAY this was a H.S. game...

[Tio]

The Official's manual requires that the shoes be all-black. At the D1 level a lot of the guys do what they want because their schedules are safe. If you are in a competitive (observor) settting or you know your boss wants black shoes, I would make sure you abide.

You never know when you get the "black shoes" stickler as an observer. Don't let fashion get in the way.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by ref3808

Official working the court before my games last Sunday was wearing white sneakers, navy blue pants, a brown belt and had a yellow lanyard. Sort of puts the Nike swoosh into perspective. His shirt had a patch so I assume he knows, or should know, better.

Whenever MTD, Jr., officiates and I am not officiating that night I go with him to his game. I always (with apologies to the late J. Dallas Shirley) pack my gear even though his partners have always shown up, UNTIL: I went to one of Mark, Jr.'s game (boys' H.S. jr. varsity) last year and I did not take my gear (Bonnie, my better half) admonished me for not taking my gear, but I assured her that I wouldn't need it). Guess what? Mark's partner did not show up. Mark had packed a second shirt and had extra lanyards and whistles; the AD found me a pair of white low-cut sneakers; and I wore the khaki slacks and brown belt that I had wore to the game. I also proceede to call the first five fouls of the game, . A good time was had by all, and the home school's AD and the league assigner was happy I was there to fill in.

MTD, Sr.

[JugglingReferee]

A white Nike swoosh is acceptable. Although all black is preferred. The issue is often availability and size. If someone needs a 13 wide, and they're not available in all black, then you do your best.

[DLH17]

[kwv001]

I used to wear a pair of Adidas shoes that were all black with the exception of their trademark three stripes that were grey. I was told by an league observer that if I wanted to wear these, I needed to make the stripes black - either with black shoe polish or Sharpie. I utlimately ended up replacing these with the Reebok Zigs.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by egj13

I was watching the Duke game last night and noticed that two of the officials had the white Nike swoosh on their shoes.

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This is what's wrong with officiating in this country. No discipline and a flagrant disregard for rules.