Headbands, the picture version

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by 4-40

The Girls Union in Iowa doesn't enforce the color restrictions on headbands. I have no idea why. Black, white, beige, or school color is obviously too difficult to adjudicate correctly. The players can also wear metal clips in their hair, as long as the clips do not exceed two inches in length. I agree, it looks like a circus out there, but the officials are following the directives from the governing body.

That is because those are not headbands but hair restraints. The rules don't regulate hair control devices.

See this prior thread for the official word: Hair Control Devices and Headbands