Logo On Jersey

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

I'm sorry, but Peter Webb is just plain wrong.

The NFHS rulebook indicates that the penalty for illegal jersey and pants, as well as numbers, is a technical foul charged to the head coach. See 10-5-4 and the related penalty as well as the Technical Foul Summary after Rule 10.

The rule he cited has to do with illegal items such as undershirts, compression shorts/sleeves, etc. but not the uniform jersey or shorts. A player wearing one of those non-uniform items that is not legal may not play with them. But that rule does not extend to the uniform items.

Our state interpreter has spoken on the matter previously too. In fact, they changed this rule just 2-3 years ago to be only 1 T for any number of infractions and also changed it to apply to the head coach an not just the team. They covered it in the rule change discussions at the time. If you were not going to let a player participate with an illegal uniform, why would you charge the T at all?

Agreed with all of this. The excessive logos is a violation of 3-4 and all violations of 3-4 are a T to the coach.

If the school provides it (jersey, pants), then it's a T to the coach. If the student provides it (undergarments, adornments, shoes, socks), then just don't play with it.

Besides, in the play mentioned, the chance of only one jersey being wrong is very low. So, we're not going to let any of the kids play? Sweet! That makes for a short night.