Knee Pads?

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by Rich1

Unless they're wearing them for medical reasons, I don't allow the sleeves in my games, even if there is padding in the knee area. I'm assuming that soon we will start having leggings with padding in them but that won't make them knee pads that are legal to wear in the game.

Maybe NFHS should just require all uniforms to be uni-body suits like skiers or swimmers wear (with all pads, etc. underneath) and then we won't have to worry about all of the fashion police rules we have now.

Where in the NFHS Rules does it say that the wearing of knee pads and elbow pads prohibited?

MTD, Sr.

[Rich1]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

Where in the NFHS Rules does it say that the wearing of knee pads and elbow pads prohibited?

MTD, Sr.

It doesn't say anything about knee/elbow pads and I never said it did. It DOES say that the sleeves are prohibited unless medically necessary and I stated earlier that in my opinion these are sleeves with pads, not knee pads. Reference the pictures provided if there is confusion about my interpretations. I have no problem with "real" knee pads.

And, for the record, I address this in pregame exactly as jetmetfan suggested and if the coach says they are necessary then I let it go. But I have had a few coaches say "I don't know" so its not always an easy fix.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

Where in the NFHS Rules does it say that the wearing of knee pads and elbow pads prohibited?

Originally Posted by Rich1

These are sleeves with pads, not knee pads.

It appears that one person's knee pads with sleeves are another's sleeves with knee pads.

Either, eyether? Neither, nyther? Potato, potaeto? Tomato, tomaeto?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Rich1

It doesn't say anything about knee/elbow pads and I never said it did. It DOES say that the sleeves are prohibited unless medically necessary and I stated earlier that in my opinion these are sleeves with pads, not knee pads. Reference the pictures provided if there is confusion about my interpretations. I have no problem with "real" knee pads.

And, for the record, I address this in pregame exactly as jetmetfan suggested and if the coach says they are necessary then I let it go. But I have had a few coaches say "I don't know" so its not always an easy fix.

If you're expected to ask, why not tell the coach, "The correct answer is 'Yes.'" ?