Player equipment question

[hoopsaddict]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Like this Billy, in regards to how it hangs:

One may argue that 3-5-4b would be used to rule the headband in the photo above illegal as the headband now extends beyond the maximum 2 inches.

[Bad Zebra]

Originally Posted by hoopsaddict

One may argue that 3-5-4b would be used to rule the headband in the photo above illegal as the headband now extends beyond the maximum 2 inches.

I interpret the two inch maximum in 3-5-4b to be referring to WIDTH of said headband.

Originally Posted by hoopsaddict

One may argue that 3-5-4b would be used to rule the headband in the photo above illegal as the headband now extends beyond the maximum 2 inches.

Plus is that thing really black, white, beige, or a team color??

[BryanV21]

I don't have the rule book in front of me, but when it comes to headbands the only limitations I know of involve color. There's nothing that says part of it can't hang like this one does.

Therefore, outside of color, the only reason I can see not allowing a player to play with it on (we've been taught to NEVER request a player remove something, only to tell them they can't play with it on*) would be if there was a bead or other hard substance that could be a real safety issue.

By the way, I use the word "real" because there's a better chance that a player were to get poked in the eye by an opponent's finger rather than the two inches of fabric hanging from this headband.

*this is a legal issue, as apparently players have been told to remove something and some type of medical issue ensued. So by telling a player they simply can't play with it on an official is not telling them to remove something that may be vital to said player's health, thus avoiding legal trouble.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by BryanV21

I don't have the rule book in front of me, but when it comes to headbands the only limitations I know of involve color.

Number, width, logos?

[BryanV21]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Number, width, logos?

I'm sorry, I should have been more specific. I was only speaking in terms of OP, which didn't seem to bring the number, width, and logo into question. Although the color of the headband could have been a problem.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by BryanV21

I'm sorry, I should have been more specific. I was only speaking in terms of OP, which didn't seem to bring the number, width, and logo into question. Although the color of the headband could have been a problem.

Correct, I was only addressing the hanging tail of the headband.

The pic I posted was only to show an example of the length, not the various colors.

[Sharpshooternes]

Is a logo legal on a headband?