Fed press release link

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by KWH

Again, there is no mystery or shroud of secrecy as only state associations members a rep from the Officials association and a rep from the coaches association make up the federation. In this situation, One (or more) of the member states "cared" and presented a Rule Proposal to not allow advertising on the ball. They defined advertising, it was voted on and adopted. Nothing more, nothing less.

But if they really cared, wouldn't they be more directly effective by getting their own state to adopt such a policy? Or their own league? Or their own school? Why should they care what advertising some other school, maybe across the country, puts on the balls they use? It doesn't affect the game itself.