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Old Thu Sep 22, 2005, 11:06am
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1.5.3.m Jewelry shall not be worn.

Do we include all jewelry in this? Earrings, eyebrow piercings, etc.

My feeling is nothing should be allowed.

I ask the question because last week I thought I noticed a kid, during pre-game discussion with coach, that had an eyebrow piercing, but lost him in the crowd of players. It was an out of the corner of my eye thing, and I was discussing, as ump, players being properly equipped and any casts that needed checking, etc with referee and coach.

I let it go, but it has been bugging me ever since that maybe I should have gone through the players, or asked the specific question of the coach "Any kids with jewelry, coach?"

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Old Thu Sep 22, 2005, 11:27am
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No jewelry allowed! Only two exceptions, religious necklace or medical alert bracelet.
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Old Thu Sep 22, 2005, 11:52am
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Thanks, next time I will stop my discussion and look closer.
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Old Thu Sep 22, 2005, 12:20pm
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Thanks, next time I will stop my discussion and look closer.
What we do here is the Umpire usually tells the coach to make sure all the jewelry is off. I would do a spotcheck in the beginning but if a kid takes his helmet off during the game and happens to have earings in, 15 yard penalty against the coach. 2 of those equals ejection.
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Old Thu Sep 22, 2005, 12:26pm
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Thanks, next time I will stop my discussion and look closer.
What we do here is the Umpire usually tells the coach to make sure all the jewelry is off. I would do a spotcheck in the beginning but if a kid takes his helmet off during the game and happens to have earings in, 15 yard penalty against the coach. 2 of those equals ejection.

This makes the most sense, as I have the coach there, and I don't need to rummage through all the players.
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Old Thu Sep 22, 2005, 01:39pm
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Not that I plan on personally checking but I've been told this ban also applies to tongue studs. Makes sense cause these things can be dangerous to the kid wearing them.
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Old Thu Sep 22, 2005, 02:35pm
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Not that I plan on personally checking but I've been told this ban also applies to tongue studs. Makes sense cause these things can be dangerous to the kid wearing them.
I was afraid to think of all the other piercing possibilities. Thanks alot for giving me more scary images of teenagers.

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Old Fri Sep 23, 2005, 12:19pm
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When asking the standard pregame question about players being properly and legally equipt I have asked to coach to think about it if I have seen things that should come off. I'll remind him that any infraction on the field is a 15 yarder against him and 2 of those and he's gone. That usually prompts him to check again.
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Old Fri Sep 23, 2005, 06:00pm
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You are right on Snake Eyes, but don't forget that the exceptions must be taped down to the body.
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Old Sat Sep 24, 2005, 09:28pm
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Today (in my F & JV games)was the first time I did not have to tell a player to take off his Livestrong (or other) rubber braclet.
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1.5.3.m Jewelry shall not be worn.

Do we include all jewelry in this? Earrings, eyebrow piercings, etc.
No provision up here, so it is allowed. If it is a safety concern to himself or others, you could rule he can't play for that reason.
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