Mouthguard Modification

[parepat]

Originally Posted by HawkeyeCubP

All mouth guards, if fitted properly, are modified, which is why there is no rule against modifying them. As far as the cutting them so they don't fit as deep into the mouth, you just read over it. It's in what you quoted from 1-5-2-i. I've emphasized the pertinent portion.

I don't think that is what he is talking about. WHat I see are guards that are chewed to a nub (another result of not being able to let thwm hang off a strap like the old days.)

Good work with the large font though

[HawkeyeCubP]

Yeah, I guessed on the font size enlargement.

[bigjohn]

ART. 3 . . . Illegal equipment. No player shall participate while wearing illegal
equipment. This applies to any equipment, which in the opinion of the umpire is
dangerous, confusing or inappropriate. Illegal equipment shall always include but
is not limited to

8. Equipment not worn as intended by the manufacturer

Read more: CoachHuey.com - mouthpiece strap

[asdf]

Originally Posted by bigjohn

ART. 3 . . . Illegal equipment. No player shall participate while wearing illegal
equipment. This applies to any equipment, which in the opinion of the umpire is
dangerous, confusing or inappropriate. Illegal equipment shall always include but
is not limited to

8. Equipment not worn as intended by the manufacturer

Read more: CoachHuey.com - mouthpiece strap

You dig a 6 year old thread up and you are still wrong..... (you are also not quoting this year's rule book)

If you had any clue as to what you are talking about, you'd know that the strap provides no safety advantage over the non-strap mouthpiece.

If it did, the non-strap mouthpiece would be illegal.

Then again, all you ever do is show your ignorance.

Stay over at Huey's...... You said you were leaving here. Keep your word for once.

[HLin NC]

Fed. is concerned with colors.

Would you not agree that eliminating the clear ones does make it easier to tell that they actually have one?

With the emphasis on concussions, I would not be surprised to see this be a POE in the coming years.

Back in my HS days, I know the QB's commonly cut them down to just where the front was showing.

The first line of defense on this should be the trainers. If they notice it, then they should make the kid dispose of it and get a new one.

[ump33]

1-5-1d ... (5) A tooth and mouth protector (intraoral) which shall include an occlusal (protecting and separating the biting surfaces) and a labial (protecting the teeth and supporting structures) portion and covers the posterior teeth with adequate thickness. It is recommended the protector be properly fitted and:

I am not a Dentist and I did not stay in a Holliday Inn Express last but, the following comes from posterior teeth - definition of posterior teeth in the Medical dictionary - by the Free Online Medical Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

posterior teeth - the teeth in the posterior parts of the dental arches; the premolars and molars.

Illegal if they "cut it down" and all teeth are not covered.

[bigjohn]

It is up to the umpire to rule on illegal equipment. Right?